By Karen Hall Staff Writer Two men who'd been sentenced for Giles County crimes were arraigned by Marshall County Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler on similar charges Wednesday. Jeremy Shawn Field, 25, of Pulaski, and Daniel Ray Prince, 29, of Leoma, are both charged with burglary and theft. They allegedly burglarized two churches on South Ellington Parkway in early February 2011... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer Cosmolab, the well-established cosmetics business in Lewisburg, is taking steps to be more competitive as a "world-class project management company" serving name-brand companies that, ultimately, make men look at women's faces... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer Up to 50 jobs are anticipated at the recently renamed I-65 Commerce Park in Lewisburg because of decisions made Tuesday afternoon by the city's Industrial Development Board. What started in the spring of 2008 under the then corporate name of Autom Church Supply Co. of Phoenix, Ariz., has grown into the Christian Brands family of products: candles, jewelry and now home decorations with inspirational messages... more

From staff reports CHAPEL HILL - Now is the time for all good children to hunt Easter eggs. There's been a lot of that going on in Marshall County this week, and more to come this Easter weekend. At the Smyrna Baptist Church on Morningside Drive on Palm Sunday, the Rev. Marcus D. Kelley was asked about the "higher meaning" of Easter egg hunts... more

From staff reports A Lewisburg man died early Thursday morning at Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a result of injuries he suffered in a traffic collision on Second Avenue North after dark Wednesday night. Christopher G. Grimes, 25, of 628 2nd Ave. N., was riding a bicycle at about 9:15 p.m. Wednesday when he "came off College Street" onto Second Avenue, City Police Officer Larry Hazelwood reported Thursday... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer BERLIN - Nearly 240 bicyclists competed here Saturday in sanctioned events for points in their quest for regional and greater titles this year; all providing a spectacle for an audience of enthusiasts, friends and relatives... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer School board curriculum committee members got a taste of the way Algebra 2 is taught when they visited Mike Whitehead's classroom at Marshall County High School Monday evening. Each board member was handed a Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus graphing calculator, and assigned a student to help them... more

If you have a passion for customer service and the drive and experience to excel at helping clients, there's a job fair for you today. Applications for jobs with TRG Customer Service Center will be accepted from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, at the Career Center, 980 South Ellington Parkway, Lewisburg... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer Citing "personal reasons," Lewisburg's city manager gave two weeks notice of his resignation Monday morning when he told the mayor it has nothing to do with city employee raises paid after city councilmen advocated bonuses and opposed raises... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer All employees of the Marshall County School System will receive a bonus check Thursday, just in time for spring break. Full-time teachers will get $500 each, and non-certified employees will get $300 each. Part-timers will get half as much, depending on whether they're certified or not... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer For the Love of the Dixie, a volunteer concert to raise money for installation of a heating and cooling system at the Marshall County Community Theatre, was a sellout Saturday night. The marquee was changed that night to say "Sold Out" as the audience was advised that the show raised about $3,000, a sum that, at $10 per person, equates to an audience of 300, the generally accepted figure for the number of seats available at the reconfigured Dixie movie theater.. ... more

NASHVILLE - One of Lewisburg's biggest employers has received a state grant to avoid layoffs and help the company improve employee skills. Gov. Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Karla Davis made the announcement Thursday about the award of $9,159 to Cosmolab, Inc. in Lewisburg... more

From staff reports Ask anyone at the gas pumps these days and they'll tell you the price is too high. And that's true here in Marshall County where the rate's hovered around $3.70 for about a week. "Prices need to go down," Tommy Pruitt of South Berlin said while pumping gas at the Tiger Market at Franklin Pike and Highway 50 on Wednesday evening... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer A young man whose case was set for trial March 29 pled guilty Wednesday, and will report to jail next week to start serving a six-month sentence. Joshua Lee Rich, 21, of 2nd Avenue South, pled guilty to driving under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident, and reckless endangerment... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer Nearly one-fifth of city employees got pay raises after councilmen agreed all the staff should only get bonuses of $600 each, according to information obtained at City Hall and from eight city officials. Annually, the financial impact is $78,837, a salary analysis for pay raises shows, but all that has not been paid yet because the fiscal year ends June 30. ... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer Marshall County officials have another chance next week to pass the resolutions allowing school personnel to receive their long-awaited bonuses. The meeting schedule for Monday evening duplicates this week's, with the school board convening at 5 p.m., followed by the county commission at 6 p.m... more

A Marshall County man died in a motorcycle crash on Highway 99 Wednesday evening, the Tennessee Highway Patrol has reported. George R. Pruitt Jr., 52, of Harthstone Drive, Chapel Hill, was stopped on the highway waiting to turn left onto Hearthstone when a pickup struck his motorcycle from behind, according to Dispatcher Greg Griffin at the Tennessee Highway Patrol post at Lawrenceburg. more

Marshall County's unemployment rate was unchanged from January to February, according to statistics released Thursday. The county's 12.7 percent jobless rate was the seventh highest in the state, the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development reported. more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer The emphasis was on school safety at the Safe and Drug-Free Schools Task Force's spring meeting last week. Former assistant superintendent of the Metro Nashville Public Schools Ralph Thompson spoke about bullying. "Bullying did not just start," Thompson said. "But it has gone to new levels. It's just getting out of hand."... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer A Lewisburg couple was indicted by the grand jury last week, the husband on serious sex charges, and the wife for concealing him when she knew police wanted to arrest him. Clint A. Marlow Sr., 32, of Cummings Circle, was charged with rape of a child. ... more