By all accounts, this year’s flu season has hit the southeastern United States and Tennessee hard. The Marshall County Health Department is offering flu vaccines at no charge to patients in order to try and head off more infections. “Getting a flu vaccine is the best way to protect yourself, family members and others from the flu and help keep our community healthy,” said Marshall County Health Director Angie Faulkner in a press release. ... more

The Marshall County Board of Education, like the rest of the school system, eased back into work after the winter break with a light agenda Monday night. Director of Schools Jacob Sorrells saluted maintenance and bus transportation for being hardworking and proactive during the recent harsh weather... more

The Cornersville Board of Aldermen put to rest any lingering questions about Halloween in the Park at their meeting on Thursday. “We still want it to continue but we want to make it safer,” said Mayor Melisa Peters. Several members of the Cornersville Lions Club, sponsors of the event, attended the board meeting in December to express concerns over a perceived lack of support from the town for the event... more

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Farmers who want to pursue their dream of starting a food business can learn how to turn that dream into reality at six Farmers Market Boot Camps to be held across Tennessee in January and February. The workshops will be taught by specialists from the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture and are designed for farmers who want to direct market food at farmers markets, roadside stands, CSAs and you-pick operations... more

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas regulators stood by their plan Wednesday to ban an herbicide that farmers in several states say has drifted onto their crops and caused damage, despite a request from lawmakers to reconsider the restriction and a lawsuit by a maker of the weed killer... more

Gaelic #78 - Gaelic is a male American Bulldog/Plott/English springer spaniel mix (we had him DNA tested) found as a stray at Westhills School. He was hanging around the school either waiting on someone there or he had been wandering through the area as a stray. ... more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican hopeful Stephen Fincher says he raised $1.45 million in about two months for his bid to succeed Republican U.S. Sen. Bob Corker. A campaign news release Thursday says the former congressman had more than $2.3 million in his federal campaign account before the October-through-December fundraising quarter and entered 2018 with $3.7 million cash on hand... more

CHICAGO (Jan. 3, 2018) – Michael V. Tankersley, MAI, SRA, AI-RRS, of Lewisburg, Tennessee, was recognized today as an Appraisal Institute fourth quarter “Volunteer of Distinction” for Region IX. The Appraisal Institute is the nation’s largest professional association of real estate appraisers; Region IX consists of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee. Tankersley is a member of the Greater Tennessee Chapter... more

We all know what recycling is, but we're probably doing it wrong. In most establishments now, you can notice many recycling bins‒just like the ones in every Marshall County classroom. Marshall County Solid Waste dedicates its time to students using an outreach program... more

The Lewisburg City Council cleared the way for a new pump system at the Lewisburg Recreation Center at their work session on Monday evening. The council scheduled a special called meeting following the work session, which is not a meeting where votes can be taken, in order to vote on the project... more

Marshall County voters get an early start on the 2018 election year. The early voting period for the special election to replace State Senator Jim Tracy begins today. Two Republicans, Joe Carr and Shane Reeves, both of Rutherford County, are running for their party’s nomination for the seat... more

LOS ANGELES (AP) — On the last day of the calendar year, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” has surpassed “Beauty and the Beast” as the top grossing film in North America in 2017. It also topped the charts for the weekend for the third time, but just barely — Dwayne Johnson’s “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” is close on its tail... more

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sue Grafton, author of the best-selling “alphabet series” of mystery novels, has died in Santa Barbara. She was 77. Grafton was surrounded by family, including husband Steven Humphrey, when she died Thursday after a two-year battle with cancer, her daughter, Jamie Clark, posted on the author’s website... more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country singer Carrie Underwood is bringing in 2018 by sharing more details about more injuries that she suffered after a fall that broke her wrist. In a blog post to fans on New Year’s Day Underwood says she sustained a facial injury that required 40-50 stitches and that she’s “not quite looking the same.”... more

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Former Fox News Channel anchor and 1989 Miss America Gretchen Carlson was named chairwoman of the Miss America Organization’s board of directors Monday, and three other past pageant winners will join her on the board. The new leadership comes less than two weeks after leaked emails surfaced showing CEO Sam Haskell and others disparaging the appearance, intellect and sex lives of former Miss Americas. Haskell resigned Dec. 23, along with two other top leaders... more

(StatePoint) While most New Year’s resolutions are well-intentioned, sometimes they look better on paper than in practice, actually doing more harm than good. Here are five so-called “healthy” resolutions worth giving up in 2018, as well as better solutions... more

In the Friday, Dec. 29 Tribune article “Winning gingerbread house at Village Manor,” Betsy Hamilton, wife of Joe Hamilton who led the house building team, was mis-identified as Susan Hamilton. The Tribune regrets the error. more