The academic honors’ dean’s list for the Fall 2018 semester has been announced by Dr. Donna Hedgepath, Campbellsville University’s provost and vice president for academic affairs. Hunter Lee Hancock, a junior from Chapel Hill, Tenn. has been named to Campbellsville University’s Dean’s List for Fall 2018... more

Middle Tennesee State University has released the Fall 2018 Dean’s List. To qualify, students must maintain a current semester grade-point average of 3.5 or above and earn at least 12 semester hours. The “Dean’s List” notation applies only to undergraduate students... more

TROY, AL--Joseph Boyd of Lewisburg, TN, has been named to the Provost’s List at Troy University for the Fall Semester/Term 2 of the 2018/2019 academic year. The Provost’s List honors full-time undergraduate students who are registered for at least 12 semester hours and who have a grade point average of at least 3.65... more

Lewisburg residents will get a chance to help chart the future of their parks system. The city will host the first public meeting for the development of a parks master plan on Tuesday, Jan. 15, starting at 6 p.m. at Greater First Baptist Church on N. 6th Avenue... more

Christmas might be in the past now, but one Lewisburg native knows the true meaning of giving. Tracy Edens Brewer is donating a kidney to a member of her church in Marysville, Tenn., where she currently lives. Brewer grew up in Lewisburg, graduating from Marshall County High School in 1989. She is the daughter of Bob Edens of Lewisburg and Carolyn Simmons, formerly from Lewisburg... more

Photo submitted The Lewisburg Rotary Club recognized their students of the month for January at their Wednesday meeting. Selected this month are, from left: Jenna Cheatham, Marshall County High School, Shayla Lewey, Cornersville High School, Rotary President Wayne Glenn, and Humberto Lopez, Spot Lowe... more

Junior’s House, Inc. would like to give a special thanks to The South Tennessee Oil Company, Inc. for their loyal support in helping child abuse victims in our community. For each of the last three years, The South Tennessee Oil Company, Inc., dba (Shell) Quik Mart Convenience Stores, conducted a fundraising campaign with their customers in their stores for Child Advocacy Centers in the various counties where Quik Mart operates. ... more

The Board of Directors of Duck River Electric Membership Corporation (DREMC) today has accepted the retirement request of Michael Watson, President and CEO. Watson will relinquish his duties as CEO and President on Jan. 11; he will serve in an advisory capacity for the cooperative until June 30, 2019... more

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jewelry, clothing and other Elvis Presley-related memorabilia have been sold at auction in Tennessee. Elvis Presley Enterprises says the auction at The Guest House Graceland netted more than $600,000 Tuesday on what would have been his 84th birthday. The Guest House is a hotel located steps from the Graceland home, where the singer lived in Memphis... more

FLAG POND, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Haslam has renamed a state park to honor Tennessee’s senior U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander. Haslam announced Monday he had signed an executive order renaming Rocky Fork State Park in Unicoi County as Lamar Alexander Rocky Fork State Park... more

• Forrest Alumni Association announces...TRIVIA TIME IS HERE! Saturday, Jan. 26th come on out to Forrest High School Auxiliary Gym for a night of fun, food, and fellowship that helps us raise money for the Forrest Alumni Scholarship Fund! Cost is $72 dollars a table with up to 6 people a table! This cost provides a meal, drink, and your spot to at the trivia table! Go ahead and start gathering your friends for a night of fun! Visit our website at www.forrestalumni.com or contact Beth Chunn for additional information! Hope to see you there!!. ... more

• Jan 14 - The Marshall County Board of Education Policy Committee will meet Monday, at 5:30 p.m. in the Central Office, 700 Jones Circle, immediately followed by the monthly board meeting. • Jan 15 - The Marshall County Board of Public Utilities will hold its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, 9 a.m., at 624 West Commerce Street, Lewisburg TN in the Doug Rogers Board Room. The public is invited to attend... more

Ian Palmer has been named the 2018 Marshall County Conservation Farmer of the Year. The award is part of a state program sponsored by the Tennessee Association of Conservation Districts (TACD) in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, and the Marshall County Soil Conservation District. The program seeks to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to the conservation of the natural resources on their farm... more

The Young Professionals would like to congratulate Denise Fisher for winning our $1,000 Christmas Giveaway drawing. The $1000 prize was generously provided by Tommy Burns. Mallory Maddox won the second place gift basket and Stacye Burgett won the third place gift basket. Both baskets were filled with items from the stores that participated... more

A neighborhood, in many ways, is the collection of the stories of the people who live there. One Lewisburg neighborhood will get a chance to tell its story, and maybe ask a question or two about its future. An informational meeting will be held at the Marshall County Memorial Library on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 5:30 p.m. for residents interested in being part of the discussion... more

Farmers were hit hard by both markets and weather in 2018. Tariff and trade issues with partnering countries resulted in lower commodity prices for almost all crops in United States. In addition, the weather in Middle Tennessee this fall resulted in delayed harvests and quality issues with the harvested grain... more

Utility: 2018 was wettest year for Tennessee Valley NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal utility that serves parts of seven southeastern states says 2018 was the wettest year on record in the Tennessee Valley. Tennessee Valley Authority spokesman Scott Brooks says the utility measured a basin average of 67.1 inches of rain across the valley in 2018, beating the previous record of 65.1 inches in 1973. A TVA rain gauge in Mount Mitchell, North Carolina, measured 118.8 inches last year... more

Deep Patel and Clara Wilson, both of Lewisburg, achieved the Dean’s List at Belmont University for the Fall 2018 semester. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C. Approximately 35 percent of Belmont’s 8,318 students qualified for the Fall 2018 Dean’s List. ... more

LEWISBURG, Tenn. — Marshall Medical Center (MMC) Physical Therapy has relocated to the hospital campus, with a new therapy gym and dedicated patient entrance. An open house and ribbon cutting will be held on Thursday, January 17, from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m... more

Major Suzanne England, 1Lt Heidi England, C/CMSgt Seth Foutch, and C/SSgt Isaiah Moretti with the Southern Middle Tennessee Flight Civil Air Patrol participated in the Wreaths Across America ceremony held at the Stones River National Battlefield in Murfreesboro on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018... more