The Lewisburg Rotary Club Christmas Parade will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1. This year's theme is "An Old-Fashioned Christmas." The parade will follow the usual route from Tiger Boulevard, east on West Commerce toward the Lewisburg Square. A slight change in the parade route will take place on the square with wheeled vehicles continuing straight onto East Commerce and all floats turning onto 1st Avenue to wind up at Rock Creek Park, where parents can pick up their children. ... more

Marshall County's Veterans Service Office will move to larger, remodeled offices early next year, county officials said. Veterans Service Officer Billy Hill and his deputy, Rick Roberts, need more room and the veterans deserve more privacy, veterans committee Chairman Seth Warf said... more

Security Title and Escrow Co., LLC, is pleased to announce the grand opening of its Marshall County location. A leader in the title business for more than 20 years in Maury County and more than six years in Williamson County, Security Title opened its Marshall County office to service this rapidly growing county, and is committed to providing prompt and efficient service for real estate transactions in Marshall County. Security Title and Escrow is a full service title company... more

reetings to everyone! I hope everyone has had a great Thanksgiving. This column will be history when the paper comes out but tonight is Monday and everyone is making "TurkeyDay" plans I'm sure. This is the day to enjoy with many a song in your heart, You'll be surprised just how quickly life's problems and cares depart. This is the day to be thankful for looking about to see, Manifold blessings in nature ... God's goodness to you and me. more

The Board of Directors of First Commerce Bank has announced two promotions after their November meeting. Richard Lambert, vice president and marketing officer, was promoted to senior vice president, and loan officer. David Delk, Chapel Hill branch manager, was promoted to assistant vice president... more

The Chapel Hill Christian Learning Center held an open house recently. The center, located at 206 Depot St. in Chapel Hill, will be opening soon and is accepting applications for children from 3 years to 12 years for enrollment. They will offer a preschool program as well as an after school program... more

Lewisburg Mayor Bob Phillips has appointed five people to the city's newly formed Police Advisory Board and, in a move not required by the City Council, he's named two non-voting members to provide insights from young people. The young, ex-officio members were not selected to be voting members, Phillips said, because he felt that the advisory board needed all five of the people he selected to fill the positions described by the council's authorizing resolution... more

The executive director of Marshall County's Joint Economic and Community Development Board has accepted a job with the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development in its Three Star Program. Jamie Stitt's last day at the Marshall County Courthouse Annex is today, she said Monday. She submitted her letter of resignation to the JE&CD board on Nov. 19. Stitt was the first executive director for the board, which was created in 2002... more

Two different applications have been filed with the Federal Communications Commission to start a non-commercial FM radio station for Shelbyville at 89.9 FM, while another has been received for that same frequency but proposing to serve Cornersville... more

A Marshall County school's change in its grading system is prompting concerns it is inconsistent with a school board policy requiring equal education standards. "We either ought to implement this system at all elementary schools or Oak Grove School should use the system that's at all the other schools," Craig Michael, a member of the county board of education, said during the panel's meeting this month... more

apuca@marshalltribune.com Marshall County High School's senior linebacker and four star recruit Don'ta Hightower verbally committed to attend the University of Alabama next year at a press conference held at the school on Wednesday morning. With his family by his side, Hightower said, "I have made my decision today to attend the University of Alabama. ... more

Stalking, harassment alleged by waitress against patrolman more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer Lewisburg's City Council had a show and tell lesson in City Hall on Tuesday night. Retired teacher and principal Barbara Woods, chairwoman of the city's Curbside Recycling Committee, showed three bags of trash. Two full bags contained recyclable plastic, paper and metal. One bag was about a third full and contained ordinary garbage... more

Southside annexation gets council's first OK, public hearing Dec. 11 more

Jessica "The Assassin" McQueen made it official on Wednesday morning with the announcement that she will attend Martin-Methodist College in Pulaski. Earlier this month, McQueen's Tigerette backcourt mate, McKenna Moffett signed on to the Lady Red Hawks... more

November 8th- LMS girls lost to Whitthorne on Thursday night 35-17. Keyerra Allen led the effort with 13 points. Megan Sanders added 4. LMS boys BEAT Whitthorne 57-51. Kevin Peterson scored 25 points, Brandon Bush had 12. Brock Spencer, Aaron Thomason and Jalen Jones each had 6. Barry Mayes added 2... more

Marshall County High School's senior linebacker and four star recruit Don'ta Hightower verbally committed to attend the University of Alabama next year at a press conference held at the school on Wednesday morning. With his family by his side, Hightower said, "I have made my decision today to attend the University of Alabama. ... more

Obstruction of justice not proved more

With a co-conspirator who turned state's evidence on Monday, a Shelbyville car salesman's widow pleaded guilty a day before jury selection was to begin this morning in the Bedford County Courthouse. Kimberly Ann Ross, 38, was sentenced to life in prison by Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler for her part in the Valentine's Day murder of her husband, Bill, who was shot three times while he slept in his bed at their Wartrace Highway home... more

A Marshall County man died Tuesday night after being struck by a pickup truck driven by a Bedford County man, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Kyle Patrick Starr, 20, of 3077 Nashville Highway next to Memorial Gardens north of Highway 64, was walking in the roadway of U.S. 31A near Wade Brown Road, according to information filed by Trooper Jack Sutphin... more