By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer It was a "high point" for the Marshall County Memorial Library when Gov. Bill Haslam's wife, Crissy, read to nearly 100 children and other library patrons on Tuesday afternoon when Tennessee's first lady encouraged parents to read to their children daily... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer Improvements on and near the public square were reviewed by Lewisburg Downtown Alliance directors Tuesday evening when they met in the Historic First Avenue Building. That building, previously known as the Ladies Restroom, is where LDA leaders plan to meet on Monday at 2 p.m. with Katie Pace, executive director of the Jackson (Tenn.) Downtown Development Corp., to learn more from others on what can be done to bring more business to the public square... more

Lewisburg Police officers are asking citizens for assistance in solving seven burglaries reported in August. Some would appear to be connected because of when they happened. Among the crimes currently being investigated are: Police ask citizens with information relating to these or any crimes to contact the Lewisburg Police Department at (931) 359-4044 or Crime Stoppers at (931) 359-4867... more

Lewisburg police on Thursday morning arrested two men, charging them with a 19-month old murder in his apartment at an old motel on West Commerce Street. more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The unemployment rate in Marshall County is the same -- 12.2 percent -- when figures for last month and June are compared, state records show. more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer A 22-year-old Lewisburg woman is being held on $1.5 million bond in the county jail on charges of criminal homicide and arson in last week's death of a 68-year-old carpenter who lived on Franklin Avenue. Heather Renee McCollum of Woodlawn Street is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Sept. 11 before Marshall County General Sessions Court Judge Lee Bussart Bowles in connection with the Aug. 14 homicide... more

From staff reports Parents from all over Marshall County will have an opportunity Saturday to take their youngsters to Lewisburg's Rock Creek Park for a remarkably well-guarded playtime. Cops for Kids, an annual fundraiser for the Christmas shopping trip for nearly 150 school-age children, will have a bungee jump station, a rock wall to climb and inflatable playgrounds from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer A local couple was so badly frightened by their neighbor's dogs they called the police Sunday morning. One dog was later taken to the shelter by an animal control officer, but spent only 30 minutes there before being released on the request of a county commissioner... more

From Staff Reports CORNERSVILLE - Police conducted a sobriety checkpoint here recently with no arrest for driving while intoxicated, but police did issue citations and found some unexpected things and behavior. "We detected some narcotics, but no evidence was found," Cornersville Police Sgt. David McVey said Monday morning when he added, "One man said you won't find anything in the car. We smoked it."... more

The Lewisburg Shelter is full of dogs that need homes immediately or many may be euthanized to make room in the facility. If you'd like to sponsor a dog to help save its life, please contact the pound's Facebook page or the pound at 359-5948. The following dogs are available for adoption, most of which are set to be euthanized this Wednesday morning, Aug. 22, so call early to save a life!... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer Industry in Lewisburg continues to make progress, discussion at this week's city council meeting revealed. Council members unanimously approved a three-year tax break for Lewisburg Printing that will allow it to buy a second large web press, which in turn will lead to the creation of 25 jobs over the next five years... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer Chapel Hill will have its own library soon. This news was part of Town Administrator Mike Hatten's report to the Joint Economic and Community Development Board meeting Tuesday. "The community's going to do it on its own," Hatten said. "We tried doing it through the county commission, but it didn't happen."... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer Marshall County commissioners on Tuesday voted 11-6 to change the zoning code in a way that creates a path that could lead to expansion of Cedar Ridge Landfill. The change as presented by Commissioner Anna Childress, chairman of the county's Solid Waste Committee, allows landfill expansion in an M-2 zone. New landfills would have to be in an M-1 zone and get permission from the Board of Zoning Appeals... more

The state's latest unemployment rate is up by 0.3 percentage points as Marshall County's rate hovers around 11 percent. more

Heather Rene McCullum, 22, previousy Heather Rogers, of Lewisburg, was arrested Friday on homicide and arson charges in the death of John Poteete, Franklin Street, Lewisburg, whose body was found in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Aug. 14. more

From staff reports 2004 Marshall County High School graduate Jessica Beard, now Jessica Beard Morrison, just returned to the University of Notre Dame to resume her studies in science journalism after a fellowship with the Chicago Tribune. "There's a real need for qualified scientists to communicate science to the public," Morrison said this summer before traveling from Indiana to Chicago. ... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer City and state lawmen on Tuesday were investigating what they believed to be a murder and arson in a dwelling behind a house on Franklin Avenue. Relatives of the deceased identified him as John Homer Poteete, a Lewisburg man who became a carpenter after he lost a leg several decades ago in an accident at Tyson Foods plant in Shelbyville... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer For the second time in as many months, the Marshall County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has asked questions and raised concerns about the treatment of African-Americans working for the school system here... more

The Lewisburg Shelter is full of dogs that need homes immediately or many may be euthanized to make room in the pound. If you'd like to sponsor a dog to help save its life, please contact the pound's Facebook page or call the pound at 359-5948. The following dogs are available for adoption, most of which are set to be euthanized this Wednesday morning, Aug. 15, so call first thing to save a life... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer A Lewisburg girl made the long trip to Sioux Falls, S.D. with her family and teammates and came home with a national championship. Ashton Watkins, now a sophomore at Marshall County High School, was one of 12 girls who made up the Tennessee Fury 97 team. The Fury won all 10 games it played in the ASA/USA Class A 14U Girls' Fast Pitch National Softball Championship... more