Nearly 250 people gathered in Rock Creek Park on Sunday to honor first responders such as those who lost their lives during terrorist attacks 10 years ago. "Today we put our lives on pause," Marshall County Tea Party coordinator Sherry Ferguson said to open the remembrance and sound a somber reminder; "If you hit one of us, you hit us all."... more

Booth space is available for the 5th Annual Red Cross Christmas Village to be held Saturday, Nov. 19, at The Powder Room, 570 West Church St, Lewisburg. For more information, call 359-1211 or e-mail info@mcredcross.com. Old cell phones may be donated to help the Proverbs 12:10 Animal Rescue. There is a drop box at First National Bank, 1190 N. Ellington Pkwy, Lewisburg. For more information, call Marilyn at 270-0001. Visit www.proverbs1210rescue.org... more

As the summer heat winds its way toward fall, it is time once again to be thinking about the upcoming Goats, Music and More Festival and the Battle at Rock Creek. The Third Annual Battle at Rock Creek battle of the bands competition takes the stage at Rock Creek Park on Saturday at 6 p.m. with four bands competing for a shot at claiming the title of the best band in Southern Middle Tennessee... more

Thefts and vandalism reported Arrested and charged with driving under the influence Arrested and charged with domestic assault Served with a violation-of-probation warrant at Marshall County Jail Arrested on a warrant for failure to appear Arrested on a warrant for violation of probation... more

A man who allegedly committed a series of burglaries and thefts in Marshall County almost five years ago has been caught. Anthony "Tony" Eastep, 50, of Savannah, Tenn. remains in Marshall County Jail, in lieu of $60,000 bond. His first court appearance is Sept. 14... more

School board members got their first hands-on experience with eMeetings at a training session Wednesday. Technology supervisor Suzanne Ingram was there to help, along with all three of her technicians who had volunteered to stay and help. One by one board members were introduced to their new laptops, and helped to log on and change their passwords... more

NASHVILLE -- Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty say Startup America Partnership Chief Executive Officer Scott Case will speak at the Commissioner's Luncheon next week. The Startup America Partnership is a private organization working to help young companies succeed in order to grow jobs, and it has announced more than $500 million in private-sector commitments to support startups since launching in January... more

CHAPEL HILL -- Henry Horton State Park's 8th annual Step Back in Time Festival features an 1840s encampment, horse-mounted shooters, arts and crafts, country petting zoo, a sheep herding dog demonstration, bluegrass music, food and much more. Activities start at 7 a.m. each day, Sept. 16 and 17, and continue until approximately 7:30 p.m. that Saturday. The festival is free and open to the public... more

The Tennessee Career Center at Northfield will be hosting Job Fairs for TRG Customer Solutions on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week. more

Game World, the 2011 Tennessee Walking Horse World Grand Champion(r), will make a scheduled appearance at the Tennessee State Fair Wednesday, Sept. 14. more

The 3rd Annual Battle at Rock Creek battle of the bands competition takes the stage at Rock Creek Park on Saturday night at 5:30 p.m. with four bands competing for a shot at claiming the title of the best band in Southern Middle Tennessee. This year's Battle at Rock Creek brings 10 bands to the stage for three Saturday nights beginning September 10 and continuing with three more bands each Saturday night -- Sept. 17 and Sept. 24... more

Electing a new chairman took two votes Monday when Mike Waggoner was elected after one vote was changed. He succeeds Tom Sumners who finalized the decision with a rap of the gavel Monday night during a called meeting to adopt this year's budget and tax rate... more

Marshall County Sheriff Norman Dalton has directed road patrol deputies to be on the lookout for speeding vehicles in hopes of increasing highway safety and preventing injury and/or death to motorists. "We have issued a couple of citations already," Dalton said earlier this week while discussing his appeal to the motoring public. "We just want to give the citizens fair warning that they should slow down."... more

School board members Tuesday night obtained "clarification" of circumstances surrounding recent complaints of racial discrimination filed last month with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Board member Barbara Kennedy requested that discussion of the EEOC charges be added to the new business portion of the agenda on Tuesday... more

PETERSBURG -- The Board of Mayor and Aldermen hired a new auditor and as he proceeded with his work late last month town leaders agreed that the town recorder should be placed on administrative leave until the audit is complete, the mayor said Thursday... more

Old cell phones may be donated to help the Proverbs 12:10 Animal Rescue. There is a drop box at First National Bank, 1190 N. Ellington Pkwy, Lewisburg. For more information, call Marilyn at 270-0001. Visit www.proverbs1210rescue.org. Columbia State Community College's Center for Economic and Workforce Development is offering an ACT Test Prep class on the Lewisburg Campus from Sept. ... more

It's OK with Lewisburg Police and City Hall for a cannon to be fired to dedicate a Civil War Trail marker on County Courthouse property, but it must be done safely, officials said Thursday. "That's David's concern," City Codes Officer Joe "Buck" Beard said after speaking with City Manager David Orr. Beard, Orr and Police Chief Chuck Forbis agree: "Don't load it too tight with too much powder," Beard said... more

Lewisburg Police officers investigated two suspected arsons over the Labor Day weekend. Thefts and vandalism reported Arrested and charged with resisting stop-halt-frisk-arrest Arrested and charged with domestic assault Arrested on a warrant for domestic assault... more

The Lewisburg Study Club will soon be 100 years old. Documented by member records as the oldest social club in Marshall County, the study club began in 1912 when several well-educated young women gathered to study music, art, history, literature and current events... more

All in all, the 73rd Annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration, which concluded last Saturday night in Shelbyville was a great success. With the exception of a 'glitch' with inspection on the first Saturday night with the Aged Stallions, most everything went pretty smooth throughout the 11 days and nights of the World's Largest Walking Horse Show... more