Baseball and softball came out of left field to dominate discussion at the Chapel Hill Mayor and Board of Aldermen meeting held on Monday, July 9. A large group of parents filled the meeting room and spilled out into the lobby of town hall in support of established a local baseball and softball league, to be based in Chapel Hill... more

The Lewisburg City Council faced a light agenda at their monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 10. The office of mayor will see a salary increase. The mayor’s compensation has remained at $150 per month since 1961. The city’s compensation committee recommended an increase to $850 per month based on the salaries paid by comparable cities in the region... more

By the end of the year, man’s best friend should have a safe place to be off the leash in Lewisburg. The 2018 Tennessee Dog Park Dash grant, provided by the Boyd Foundation, has made this new park possible. Randy Boyd, whose Radio Systems Corporation is a major pet product distributor, presented a $25,000 check to the city, as part of his Boyd Foundation’s three-year commitment to donate $1 million per year across the state to support animal welfare... more

CHATTANOOGA --- The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission held its July meeting and among the agenda items, heard a report on a chronic wasting disease (CWD) plan, a report on a long-range deer strategic plan, and a reservoir fisheries habitat update... more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) released its Economic Report today, which outlines the tremendous financial impact and economic benefit of hospitals statewide. The financial impact of healthcare industry employment in 2015, the most recent year for which data are available, was $18.3 billion, of which hospital employment was $6 billion... more

On July 8, several officers received a call in regards to a possible stolen vehicle on Fox Lane in Lewisburg. The owner out of Murfreesboro reported the vehicle stolen. According to reports, neighbors stated two men exited the vehicle and entered a residence... more

It’s not much of a bridge, really. Town Creek, flowing underneath, isn’t exactly a mighty river. They might as well be the Golden Gate Bridge or the Mississippi River, however, for the place that this little bridge and this little creek now represent for Cornersville... more

For a county once known as the “Jersey Capital of the World,” it only makes sense that Marshall County ranchers and dairymen organize to protect their interests and their way of life. More than a hundred people showed up to the organizational meeting of the Marshall County Cattlemen’s Association on Tuesday night at the Church Street Church of Christ annex. Organizers were expecting forty... more

It’s a weekend for horsepower in Marshall County, in whatever form that you prefer. Three big events cover all aspects of competition, whether that be skill, training, breeding, or raw power. The Chapel Hill Lions Super Pull of the South roars into the northern part of the county starting tonight... more

The Columbia State Community College undergraduate research program has partnered with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Science Education Alliance to participate in the Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science undergraduate program. Columbia State will offer the first SEA-PHAGES course Fall 2018... more

Gov. Bill Haslam visited two Marshall County locations on Tuesday in order to present more than $2 million in grant funds to local entities. The big winner is the town of Chapel Hill, which received a grant from the Tennessee Department of Transportation totaling $1,784,102... more

74-year-old artist Carolyn Johns has spent years developing her artistic technique with no formal training. She was born in Lewisburg but moved to Illinois when she was only six years old. Johns never went to school for art, but she has always admired it and soon found herself surrounded by artists when Johns traveled to California... more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Four leading Republican candidates have spent a record-shattering $33.5 million so far in the bruising primary for governor in Tennessee, with each unleashing about $33 million combined from their own bank accounts. The crowded GOP field to succeed Republican Gov. Bill Haslam has flooded TV airwaves since January with messages that have evolved from pleasant personal profiles, to tough talk on immigration, to recent, ongoing bitter attacks... more

Taylor Powers, a graduate from Cornersville High School, received the 2018 Marshall County Art Guild Scholarship. She always thought of art only as a hobby, but now that’s changed. Powers plans to attend Nossi: College of Art in the fall to pursue a graphic design degree... more

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry offers a variety of services for landowners to assist with management of Tennessee’s forest resources. Beginning July 1, new rates will take effect. The division’s vendor services include prescribed burning, firebreak installation, timber marking and tree planting and are available to private and public forestland owners statewide... more

Almost 15 months ago, Lewisburg was one of Bill Lee’s first stops after declaring his run for the governor’s office. He has toured the state since then, on buses and tractors, and returned Monday as part of a town hall tour of the state. With the August 2 primary closing in, Lee hosted a lunch-time town hall at the Dixie Theatre on the square in order to bring his campaign message to voters... more