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

Marshall County native Claude Dean, 96, who witnessed the bombing of Pearl Harbor 75 years ago today, said he does not like to talk about it often because of the bad memories. But Dean, who now lives in Shelbyville, spoke briefly Tuesday about the Day of Infamy, as FDR called the Japanese attack on the U.S. Navy base... more

By Scott Pearson Staff Writer The town of Cornersville could see some new residential construction in the near future. The Cornersville Board of Mayor and Aldermen reviewed the decisions made at the last meeting of the town's planning commission. That group unanimously approved three requests involving residential real estate... more

Tribune Photo by Scott Pearson Melisa Peters is sworn in for a full term as the mayor of Cornersville by Town Administrator Scotty Brock prior to the Board of Aldermen meeting on Thursday night. Peters was serving as an aldermen before she was chosen by the board to fill the unexpired term of Mayor Amos Davis after his resignation last year... more

Michele Tankersley Special to the Tribune Maury Regional Home Services has been named a Top Agency of the 2016 HomeCare Elite, a recognition of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. For more than ten years, HomeCare Elite has annually identified the top 25 percent of Medicare-certified agencies and highlights the top 100 and top 500 agencies overall. Maury Regional Home Services has been named to this prestigious list every year since its inception eleven years ago... more

The Lewisburg City Council heard details of a pair of multimillion-dollar deals in process in the city at their work session on Monday night. Lewisburg Economic Development Director Greg Lowe presented a pair of deals that will require some action by the council in the future... more

Tribune Photo by Scott Pearson County Commissioner Dean Delk and representatives of Chapel Hill area schools presented Huntley Ford of the Marshall County Veterans of Foreign Wars with donations from the students at each school. For years, children have brought in their change to donate to local veterans organizations on the occasion of Veterans Day. ... more

Duck River Electric Membership Corporation President and CEO Michael Watson was elected to the Board of Trustees for the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association (TECA) Dec. 2. The announcement came at the organization's 75th Annual Meeting in Nashville last month... more

The Marshall County Elks Lodge #1990 held its annual Elks Hoop Shoot at the Lewisburg Recreation Center on November 12-16. Winners are: 8-9 year old girls First--Amberlin Swesey Second-- Clarissa Cheek 8-9 year old boys First-- Logan Terry 10-11 year old girls... more

On November 12, an officer responded to a residence on Cummings Circle regarding a person who would not leave when requested. There he met Nancy Gentry who, it was discovered, was under a three-year ban order, dating from August 2014, from all Lewisburg Housing Authority properties. Gentry was arrested for criminal trespass and held on $2,000 bond in the Marshall County Jail... more

The Marshall County Tribune welcomes Jay Langston to the position of General Manager and Editor. A veteran of the publishing world, Langston and his wife Jacqueline built a home on a 118-acre farm in the Berlin area of northwest Marshall County in October 2015... more

MCAG will be hosting an open house on Saturday Dec. 3, 2016 from 1PM to 3PM. All members are encourages to attend. MCAG Kids "Christmas" Painting Class (12/3) will be at 10 A.M. The Lewisburg Christmas Parade (12/3) will be at 2 P.M. There will also be a Tree Lighting ceremony (12/3) on the square that evening... more

Tribune Photo by Scott Pearson Local veterans Larry McKnight (left) and Brian Pullam discuss veterans needs at the veterans fair held at the Lewisburg campus of Columbia State Community College. McKnight, who helped organize the event, said that he was very pleased with the turn out and planning for next year had already begun... more

By Scott Pearson Staff Writer Employees at one Lewisburg business gathered before Thanksgiving to share a meal, not only amongst themselves but with the wider community as well. Metro Door, a division of Cintas, celebrated their annual spirit day with a catered luncheon and a donation to the Care Kitchen of Marshall County... more

Tribune Photo by Scott Pearson Michael Martinez, chairman of the United Auto Workers Retirees Chapter #1853, presented Lewisburg Police Captain Rebekah Mitchell with close to 40 winter coats for community children. The coats will be distributed during the Cops for Kids event on December 10 to kids who need one by Lewisburg Police officers. ... more

Tribune photo by Scott Pearson Chamber of Commerce new member Dave Holder cuts the ribbon at his Lewisburg Functional Fitness location. "The timing of the event couldn't be better as we enter the season of holiday indulgence and New Year's resolutions," Holder said... more

First Commerce Bank's Board of Directors announced its semiannual cash dividend to its shareholders payable December 1st. The semiannual dividend will total $.50 per common share with an additional $.50 per share as a special year-end dividend, totaling $1.50 for the 2016 fiscal year. ... more

By Scott Pearson Staff Writer As an already bad year for wildfires in East Tennessee flared up into a firestorm that swept through the Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge area, Marshall County stood ready to help. Director of Marshall County Emergency Management Steve Calahan said that on Tuesday the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency made a request for assistance from Marshall County... more

By Scott Pearson Staff Writer The Marshall County Commission received some bad news and some good news regarding grant money at their meeting on Monday. Marshall County Mayor Joe Boyd Liggett reported to the commission that the county had decided to decline a grant from the state... more

By Scott Pearson Staff Writer The burn ban imposed on Marshall County by the Commissioner of Agriculture has been lifted as of Wednesday. Office of Emergency Management Director Steve Calahan said the two to three inches of rain had been reported in parts of the county on Monday and Tuesday, clearing the way for the ban to be removed... more