Photo submitted The Forrest Leo Club took their yearly trip to the Tennessee School for the Blind on Friday, December 9. The Leo Club raised $550 to donate to help the students receive a little extra this year for Christmas. The Forrest Leo Club donated the highest amount of any of the other Leo Clubs present. more

Photo submitted Weichert Realtors - The Lampley Group is proud to say they have started their second annual toy drive. TALOS has joined in again to help make this a great success. Last year we were blessed to help 39 children have a great Christmas. We have also had other realtors and title companies join in to help. We want to thank TALOS again for all they have done. If anyone wants to help, you can drop off a gift or a monetary donation at 852 West Commerce Street in Lewisburg at our Weichert office until December 22nd, 2016. Thank all of you for helping the children in need. Pictured from left to right are Hannah Lovvorn, Angela Kimbrough, Dana Matheson, Amanda Humphrey, and Arianna Barnett. more

By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- The 24-year-old driver in a school bus crash that killed six children last month in Tennessee is appearing in court. Johnthony Walker's preliminary hearing will take place Thursday morning in Hamilton County court. He's charged with five counts of vehicular homicide, reckless driving and reckless endangerment. Police say a sixth charge of vehicular homicide will be added... more

The State Fire Marshal's Office (SFMO) urges Tennesseans to be mindful in the kitchen as fire data shows cooking to be the leading known cause of reported home fires, civilian injuries, and property loss in Tennessee for the fifth consecutive year. Twenty-nine percent of reported Tennessee home structure fires in 2015 involved cooking equipment. ... more

"Merry Christmas" from the Town of Lynnville, Tennessee. In Latin, Merry Christmas is "Felix Dies Nativitatis". The Lynnville Home Decorating Contest is for people living in the Lynnville City Limits. To enter your home in the contest, call the Lynnville City Hall at 527-3158 by December 17. Judging will be on December 20, so be sure your lights are on for the judging. Money will be given to the winners. 1978 was the first decorating contest in Lynnville... more

By Scott Pearson Staff Writer The Christmas season is all about wishes and surprises and Drake Barlow received both this year. Drake is a Lewisburg five-year-old whose battle against congenital heart issues has been an inspiration to the city over several years... more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Republican lawmakers are introducing legislation that would allow the use of marijuana for a variety of medical conditions in Tennessee. The Tennessean reports (http://tnne.ws/2huB6cR ) that the measure sponsored by Rep. Jeremy Faison of Cosby and Steve Dickerson of Nashville would allow 50 growing operations around the state, including 15 in economically distressed areas... more

By Scott Pearson Staff Writer Chapel Hill police officers will not be taking their police cars home with them at night. "I have a problem with vehicles leaving Chapel Hill if they are not on call," Alderman Marion Joyce said. The other aldermen shared her opinion, unanimously voting down the resolution that would have allowed officers to take their cars home with them at night... more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Dolly Parton says a star-studded telethon for those affected by recent wildfires in her native Tennessee has brought in about $9 million. Parton headlined the Tuesday night event that was broadcast on several cable networks and livestreamed online. Parton says in a statement that all donations have yet to be counted, but the total stands at around $9 million. The total is expected to rise in the coming days as mail donations are counted and the telethon is rebroadcast... more

The Marshall County Tribune is once again publishing the Letters to Santa and Children's Photos (or pet photos). These will be printed Wednesday, Dec. 21. Deadline for Santa letters is Thursday, December 15 and deadline for photos is Friday, Dec. 16... more

The Marshall County Amateur Radio Society will hold its next monthly meeting on Sunday, December 18th, at 2:00 PM, in the conference room of the Marshall County Office of Emergency Management at the Hardison Office Annex, 230 College Street, in Lewisburg. Coffee and a snack will be provided following the business portion of the meeting... more

The Sevier County Economic Development Council, in conjunction with Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, announce the creation of www.mountaintough.org. The website was named for something that Mike Werner, Mayor of Gatlinburg said, "We are Mountain Tough, and we have a strong, strong faith in God." This website will serve as a one-stop-shop for information related to the recent wildfires in Sevier County... more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- State lawmakers are scheduled to convene the 110th Tennessee General Assembly on Jan. 10. The three-day organizational session will kick off with the formal elections for speaker in both chambers, though heavy Republican majorities in both the Senate and House mean that little drama is expected for the Republican nominees, Sen. Randy McNally of Oak Ridge and Rep. Beth Harwell of Nashville... more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee lawmakers are unveiling a bust of David Crockett at the state Capitol. Crockett, who was famous as "the king of the wild frontier," fought in the Indian wars from 1813 to 1815, was elected to the Tennessee Legislature in 1821 and to Congress in 1827... more

How safe are school buses in Tennessee? The November crash of a school bus in Chattanooga, which killed six students and left several others hospitalized with serious injuries, has raised this question once more. Legislators in the Tennessee General Assembly and at the Federal level are considering legislation mandating seat belts on school buses in the wake of the tragedy in Chattanooga... more

Four months into the current fiscal year, Marshall County is experiencing a seismic rumbling that's a lot more than the man-made earthquakes coming from the gravel quarries... it's the reverberations of hammers and heavy equipment driving new construction... more

On Friday, Dec. 9, 2016, several storage units were vandalized and items were taken from the Storage Express located at 5224 Nashville Highway Chapel Hill, Tenn. An observant and vigilant witness was able to identify a silver car, possibly a Dodge Neon. ... more

Goodwill Anticipates Surge of Donations Due to Holidays, Tax Season Marshall County residents can help their communities and themselves by donating gently used clothing and household goods to Goodwill before Christmas to beat the annual year-end rush... more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- State lawmakers are scheduled to convene the 110th Tennessee General Assembly on Jan. 10. The three-day organizational session will kick off with the formal elections for speaker in both chambers, though heavy Republican majorities in both the Senate and House mean that little drama is expected for the Republican nominees, Sen. Randy McNally of Oak Ridge and Rep. Beth Harwell of Nashville... more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Records custodians across Tennessee would be left to decide over several contentious open government issues under a proposed model policy now open for public review and comment. A new state law requires all government entities to adopt a public records policy by July, and the state Office of Open Records Counsel has developed has a draft with its recommended best practices... more