Helping families who require assistance as a result of fires or floods, the Red Cross provides much needed food, clothing and shelter to those who hve lost their home to a disaster. Without this help these families would have no where to go. more

The 37th Annual Spring Fun Show is upcoming this Memorial Day Weekend beginning Thursday, May 24 through 26, at Calsonic Arena at the historical Celebration Grounds in Shelbyville. more

We are approaching the summer driving season, and from Mountain City to Memphis, Tennessean are facing higher gasoline prices. The nationwide average price for a gallon of regular gasoline reached an all-time high of $3.10 this week -- an increase of more than 23 cents in the last three weeks. Unfortunately, we must begin to face the reality that the days of cheap gasoline might well be over. more

Leaders of Ascend Federal Credit Union have broken ground for a new branch office in Lewisburg and hosted the Marshall County Chamber of Commerce's morning mixer this month. more

Dennis Hamilton, formerly of Marshall County, has been appointed by Governor Phil Bredesen to the State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers for a term of four years. The board regulates funeral directors, embalmers, and funeral establishments. more

The following information came from reports by the Lewisburg Police Department, Marshall County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol, or 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force. May 18 -- Theft of license plate owed by Charlotte Reder, 526 Centennial Ave. The missing license plate number is 076-NWS. No known suspects. . . . . . more

ederal flood insurance maps for Marshall County have been adjusted, but not finalized and until they are, county property owners may find it advantageous to buy flood insurance because map changes may increase their premium. That's according to Don Nelson, . . . . . more

Federal flood maps have affected Marshall County's proposed 20-year growth plan, a document with maps to show where towns may annex land, the county's building official says. Marshall County commissioners rejected the proposed 20-year growth plan earlier this spring when the commission chairman explained that the proposal includes too much land available for annexation. And while Chapel Hill leaders have said they don't intend to annex land without agreement from property . . . . . more

Marshall County by a Kentucky company retained by the Chamber of Commerce is being ended in accordance with decisions by the Chamber's board and the county tourism committee that appropriated money to the Chamber for the contract. Oversight for the contract with We Make Things Happen Corp. of Bowling Green, Ky., was assigned to the Chamber last year before the county election. Some $30,000 was budgeted for WMTH services. Half was appropriated to start work on a brochure, signage, and to create an Internet web site to attract tourists to Marshall County. . . . . more

The Marshall County Chamber of Commerce has extended the deadline for entry forms for the Miss Marshall County Pageant. more

Marshall County Mayor Joe Boyd Liggett has vetoed the county commission's 11-7 vote to permit 11 more acres at Cedar Ridge Landfill and the decision is to be reconsidered May 29. In a related development on Monday, five days after Liggett's veto, a truck hauling a trash container from the landfill leaked rain water mixed with ashes from a Shelbyville factory. Mooresville Highway was reduced to one lane for eight hours during the cleanup between the landfill and Duncanville Cemetery... more

Six high school seniors from Marshall County were awarded with scholarships Saturday evening, April 28, at the Lewisburg Recreation Center by the Marshall County Branch NAACP during the organizations 39th Freedom Fund Banquet. "To the youngsters, God bless you," stated guest speaker Dr. Walter Searcy, "but to whom receives much, much is expected and the community that gave it to you didn't come buy it easy and we expect something in return."... more

Staff writer Robin Kervin joined the Marshall County Tribune in April. She began working as a journalist at a weekly newspaper in February 1999. She moved from Florida to Tennessee to study at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, and took a full time job there as an editorial assistant for the educational journal Education About Asia... more

The sweet sounds of spring filled the Dixie Sunday afternoon as the Marshall County Children's Choir presented a spring concert, "The Ways of the Seasons." Under the direction of the talented Elise Dumser, the choir sang six selections, which featured several soloists, and guest flutist Mrs. Vicki Lee on "The Night Wind."... more

A Marshall County jury convicted a Lewisburg man on two counts of statutory rape Friday after deliberating a couple of hours about liaisons at a motel here. Eric Condrell Oneal, 27, is now scheduled to be sentenced on June 20 by Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler who on Friday evening raised Oneal's bond from $12,000 to $36,000... more

Lewisburg voters have elected two new members to their city council as a result of the election on Tuesday. Challenger Quinn Brandon, a local attorney, unseated incumbent Willie Mitchell for the Ward 1 City Council seat, and Lewisburg Middle School teacher Robin Minor succeeds Ward 5 Councilman Roy Wayne Bailey who died in office this year... more

Bredesen responds too Bush request more

Changes are being proposed for Marshall County regulations on housing subdivision standards as county leaders and local developers are working together to improve appearances and their bottom line. They're not incompatible goals, according to Don Nelson, the county's building official who's organized an on-going series of workshops for the public, officials and businessmen since a seminar was conducted in Shelbyville... more