Tribune photo by Jim Wilson Marshall Medical Center officially opened their new physical therapy center here in Lewisburg with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday. Now located on the main hospital campus, the new center offers a new gym and adult and pediatric therapy areas to better serve the community with their physical therapy needs... more

Tribune photo by Scott Pearson It seems that Martin Luther King Jr. Day is consistently the coldest of the winter so far and Monday was no different, although that didn’t stop the crowd who gathered to march on Monday in the Unity in the Community march honoring the legacy of King... more

Director of the Lewisburg Water and Waste Water Department Trigg Cathey loves sponges. Right now they are one of his favorite things to talk about. Not the kitchen sink kind of sponge or the cartoon sponge but the actual animal sponge itself. Testing in Rock Creek by the Environmental Protection Agency downstream of the waste water plant’s discharge of cleaned water found that the freshwater sponges had reestablished themselves in the creek... more

A Lewisburg man was found shot to death Wednesday night in Johnson City, Tenn. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office identified Charles “Rooster” Shelton, 31, of Lewisburg as the victim of a shooting. Deputies responded to a report of an altercation at 415 Cash Hollow Rd. in Johnson City at approximately 9 p.m. on last Wednesday... more

photo submitted Several seventh-graders in Mrs. Wiles’ ELA classes at Lewisburg Middle School have been hard at work. They mastered all forty of the seventh-grade ELA Study Island assignments in two months or less. Diya Patel also mastered all eighth-grade assignments within that same time frame. ... more

The Westhills Citizen of the Week for January 11 is Daniella Rogel from Mrs. Brooks’ 4th grade class. Daniella is always pleasant to teachers and other students. She is a hard worker that continues to make academic gains and help those around her do the same. Way to go Daniella! Westhills is proud of you!... more

Brownie Girl Scout Troop 508 had as invesiture service, in Dec. 1967, at the First Presbyterian Church. Front row, left to right: Debbie Capley, Nan Turbeville, Tammye Daniels, Stephanie Meredith, Susan Wilson. Second row: Kathy McCollum, Sharlene Hill, Joy Boyd, Jan Houston, Mary Jane Stevens, Tammy Ward, Shelly West... more

The Marshall County Board of Education eased through an easy agenda at the first meeting of the new year on Monday, Jan. 14. In under thirty minutes, the school board recognized 18 stellar students for their impressive reading improvement scores, approved policy changes and discussed the Director’s Report... more

Photos submitted The Marshall Medical Center Volunteers recently recognised members for their service over the past year, as well as their officers for 2019. 2019 Officers Pearl Howard - Historian, Sandra Bivins – Secretary, Peggy Chapman, President, and Geraldine Beatty-Reese, Vice President (not pictured)... more

Photos submitted The Lewisburg Lions Club recently inducted new members, Chris Sienes, Courtni Turner and Sam Inman. Pictured from left: Lion sponsor Terry Shrum, Chris Sienes, Courtni Turner, and Lion sponsor Vicki Cain. Sam Inman and Lion sponsor Evan Jones... more

Lewisburg residents gathered on Tuesday evening to offer their opinions on the needs of the city’s parks system. The public feedback session was the first of two scheduled to aid in the development of strategic plans for the city’s open spaces. “The best plans come from community feedback,” said Keith Covington of Common Ground, who facilitated the session... more

Crews are in the process of replacing sewage lines from the waste water treatment plant to the area of the Fairview Market on Cornersville Highway. The larger diameter pipe, funded by a $525,000 Community Development Block Grant, will increase capacity in the line, preventing backups that cause the system to overflow during periods of heavy rainfall... more

The Lewisburg City Council passed a resolution this past Thursday honoring the 60th birthday of Hellen Smith on Jan. 15. Smith’s sister, LaDelle, is currently trying to determine if Hellen is the oldest woman living locally with Down Syndrome, a genetic condition... more

Service awards took center stage on Thursday afternoon at the monthly meeting of the Lewisburg City Council. Twenty three city employees were recognized for service milestones with the city, ranging from five to 25 years of employment. Those honored are pictured along with this story... more

“Treat it like a Band-Aid and rip it off,” said Alderman Brian Williams. The Chapel Hill Board of Mayor and Aldermen shared that opinion at their Monday night monthly meeting regarding a proposal to increase water and sewer rates in town. The town’s water board recommended that the full board adopt a new rate structure, which will lower bills for some residents while others see increase of up to 50 percent depending on usage... more

Hollingsworth named to Ole Miss Chancellor’s Honor Roll Leah Hollingsworth of Lewisburg, TN has been named to the Chancellor’s Honor Roll at the University of Mississippi for the Fall Semester 2018/2019 academic year. The Ole Miss Chancellor’s Honor Roll recognizes those who earn a semester GPA of 3.75-4.00, and have completed at least 12 graded hours for the semester... more

The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's three Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through January 14, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:... more

Cornersville residents will have to pay more attention to where they park. The town’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen passed, on first reading, an ordinance amending existing parking rules in response to resident concerns about driver and pedestrian safety... more

Cornersville Mayor Melisa Peters and Town Administrator Scotty Brock present Cornersville High School football coach Gerard Randolph (center) with a copy of the town’s proclamation honoring the team for its accomplishments. The 17 seniors on this year’s team have posted a record of 27 wins and three losses with two state championship game appearances in the last two years... more

Belt-tightening was in evidence at the Lewisburg City Council’s work session last Thursday. Two items on the agenda were deferred after Mayor Jim Bingham suggested they be addressed in the spring when the city has a better handle on the current state of their finances... more