From staff reports Marshall County Sheriff Norman Dalton has installed a pharmaceutical drug disposal box in the lobby of the Marshall County Sheriff's Office. The program was implemented so area residents can properly dispose of old medications and not put them in the trash or flush them down the toilet... more

City utility project costs $13 million Approximately 1,000 cubic yards of concrete were poured Friday for the base of a cylindrical tank being built to hold 10 million gallons of wastewater at Lewisburg's treatment plant across Woodbine Avenue from the animal shelter... more

Panel explores issue, asking would mergers save money? more

Veteran getting new home in Lynnville more

From staff reports One of Tennessee's deputy veterans affairs commissioners, a former National Guardsman who served with Marshall County's veterans service officer and one of its commissioners, is speaking Friday on Lewisburg's public square for Veterans Day... more

From staff reports The Rotary Club here is planning something special for this year's Christmas Parade since the club's first Patriotic Parade was 10 years ago. "And in light of 9/11, we are revisiting that theme and doing another Patriotic Parade," Rotary spokeswoman Peggy Hubbard announced this week... more

By Karen Hall taff Writer A young Lewisburg man was indicted by the grand jury last month on charges arising from an alleged home invasion. Jessie Jordan Prater, 20, of Limestone Avenue, was charged with aggravated burglary, criminal attempted aggravated robbery, and evading arrest... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer Against her attorney's advice, a Mt. Pleasant woman pled guilty last week to a variety of drug charges. Cindy Marie Angus, 36, had been in jail since Aug. 1, but is now free on nine-and-a-half years' probation. Angus "insisted on doing it" against counsel's advice, Public Defender Donna Hargrove said in court to make a record of t decision... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer Marshall County school board policy committee members got more information on standardized school attire at their meeting last week. Visitors from Maury County were enthusiastic about the difference the policy made in their schools... more

NASHVILLE - Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty announced last week that Marshall County has achieved certification under the state's Three-Star program for excellence in economic development. "Our goal is to create a business friendly climate that gives companies the confidence to invest and expand in Tennessee," Hagerty said. ... more

Marriage licenses Greg Ian Gentry and Amanda Ann Rose Jennette Coy; Emanuel Jamie Kight and Lindsey Hope Morton; Larry Martin Parrish and Amy Marie Adkisson. Business listings Persnikity Builders, 404 Edmonson Avenue, Chapel Hill, TN 37034, owner: Myron Wildmore; Tennessee Mechanical Corp, 101 General Forrest Court, Smyrna, TN 37167... more

The Country Music Association's Male Vocalist of the Year, Blake Shelton, recorded the video part of his music video "Footloose" at the Hi-Way 50 Drive-in theater here. "They asked us not to let it out before they did it," said June Douglas, wife of the theater owner, Gary Douglas. The long-time Lewisburg couple also operate Special Tees, a novelty printing business for hats, T-shirts and other things on Fayetteville Highway... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer Gangs are active in Marshall County, the school board's policy committee was told last week, and their symbols are everywhere, in graffiti, tattoos, colors, and logos, even in certain sequences of letters or numbers. The eye-opening report came from Lewisburg Police Officer John Christmas who spoke during a Power Point presentation when the committee met at the school system's central office... more

Nearly a dozen muck boots have been reported missing from a store in Chapel Hill and Marshall County CrimeStoppers is asking the public to help police solve the crime. more

High achieving schools all possess similar characteristics. Successful schools emphasize academics for both college-bound and vocational-bound students, recognize the importance of caring for the whole child and his circumstance, and encourage involvement by all stakeholders. ... more

A stolen car crashed in Lewisburg Saturday night, injuring the driver and damaging two houses. About 9 p.m. Oct. 29, Officer Clint Newbill was patrolling on Nashville Highway when he was forced on to the shoulder by a car coming toward him in the center of the road. Newbill turned around and activated his blue lights, and, later, his siren, trying to stop the car... more

A luncheon to honor former General Manager the late Patricia Morgan was hosted by the Lewisburg Gas Department Board of Directors on Aug. 26. Current Gas Board members are Chairman James Chapman, Al Henderson, and Ronald B. McRady. The luncheon was held in the auditorium of the Lewisburg Gas Department on Ellington Parkway and was catered by the Starlight Café. In attendance were Mrs. Morgan's family: mother Grace Moore, sister Joy Harris, daughter Misty Reese, and son Tim Morgan... more

From staff reports A 12-year-old Marshall County boy suffered an accidental gunshot wound to his left leg Saturday afternoon after he and his father returned to their vehicle from a deer hunt, the sheriff said that evening. Sheriff's Detective Tony Nichols was investigating the mishap in the Belfast area at about 4:15 p.m. when Samuel Crane, son of Shane Crane, was injured, Sheriff Norman Dalton said. The boy was taken by helicopter ambulance to Vanderbilt University Medical Center... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer Consideration of a proposal to study consolidation of Marshall County with some or all of its municipalities has at least two forums this month as the county mayor and a commissioner may be heard by a panel of municipal leaders and Chapel Hill's town board... more

From staff reports CORNERSVILLE - Hundreds of new Kia cars were being crushed Tuesday, and the work could be continuing today where an auto train derailed last month. Tennessee Valley Recycling of Pulaski got the contract for crushing the cars, while a Cornersville business was hired to remove and recycle the railroad's rubble left after 16 auto train cars left the CSX tracks near Underpass Road northeast of town... more