There are too many unknowns now for Marshall County to commit to starting a virtual school. This was the conclusion at the end of the school board's curriculum committee's two-hour meeting Sept. 12. Tennessee lawmakers on July 1 authorized students to attend what am-ounts to a an online school, much in the same way, for example, Phoenix University holds college classes online... more

The Lewisburg Police Department didn't have a four-wheel-drive vehicle until this summer when it took possession of a Humvee from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. Police Chief Chuck Forbis obtained the vehicle - at no cost to the city - through a program he used in his previous job with the Sarasota, Fla., Sheriff's Department, and he's willing to help other area departments use the program to get surplus military equipment... more

James Carl Stewart, 83, of Lewisburg died Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Mr. Stewart was a native of Marshall County and the son of the late Ernest Preston and Georgia Kate London Stewart. He was retired from ICP. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Bob Stewart... more

Booth space is available for the 5th Annual Red Cross Christmas Village to be held Saturday, Nov. 19, at The Powder Room, 570 West Church St, Lewisburg. For more information, call 359-1211 or e-mail info@mcredcross.com. Old cell phones may be donated to help the Proverbs 12:10 Animal Rescue. There is a drop box at First National Bank, 1190 N. Ellington Pkwy, Lewisburg. For more information, call Marilyn at 270-0001. Visit www.proverbs1210rescue.org... more

Three additional job fairs will be held to fill new customer service jobs in Spring Hill. more

In a final push to fill the new customer service jobs, TRG has decided to hold two more job fairs. more

Lewisburg's aquatics director has been selected to lead the city Recreation Department. more

Three times the bell rang -- a soft chime that drifted over the silent crowd at the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy late Saturday afternoon in Deason. The bell, they said, was calling two firefighters home, telling them their shift had ended, their duty was done... more

Property tax breaks for factories are again being considered by city councilmen, but at least one of them wants contracts to be more specific about requiring jobs created in conjunction with the financial incentive granted by elected leaders. Several residents have called Councilman Robin Minor complaining about employment practices by businesses expanding or being established here with a reduction in city and county property taxes. The work isn't really full-time employment, Minor said... more

DETROIT -- General Motors and the United Auto Workers were negotiating a new labor contract Thursday when the future of GM's Spring Hill plant was an issue. Contract talks continued beyond a Wednesday night deadline as both sides agreed to extend terms of the current contract, according to the Detroit News. Nearly 2,000 furloughed Spring Hill plant workers would be brought back if the new contract includes what UAW negotiators are requesting... more

A five-year lease-purchase agreement for General Motors' Northfield building at Spring Hill was signed last week between General Motors and the South Central Tennessee Workforce Alliance. Worker training programs are conducted in the old Saturn headquarters that's being acquired with money from the state. The regional workforce alliance serves Marshall, Maury, Giles, Lawrence, Hickman, Lewis, Perry and Wayne counties... more

An attorney practicing in Smyrna plans to open a winery just east of Momma's Country nightclub on the north side of New Columbia Highway, he said Wednesday. The winery, Phillip George says, will be open, "hopefully by this time next year." George spoke briefly by telephone at Grinder's Switch Winery in Centerville while crushing grapes... more

Booth space is available for the 5th Annual Red Cross Christmas Village to be held Saturday, Nov. 19, at The Powder Room, 570 West Church St, Lewisburg. For more information, call 359-1211 or e-mail info@mcredcross.com. Old cell phones may be donated to help the Proverbs 12:10 Animal Rescue. There is a drop box at First National Bank, 1190 N. Ellington Pkwy, Lewisburg. For more information, call Marilyn at 270-0001. Visit www.proverbs1210rescue.org... more

I don't know what's more disturbing about President Obama's jobs speech to Congress, that he's proposing another failed stimulus bill or that he just doesn't realize that the first one didn't work. Let's face it, what we heard was just more warmed-over socialism... more

The following dogs are available for adoption through the Lewisburg Animal Shelter. The shelter is overflowing with dogs, many which have been there for a couple of weeks. We need to find homes for these dogs as soon as possible. All of these dogs have a date for euthanization. Come save a life today... more

A Lewisburg man was sentenced to eight years in prison last week, after he pled guilty to the charge of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor. James William Johnson, 38, of Nashville Highway, must serve 100 percent of his sentence because of state law on the B Felony, and he is subject to "community supervision for life following sentence expiration," according to the form signed by Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler... more

If you have the sort of face that only a mother could love, you may not be surprised by the ugly truths documented by Daniel Hamermesh. Hamermesh, a University of Texas at Austin economist and author of "Beauty Pays," puts forth the provocative proposition that "ugly people" deserve to be legally protected in the same way that individuals are protected on the basis of race, religion, disability, etc... more

An unusually high number of cyclists were on Marshall County roads Monday. They were participants in the 22nd annual Bicycle Ride Across Tennessee, fondly known as "The Brat." It's not a race, it's a touring bike ride through some of the most beautiful country in Tennessee, designed for both serious cyclists and recreational riders and organized by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation... more

Another new business is anticipated at Lewisburg's Business Park on Mooresville Highway where 50 jobs will become available, city leaders were told Monday when expansion of a business here was announced as creating more jobs. Those additional jobs were highlighted by City Economic Developer Greg Lowe who identified the employers as Christian Brands' Heartfelt Homes Accents and another manufacturer that's buying new equipment to accommodate growth... more

School board members started their September meeting with the annual election of chairman, vice chairman, and chairman pro tem. Last year's chairman, Mike Keny, turned the meeting over to schools director Roy Dukes, who accepted the nomination of Keny by Randy Perryman, and the nomination of Curt Denton by Sam Smith... more