NASHVILLE -- The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigation that led to Wednesday’s guilty plea of Robert Johnston to tax evasion, a Class E felony. Circuit Court Judge Forrest Durard, Jr. accepted Johnston’s guilty plea to one count of tax evasion. ... more

The County Commission moved quickly through the 14 resolutions it faced on Monday, all of which the legislative body passed unanimously. Commissioners accepted the new county’s new tax rate of $ 2.7617 per $100 of assessed value on property, decreasing from the previous $3.22 rate... more

Marshall County found itself in uncharted territory on Friday. That’s the day that the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development released their preliminary unemployment numbers for May, placing the county at ninth in the state with a 2.5 percent unemployment rate... more

At the Veterans Hospital in Murfreesboro, several white pillars support the entrance of the multi-story building. A small flower garden splitting the sidewalk to the entrance brings beauty to the exterior, even on a rainy day. An American flag proudly greets visitors... more

• On Thursday, June 8, Marshall County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Arbor Hill Road regarding an assault. The complainant stated that himself and his girlfriend, who had been staying at the home with his parents, had gone out to eat when he began receiving text messages from his mother stating that she had thrown his belongings out of the home... more

While conducting interviews at the Delina Country Store, I felt the urge to look through the pages of the old ledger book. I had family that lived in the area in the early 20th Century. I looked through one ledger, but had no luck making any family connections. ... more

Diamonds are created from pressure, fossil fuels, and eons of time, but in Delina, Tennessee Larry Payne is forming his own diamond in the form of a country store... one day at a time. Sometimes one lost customer at a time. More about that later. The Delina Country Store is “somewhere in the middle of nowhere,” as tall white-washed letters plainly state on the outside of the historic structure which has been part of the community since 1892... more

Marshall County should lose an unwanted claim to fame this year. With the recent reappraisal year complete, the county’s tax rate should fall out of the top five among the 95 counties in the state of Tennessee. For the past five years, the tax rate of $3.22 per $100 of assessed value has placed Marshall County at the fourth highest rate in the state, trailing only Davidson, Shelby, and Coffee Counties... more

“New Complete Guide to Sewing”; given by Henry & Pat Dowlen. Braden, Donnie “Herman’s Vacation”, “Do Princesses and Super Heroes Hit the Trails?” and “The Missing Grizzly Cubs”; given by Marshall County Chiropractic. Bradford, Granny Annie Mae (Claxton)... more

It is “Blackberry Festival” time in Lynnville, Tennessee on Saturday, June 24th. Vendors wanting a booth to sell their wares should contact Lynnville City Hall at 931-527-3158. This will be the seventeenth festival. Hope to see you in Lynnville, Tennessee on June 24th and hope you will stay all day and enjoy the day... more

ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations that July 3 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans in Tennessee as a result of the drought that began on Oct. 25, 2016... more

More than 35,000 “ham” radio operators from the United States and Canada will participate in the annual “Field Day” drill, sponsored by ARRL – The National Association for Amateur Radio. Members of the Marshall County Amateur Radio Society will erect antennas and operate radios under simulated emergency conditions at the stage area of Lewisburg’s Rock Creek Park for 24 continuous hours starting at 1 p.m. this Saturday, June 24, 2017... more

An observant Marshall County Sheriff’s deputy made a traffic stop that turned into much more on Friday, June 16. Duane Mathena turned in front of Deputy Straley Holton off of Old Highway 99 onto Thick Road. Knowing that Mathena’s drivers license was revoked, Holton turned to give chase... more

An apparent road rage incident on Saturday left a Lewisburg man facing serious charges in a Franklin court. Eric Geiling, 49, was charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly pulled a gun on a motorcyclist on I-65 South. The Franklin Police Department stated that the details of the incident were not available to the public due to the pending criminal charges but offered a broad outline of the events in a public statement... more

Eye on the ball. Don’t be afraid of it. Feet shoulder width apart. Hands out in front. Mike Tatum, 58, is all about the fundamentals of baseball. “Well I love the game of baseball – I love being out here, to teach them to fundamentally catch baseball and throw it. That’s really what I love,” Tatum said, glancing around the field at Cornersville Middle School, where he’s been the volunteer head coach for more than a decade... more

Normally by June, government bodies have their budgets for the next fiscal year set and are just trying to fit in the required three votes to accept the budget before July 1. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting on June 12 in Chapel Hill exposed lingering doubts about their proposed 2017-18 budget... more

Two prison inmates overpowered two corrections officers transporting them along with more than 30 other prisoners and shot the officers dead to make their escape in rural Georgia Tuesday morning. One of the inmates, Donnie Russell Rowe, 43, is from Lewisburg, Tenn., where his mother and other family members live today... more

The two Georgia fugitives captured near Beech Grove early Thursday night terrorized a Shelbyville-area couple for more than three hours earlier in the afternoon, Sheriff Austin Swing said. Donnie Russell Rowe, 43, a Lewisburg native, and Ricky Dubose, 24, who killed two corrections officers in Georgia on Tuesday, forced their way into a Kingree Road home about 1:30 p.m., according to Swing... more

Dublin #100 - Dublin is a male Rottweiler/Shepherd mix found as a stray on Brookhollow Road in Chapel Hill. He is all male! He is not housebroken and was more than likely out looking for a girlfriend. He seems to be good natured and curious about everything. ... more