• The Marshall County Soil Conservation District will be holding its annual tree giveaway this spring. Loblolly Pine, Southern Red Oak, and Virginia Christmas Pine trees will be available. If you are interested in receiving free trees, please contact the District at (931)359-6268 Ext. #3. We are not Tree City or Friends of Horton Park who also sale/giveaway trees. We are the original annual tree giveaway in Marshall County and need to continue to notify the public each year... more

A power bill payment scam has hit the Columbia area of Duck River Electric Membership Corporation’s service area. This fraud appears to be aimed at small businesses, especially gas stations, small markets, and convenience stores. Owners and employees are informed by the caller that their DREMC bill is overdue, and the service is subject to immediate disconnection unless they pay via credit or debit card over the phone. ... more

Water still flows gently along the West Fork of Rock Creek, but the bustling grist mill that stood there 140 years ago has long since vanished. Rock Creek runs through the sleepy little hamlet of Verona, Tenn., an unincorporated wide spot on State Route 272 that lies north of Lewisburg in Marshall County. The mill at Verona was owned by brothers J.A. Regen and J.S. Regen, according to the 1880 Industrial Census of Marshall County that year... more

Marshall County got to see what a 21st century library system in the future could look like. Consultant Maureen Arndt, hired to develop a 10-year strategic plan for the Marshall County Memorial Library, presented her conclusions to the public on March 29... more

As many as 300 children in Marshall County could lose their after-school programs if the proposed federal budget passes in its current form. On the chopping block is the 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant program, which funds after-school learning at four county schools... more

It might have been the day before April Fools Day, but the scene enacted at Marshall County High School on Friday was deadly serious. It was the annual “car crash” scenario, played out for the seniors to teach them about safe driving. Teacher Kim Anderson and her Future Business Leaders of America group presented the program, aimed at the dangers of texting and driving... more

Anderson, J.B. “Bathroom Upgrades”; given by Jack & Ann Miller. “The Welcoming House” and “A House in the Country”; given by Tommy, Brenda, and Rita Hayes. Braden, Donnie “Grover Cleveland, Again!”; given by James Allen Gipson. “Arnold Palmer: A Life Well Played”; given by Carl & Elvonda King... more

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention an estimated 13 percent of adults in Marshall County have been diagnosed with diabetes. Diabetes is a very serious disease that doubles your risk of having a heart attack, lowers life expectancy, and is the leading cause of kidney failure, limb amputations, and adult onset blindness. ... more

PULASKI, Tenn. – Tennessee Poet Laureate and Southern Storyteller Margaret Britton “Maggi” Vaughn will perform at Martin Methodist College (MMC) in April. Vaughn has published more than a half-dozen poetry collections, wrote plays that have been performed in Nashville and elsewhere, co-wrote a musical based on the life of Minnie Pearl, and penned numerous songs for country music stars, including Loretta Lynn... more

By Jay Langston Editor On a warm spring night about a year ago, two pit bulls suddenly appeared from the woods near my house and chased one of my cats onto the front porch. I barely got the front door open in time for the cat to squirt inside and slam the door in the ferocious dogs’ faces. They growled and scratched on my large-pane glass front doors trying to get inside, while I grabbed a nearby .45 pistol in the event they broke through and got inside... more

On March 16, LPD stopped Tracy Urquart for running at stop sign on Jackson Avenue. According to the police report, Urquhart said that she had just run to the store and did not bring her driver’s license. Entering her name into the system revealed that her license was suspended and that she had active warrants for her as well... more

The roads around Belfast will look a lot like France on Saturday. The Hell of the South bicycle race returns to town, drawing racers from all over the county and Canada to Marshall County for some tough road racing. The rough, winding, and hilly roads around Belfast recreate the feel of the traditional European road racing honored by the organizers... more

Mention the name Frank Sullivan in Lewisburg and many will smile and say “Ah, the quarterback.” Sullivan would like to add a different association for people in Lewisburg. “Ah, Hopetown.” That’s what he hopes the old Connelly School building come to symbolize for those in Lewisburg who are most in need of hope... more

Greetings from the banks of Robertson Fork Creek where the Town of Lynnville, Tennessee is located. Robertson Fork Creek is named for the early explorer James Robertson, who explored this land in the early 1800s. The weather has really made a change. We have gone from cold to warm. The rains we are receiving are certainly nice because we need all the rain water we can get... more

The needs of a growing county led to a clash between roads and water over funding at Monday night’s County Commission meeting. Commissioner Joseph Warner introduced a resolution that would split the county’s Adequate Facilities Tax receipts evenly between the Board of Public Utilities and the County Road Department... more

Star Wheels Skate Center will close for business April 1, 2017, but long-time owner Tim Mitchell doesn’t plan to skate off into the proverbial sunset. Mitchell is from Fayetteville, and also owns a skating rink in Fayetteville, Tenn., which he opened Aug. 26, 1982. “Fayetteville had a rink that was old, and Lewisburg did, too, so I decided to open one here, too” Mitchell said. “I wanted to open a rink with lights and modern sound systems, and do it in Fayetteville and Lewisburg as well.”... more

A shooting in Lewisburg left the gunman dead and a Sheriff’s deputy injured Monday morning. Steven A. Hopwood, 51, of Lewisburg, died on the scene at Salon CW Cuts on South Ellington Parkway, after he had entered the salon, where his estranged wife Teresa works, that morning... more