The Chapel Hill Fire Department has been awarded a grant for new rescue equipment this year. Totaling $24,000, the grant allows firefighters to serve the community more efficiently by having the proper equipment. The Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance to Firefighter Grant Program awarded the Chapel Hill Fire Department a grant in the amount of $24,000 for rescue equipment. ... more

The Lewisburg Criminal Investigation Division is investigating an attempted homicide that occurred early morning Friday. Officers responded to the residence at 1405 Old Farmington Road at approximately 1:35 a.m. after reports that a male subject had been shot several times... more

A federal court of appeals issued a ruling April 11 that could immediately lay additional regulatory and financial burdens on Tennessee farmers who raise chickens and other livestock in large numbers. The court ruling, if it stands, will require farmers, starting this year, to monitor and report air emissions of certain pollutants... more

A cynic would say that no good deed goes unpunished, and stories like the following are the sort that fuel the cynical. Will Orr said he has been fired by his employer because of a good deed. Orr is the father of 5-year-old Ayden Orr, the subject of recent news stories surrounding his family’s quest to obtain a service dog to guard the boy’s health... more

The search continues for a pair who are accused of stealing almost $200,000 from a Cornersville man. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department would like to speak with Charlene Small, 44, and Clint Letchworth, 25, regarding allegations of theft on Thursday... more

Columbia State Community College will host youth robotics camps for middle and high school students ages 11-14 on the Lawrence and Lewisburg campuses. The goal of each camp is to increase students’ understanding and encourage excitement for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. ... more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As part of its mission to advance education, Nashville-based financial services company Advance Financial gave $1,000 scholarship awards to 10 outstanding Middle Tennessee high school students at its 3rd Annual Scholarship Banquet. Student applications were judged on GPA, community involvement and persevering over hardships in their lives... more

Cornersville School is proud to declare Alex Cohoon and David Wells as Students of the Month for April. Each month teachers are given the opportunity to nominate deserving students based on character, citizenship, and overall behavior. Alex’s teachers describe him as respectful and positive. ... more

Marshall County Sheriff’s deputies, along with a trooper from the Highway Patrol, responded to Carl Fox Road on May 15 after a domestic disturbance was reported. The subject, Scott Batts, reportedly had been drinking and was armed with a shotgun while making threats toward his girlfriend and law enforcement officers... more

The Marshall County Shreiff’s Office got their man on Wednesday morning in Lewisburg. Chief Deputy Bob Johnson announced that deputies had captured Billy Trapani, an inmate who walked away from a work detail at the Marshall County Recycling Hub at the end of April... more

A tightly folded American flag is passed from the hands of a kneeling United States Marine to those of a quivering, 8-year-old boy at his father’s funeral. Instantly, an iconic wartime photo is captured. In April of 2007, photojournalist Aaron Thompson was in Bedford County covering the funeral of Lewisburg native, Marine Staff Sgt. ... more