If Marshall County gamesters want to shoot pool and play other games as they might have on Lewisburg's public square last year, they'll have to wait another month to see if a city panel will permit such another new business in town. This time, it's to be on Second Avenue North next to a tattoo parlor and across College Street from a used car dealership and across Second Avenue from a custom auto shop, according to discussion in City Hall where the Board of Zoning Appeals met last week... more

An 18-year-old woman was held at knifepoint last weekend while delivering pizza in Lewisburg. A masked man came around the side of a Woodlawn Avenue home and held a knife to the teen's neck, according to Lewisburg Police Officer Jennifer McDonald's report... more

Ideas on how to grow business and adding to her clients' bottom line are how and what Nanette Pielak aims to provide for customers of the Marshall County Tribune's advertising department. "We are very fortunate to have Nanette join our staff," Tribune general manager Jim Ward said. "Her experience in newspaper advertising, marketing, and creativity will be more than a plus for our advertisers."... more

Boy meets girl is one of the basic story lines for all good tales told to audiences so they can identify with the characters, and so it is with "All Shook Up," the latest production of the Children's Division of the Marshall County Community Theatre on Lewisburg's public square... more

A free class for beginning beekeepers will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 4, and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at 2145 Coble Meadows Dr, Lewisburg. For more information, call 931-636-0214, or visit www.marshallcountybeekeepers.org. The Marshall County Memorial Library, the South Central Human Resource Agency, and the Internal Revenue Service offer free tax preparation for individuals whose yearly income is under $49,000. ... more

Thefts and vandalism reported Arrested on an order to appear in Juvenile Court and show cause for juvenile truancy Arrested on a warrant for contributing to the delinquency of a minor Arrested and charged with aggravated burglary, vandalism over $500, and three counts of simple assault... more

Three guilty pleas were accepted from defendants represented by the Public Defender's Office last week in Marshall County Circuit Court. The longest sentence handed down by Judge Robert Crigler went to Robert V. Wheat, 54, of Jennifer Lane, who pleaded guilty to initiation of the process to manufacture methamphetamine. Wheat was sentenced to 11 years, of which he must serve 30 percent before he's eligible for a Parole Board hearing. He has 88 days jail credit... more

Middle Tennesseans at a unique annual competition between cowboys training colts saw superb horsemanship during the event dubbed "Road to the Horse." And there were three days of instruction, entertainment by a Mexican-styled roper and a trade fair with equestrian products at the Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro... more

The Marshall County Republican Party has a new chairman. Billy Spivey succeeded Shirley Lowe on Feb. 15. She decided to step aside. He was elected by acclamation. Spivey might be best known as the county commission chairman who ran for the 63rd District state House seat held by state Rep. Eddie Bass (D-Prospect), so he was asked if his new position means he won't run for the House again... more

A former chief executive officer of the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration in Shelbyville is the new executive director of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders and Exhibitors Association, headquartered here. He is Ron Thomas of Murfreesboro. His first official day on the job was Tuesday. The TWHBEA Executive Committee unanimously elected Thomas, according to a Feb. 11 statement from association offices on North Ellington Parkway... more

A dozen Marshall County commissioners voted Monday night to appoint a former commission chairman to fill an open seat on the school board. Sam Smith of Cornersville was set to be sworn in Tuesday, Commission Chairman Tom Sumners said after the vote. Smith will succeed Dee Dee Myers who resigned Jan. 3. more

"Live the Dream;" words from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. summarizes the repeated advice to Marshall County High School students from four successful black men who graduated before their Wednesday … more

State investigators are coming to a fire scene next week to examine the remains of a business burned Sunday, a Marshall County sheriff's detective said Thursday afternoon. Joe's Body Shop on Fayetteville Highway burned early Sunday morning and "It's definitely a case of arson," according to Joe French of Spring Hill who does custom car body work... more

A new organization is looking for members among farmers in Marshall County where instances of animal abuse have gone to court, but they didn't have to if the Farm Animal Care Coalition of Tennessee had been called, group leaders contend. Furthermore, FACCT will work to help farmers continue their lifestyle against policies conducted by the Humane Society of the United States and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, according to Stan Butt, secretary-treasurer of FACCT who spoke to dairymen here Tuesday.. ... more

A time-honored milk price support program is the target of some proposed changes to U.S. farm policy with alternatives including insurance to protect the profit margin between what a dairy is paid for milk and its cost of feeding cows. That's not enough, Marshall County dairy farmer Tony White explained after a meeting of the Tennessee Dairy Producers Association in Lewisburg on Tuesday afternoon. ... more

As Marshall County commissioners are receiving petitions against a Cornersville farmer's bid to be appointed to the school board, the applicant is being philosophical about the vote set for Monday night in the County Courthouse Annex. "I am looking forward to attending the commission meeting on the 28th" of February, Sam Smith of Cornersville said in an e-mail one week before the monthly commission meeting. "I hope it turns out well for me but if it doesn't it won't be the end of the world."... more

A man who allegedly stole money here almost 12 years ago has been brought back to face charges in court. Carl Edward Gentile, 54, of Pontiac, Mich. appeared before Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler on Wednesday, charged with two counts of theft over $1,000... more

The Marshall County Girl Scouts will continue their cookie sales Friday, Feb. 25, through Sunday, Feb. 27, with booth locations in Lewisburg and Cornersville. Look for them at Wal-Mart, Kroger, and the Shell Station and Dollar General in Cornersville. For more information, call Rebecca Brown at 359-6314... more

The Marshall County Girl Scouts will continue their cookie sales Friday, Feb. 25, through Sunday, Feb. 27, with booth locations in Lewisburg and Cornersville. Look for them at Wal-Mart, Kroger, and the Shell Station and Dollar General in Cornersville. For more information, call Rebecca Brown at 359-6314... more

Arrested by agents of the 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force Hull was served with eight warrants, charging her with five counts of sale of crack cocaine and three counts of criminal conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine. Thefts reported Arrested and charged with aggravated domestic assault... more