By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer It would appear that Tuesday night's meeting of the Marshall County Commission is overloaded with housekeeping matters. That's the approach Commissioner Rocky Bowden took on Tuesday night while chairing the commission's Education Committee... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer Raises for Lewisburg city employees are included in the 2012-2013 budget that councilmen discussed in a workshop Tuesday afternoon. A 3 percent pay increase is proposed for employees who were not among the ones who got one of the controversial raises recently... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer Lewisburg Rotarians' Festival on the Rocks in Rock Creek Park got off to a swingin' good time Tuesday night with a carnival from Georgia and it continues today and Saturday with Prichard's state championship barbecue cook-off, hot air balloon rides, a foot race, cornhole tournament, arts and crafts... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer Questions were raised this week about whether two Marshall County jobs were being filled without following the proper procedure of announcing the openings and then accepting applications. Both positions remain open, according to the administrators who are authorized to hire or appoint... more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Marshall County may have the sixth highest unemployment rate in Tennessee, but the latest figures released from the state show that joblessness went down in the county from 12.1 percent to 11.2 percent, or nearly a full percentage point. more

Tennessee State Representative Sheila Butt and the Tennessee Career Center in Maury County are partnering to host a Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, June 14, at the Northfield Workforce Development and Conference Center in Spring Hill. There will be over 30 employers in attendance with job opportunities in various fields. Preferred entry into the Job Fair will be given to job seekers who attend a two-hour Job Link Workshop and pre-register for the Job Fair... more

NASHVILLE, Tenn.- State Conservationist Kevin Brown recently announced the launch of a new national water quality initiative committed to improving three impaired waterways in Tennessee. One of those selected was Caney Creek watershed in northern Marshall County. ... more

From staff reports NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee's unemployment rate for April fell to 7.8 percent, down from the March revised rate of 7.9 percent, the state labor commissioner said last week. "While Tennessee's unemployment rate has declined for nine consecutive months, April's decrease is mostly attributable to a shrinking labor force," Labor Commissioner Karla Davis said. "This is similar to the monthly change that occurred on the national level."... more

Arrested and charged with domestic assault Arrested and charged with violation of bond conditions, vandalism, and theft Thefts and vandalism reported Arrested and charged with resisting arrest Arrested and charged with driving on a suspended license... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer Marshall County educators had an open exchange of ideas, views and general information with Tennessee's education commissioner at the county system's central office on Thursday. Preparing students for modern factory jobs and teacher evaluations - the latter being a subject that caught Gov. Bill Haslam's attention last fall - were two prominent topics for Commissioner Kevin S. Huffman... more

From staff reports More police officers were killed in the line of duty last year than during 2010 and local lawmen paused Thursday to remember. "This year, the names of 163 officers killed in the line of duty during 2011 are being added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.," Police Chief Chuck Forbis said... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer The Tennessee Department of Transportation has temporarily stopped work on the bridge on London Road over Richland Creek in Marshall County due to the presence of nesting barn swallows, also known as cliff swallows... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer School board members congratulated the valedictorians and salutatorians of all three high schools at their May meeting last week. They also applauded the recipient of an award that isn't given every year - the one for perfect attendance. ... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey and Sen. Bill Ketron reported last week on the recently concluded session of the Legislature while talking at the Marshall County Republican Party's annual Presidents Dinner. "We have balanced two budgets in a row with over $1 billion and $800 million in spending cuts and, at the same time, we cut taxes," Ramsey said later that Thursday night, recapping his keynote address... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer CHAPEL HILL - Students, staff and friends at Chapel Hill Elementary School dedicated two trees on Wednesday morning in memory of departed friends, lost since late last year. "Hopefully, friends, in years to come, when you visit CHES, these beautiful trees will remind you of the good times we had with these special people," CHES Principal Dean Delk told hundreds of students, school staff and friends... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer A special called meeting of Lewisburg's Industrial Development Board made it official Thursday: a new industry is coming to town. IFS and RCFS (Imperial Food Service and Red Cloud Food Service) will be leasing 20 acres in the I-65 Commerce Park, building a 60,000 to 65,000 square-foot building, and hiring 40 to 50 local production workers. They should be fully operational by the summer of 2013... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer A man who led police on a high-speed chase through Lewisburg last fall pled guilty in Circuit Court on May 9 when he was sentenced to seven years in prison. Rodney S. Crosslin, 32, of Franklin Avenue, was charged with aggravated assault and evading arrest. ... more

From staff reports NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Two top state leaders want unemployed Tennesseans to know about another way to find job openings. There's a new Internet database to help connect job seekers with Tennessee employers, Gov. Bill Haslam and Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Karla Davis announced recently... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer A new homegrown festival on Lewisburg's public square generated business for stores in the heart of the city, according to merchants and organizers of the first of their monthly Second Saturdays. The Lewisburg Downtown Alliance event's theme was "browse and brunch," according to Andrea Childress, whose brainchild is to grow with a farmers' market next month. "The growing season really hasn't started yet."... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer A Petersburg man remained jailed Tuesday, charged with criminal impersonation, reckless endangerment, and evading and resisting arrest. Kevin Lee Johnson, 29, of Bert Watt Road, was arrested shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday, May 13... more