By Jay Langston Editor Sometimes you’ve got to get a little mud on you to know you’re in touch with nature, and that’s what nearly 65 people did at the dedication of the new wetland observation platform at Henry Horton State Park last Friday. Construction of the observation deck was made possible through the teamwork between the Friends of Henry Horton State Park, some General Motors employees, and park staffers. ... more

Future fiber construction area includes residential customers in the Stoneybrook subdivision and Polaris Drive area of Chapel Hill, TN. United Communications announced the launch of a new fiber pre-registration zone in Marshall County. This latest fiber project includes approximately 225 homes in and around the Stoneybrook subdivision and Polaris Drive area located in Chapel Hill, TN. ... more

By Scott Pearson Staff Writer Much of the Monday evening Marshall County Commission meeting focused on future needs and possible improvements to county services. Larry McKnight presented a proposal to the commission that would expand the local veterans service office... more

By Scott Pearson Staff Writer If you build it they will come. That's the hope at least for the city of Lewisburg with a newly awarded tourism grant. The city will use the $50,000 Tourism Development Grant to improve the current stage facility in Rock Creek Park... more

NASHVILLE -- Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today announced legislation to increase broadband access to Tennessee's unserved citizens. Tennessee currently ranks 29th in the U.S. for broadband access, with 34 percent of rural Tennessee residents lacking access at recognized minimum standards... more

By Scott Pearson Staff Writer The Lewisburg Animal Shelter has experienced several changes in the last six months, and now they are looking for more volunteers to help them make more. The shelter is holding a question-and-answer night at the Marshall County Memorial Library on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 6 p.m. in the hope of attracting more volunteers to assist with dogs in the shelter... more

The Education Committee will meet Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 5:30 p.m. This meeting will be held at Marshall County Board of Education, 700 Jones Circle, Lewisburg, TN. The A, B, C & D's of Medicare will have it's first class of 2017 in Mount Pleasant at the SCTDD complex. ... more

By Jay Langston Editor Sumner County’s Stephen Tucker recently received a Boone & Crockett score of 312 3/8 inches, net, after a scoring session at the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency headquarters in Nashville. If the Tucker Buck’s B&C score holds up after rescoring by Boone & Crockett officials, no larger-racked whitetail is submitted to B&C by the last day in 2018, then in 2019 this buck will be the world’s new No. ... more

Troy Basso Tribune Contributor Even though deer season is all but a memory there is no need for a void in your outdoor time. Bass fishing in the mid-state area is still very good and heats up as the days get longer. Winter time bass fishing can be as productive as fishing in the summer if you adjust your tactics. ... more

Cornersville High School would like to announce its Basketball Homecoming court. The court will be presented at the homecoming ceremony on Friday, January 20 at 5:00 in the CHS gym. The Homecoming Queen is Brooke Defoe. Brooke is the daughter of Keith and Kim Defoe. Mr. Basketball is Austin Ridinger. Austin is the son of Brandon and Megan Ridinger... more

The City of Lewisburg presented service awards to city employees at Tuesday’s monthly City Council meeting. Mayor Jim Bingham and department directors, Buck Beard of Public Works, Larry Williams of the Fire Department, and City Manager Randall Dunn offered each of their employees their appreciation for their service... more

• On Jan. 8, Lewisburg Police responded to an indecent exposure complaint at Kroger. The officer met several women who described a man parked in his vehicle exposing himself within sight of two different women. One of the women wrote down the license plate number, which was registered to one Jarrett Flesher. ... more

By Jay Langston Editor The conditions of county-maintained roads in Marshall County will be on the agenda at the commission meeting Monday night Jan. 23. At present, 544.46 miles of county-maintained roads traverse Marshall County according to the 2017 County Road List. Typically, county roads are designated as beginning and terminating within its boundaries. Or in other words, everything that is not a State Route or Interstate highway is considered a county road... more

By Scott Pearson Staff Writer The 110th Tennessee General Assembly began last week and with it the first term of Rick Tillis, representing Marshall County. Tillis said that he’s had to hit the ground running but that he has enjoyed the process and is excited for the upcoming session... more

By Scott Pearson Staff Writer Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam unveiled the first, and probably most controversial, part of his 2017 legislative agenda on Wednesday. The plan increases the tax on gasoline by seven cents a gallon and on diesel fuel by 12 cents... more

by Patty Blackburn Tribune Staffer To entice the students and teachers in turning in Box Tops, awards were given. The class that turned in the most box tops were awarded a pizza party; or, the students who turned in the most box tops were awarded gift cards. The awards depended on the amount of box tops turned in during the previous months... more

By Scott Pearson Staff Writer The investigation into an incident where shots were fired in a parking lot at the Lewisburg Rec Center has reached a dead end according to the Lewisburg Police Department. The incident occurred on the evening of Thursday, January 5... more

By Scott Pearson Staff Writer In a rare occurrence Tuesday night, Lewisburg Mayor Jim Bingham was called on to vote on a resolution in order to break a tie. At issue was the approval of a $24,000 contract with HFR Design to perform preliminary engineering and design work on a renovation of the golf course irrigation system at the Lewisburg Recreation Center... more