By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer A Lewisburg congregation struggles to cope with the death of an evangelist who went missing three weeks ago and was found dead Tuesday evening in Rock Creek near Nashville Highway. The Rev. Tim Atkisson, pastor of New Life Tabernacle on Fox Lane, knew that Tuesday night; "It's him." Found in a pocket of dark-colored pants worn by David Dickinson were a key to the church here and a key fob from the dealership where Dickinson bought the travel trailer he lived in with his wife and children.. ... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer A Mooresville woman and President Barack Obama hugged each other in the Rose garden of the White House last month after the President announced cuts to deficit spending. Duke and Billie Hamilton were at the White House as tourists on a vacation provided by their son, Dennis Hamilton of Selmer, Tenn. ... more

Lewisburg Police believe that the body recovered from Rock Creek on Tuesday night was that of an evangelist who's been missing for a few weeks, but a detective says they won't be certain until they consult further with the medical examiner's office in Nashville. more

The Rev. Tim Atkisson, pastor of New Life Family Tabernacle in Lewisburg is convinced that the body found by city and Marshall County authorities is that of David Dickinson, the evangelist who preached at New Life on Sept. 25. more

Lewisburg police, firefighters and the Marshall County Emergency Medical Service were recovering a body from Rock Creek after dark Tuesday when Police Chief Chuck Forbis anticipated the body would be taken directly to a state medical examiner. "It appears he'd been in the water for more than a few days," Forbis said from the north bank of Rock Creek, about 75 yards west of Nashville Highway, downstream from where the road crosses the creek. The body was "right at the surface" of the water, "but against some branches." more

A string of burglaries in the north end of the county was brought to an end this week, and most of the stolen property was recovered. more

Marshall County commissioners on Thursday night elected Lee Bowles, law partner with her father who's a former state appeals court judge, to be the county's General Sessions Court judge. more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer A Marshall County teenager has three books available for purchase online, and many more on the way. In addition to writing, Cheyenne Reed, 16, also draws, paints, takes photographs, sews, and cooks. "I was an easily bored child and a quick learner," Cheyenne said. She got into writing when the family moved to Tennessee "because it was something I could do in class." She started with poetry and short stories, but now she's moved on to full-length novels... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer Interest is already being shown by potential tenants for a building that just changed hands on Lewisburg's public square. Matthew Hopkins and his wife Julie had been in possession of 111 1st Avenue North, the building nearest the Bank of America, for just a week when he spoke about the building... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer CalsonicKansei North America, the largest single employer in Lewisburg, plans to buy new equipment and renovate its building to manufacture key components of Nissan's Leaf, an all electric car. Part of the funding for the expansion is being made possible with a proposed modification to a contract CKNA has with Lewisburg that changes a payment schedule that mimics the factory's personal and property tax obligation... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer Marshall County's Chancery Court has a clerk and master to deal with dockets, notices and other records for court cases, but the man succeeding long-time clerk Tommy Higdon says he has no intention of keeping the job for a long time... more

Grand Ole Opry star Lorrie Morgan takes the stage Friday night during Lewisburg's Ninth Annual Goats Music & More Festival in Rock Creek Park. more

Parents, siblings, the wife and children of the missing evangelist who spoke at a Lewisburg church 11 days ago have returned to their homes in other states and a week after he disappeared, the evangelist's father acknowledged what would appear to be an obvious conclusion. more

Acutely aware that indecision on funding the Goats Music & More festival caused controversy and small town talk that the annual event might not continue, Lewisburg councilmen want to start working on next year's budget this winter. more

Marshall County Roads Superintendent Jerry Williams has spent half the $1 million borrowed for road repair and has requested support for his plan to spend the other half next year. "Nobody was informed that it would be three years," Williams said during a recent meeting of the county commission's Budget Committee when further discussion by the full commission was deferred until late this month... more

The Marshall Education Foundation has announced winners of the 2011 Teacher Classroom Grants. They are Jill Bibb, Josh Roberson, Mary Hickerson, Sally Hobbs, Brent Adcox and Vicky Carlton. more

Marshall County Attorney Bill Haywood has withdrawn his name from consideration by county commissioners on Thursday night when the panel is to name a successor to recently resigned General Sessions Court Judge Steve Bowden. more

Goodwill Career Solutions will be hosting a job fair for Christian Brands more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer The U.S. Marshals Service is helping Lewisburg Police investigate its case of the missing evangelist who stepped away from his travel trailer at New Life Family Tabernacle for a morning walk. "We contacted them to see if there was any assistance they could provide," Police Chief Chuck Forbis said about noon Thursday. "The federal agencies can sometimes get to records that we want to look at quicker than we can, for example banking records."... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer Marshall County students are one step closer to wearing standardized school attire because of school board policy committee discussion this week. The meeting ended with committee members declaring they were ready for input on school attire from Lewisburg Police Officer John Christmas who's also a county commissioner... more