I've never derived less satisfaction from wiping the grin off someone's face. A few days ago, not knowing how the local schools would handle the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, I decided to have a man-to-man talk with blissfully ignorant 7-year-old son Gideon... more

Twenty of 150 Jersey cows were temporarily moved last month from the University of Tennessee Dairy Research and Education Center just south of Lewisburg to its sister facility in Spring Hill to make room for a pasture experiment here. There are some native varieties of grass that are believed to have been prevalent in Tennessee pastures here many years ago. ... more

Two more complaints have been filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging racial discrimination against African-Americans by the county school board. School budget director Sheila Cook-Jones filed her complaint on Aug. 25, and the system's coordinated school health director, Michelle Ashley, filed her complaint on Aug. 12... more

A cannon may be fired on the Marshall County Courthouse lawn to commemorate posting of an historic marker in conjunction with another leg of the Civil War Trail through Tennessee, but only if Lewisburg officials agree. That's the decision reached last week by the County Commission's Building Committee as led by Chairman Kevin Vanhooser. A request for permission to fire a cannon on the Courthouse lawn was relayed to the committeemen by County Budget Director Freda Terry... more

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. Columbia State Community College's Center for Economic and Workforce Development is offering an ACT Test Prep class on the Lewisburg Campus from Sept. ... more

CHAPEL HILL -- The president of Tennessee County Commissioners Association told a TCCA regional meeting Thursday at Henry Horton State Park that counties should push for changes in the Tennessee Open Meetings Act that would put local governments under the same rules as state government... more

The following dogs are available for adoption through the Lewisburg Animal Shelter. We have a short week this week due to the shelter being closed for Labor Day, so we need to find homes for these dogs as soon as possible. All of these dogs have a date for euthanization, the first six are scheduled for this Thursday morning... more

SHELBYVILLE -- Game World, ridden by Gary Edwards, was named World Grand Champion Tennessee Walking Horse on Saturday night to close out the 73rd Annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration. The horse is owned by Chester and Lynda Stokes of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla... more

Marshall County could have its own "Virtual School" next year, if a suggestion made by Technology Supervisor Suzanne Ingram to the curriculum committee comes to fruition. Meanwhile, parents who want to take their children out of Marshall County schools and enroll them in Union County's virtual school are facing frustration because online education affects state funding for county school systems... more

Farmer, painter, merchant, nascent blacksmith, photographer, acting double and fencing instructor -- one who's taught swordsmanship to movie actors for "The Mask of Zorro" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" --Berlin volunteer firefighter Mark Ivie might be called a Renaissance man because of his varied career and experiences... more

Marshall County Commissioners are looking for a cost-efficient way to prevent leaks at the Courthouse Annex on Lewisburg's public square. Repair bids for the Annex wall facing the Davidson Building came in higher than expected, commissioners said. One exceeded $115,000. Another was $107,000. James Kennon, the county's consulting architect, "targeted" the job at about $50,000... more

Now that the state has issued a permit for Waste Management Inc. to use eight more acres at Cedar Ridge Landfill for burial of trash, it would appear that deliveries may resume at the facility on the north side of Mooresville Pike. Limited deliveries will be accepted starting some 60 days from now, but "Marshall County wastes from the convenience centers will have first priority ... ... more

Columbia State Community College's Center for Economic and Workforce Development is offering an ACT Test Prep class on the Lewisburg Campus from Sept. 12 through Oct. 10. ACT Test Prep classes meet from 5:30 to 8 p.m. each Monday evening for five weeks. The classes cover the five areas of the ACT test - English, math, reading, science and writing - in addition to test-taking strategies and practice tests. The fee includes a Prep Guide text. For additional information call 931-540-2660... more

Meeting on a different day, and at a different time, the school board could have a different look at the end of Tuesday night's meeting. Starting at 7 p.m., board members will start with the election of a chairman, vice chairman and chairman pro-tem to preside over their meetings for the next 12 months. ... more

Thefts and vandalism reported Arrested and charged with theft over $1,000 but less than $10,000 Arrested and charged with burglary and theft from a building According to the report by Officer Russell Grubbs, the two men were caught stealing from a workshop on Tankersley Avenue. ... more

Lewisburg City Hall has another "Jack of All Trades," an unofficial title sanctioned by at least one city leader. She is Pam Davis of John Lunn Road who succeeds Lisa Jackson, a now former part-time employee turned volunteer with a continued interest in renovation of the Ladies Rest Room... more

At least two dozen people, most of them volunteers, searched a large part of the Berlin Community on Monday when they were looking for a man who was reported missing. The area searched had a radius of about 1.5 miles, according to Marshall County Emergency Management Agency Director Bob Hopkins. He estimated there were 20 volunteers, many of whom donated use of their four-wheelers, fuel, time and energy for about eight hours... more

Our weather may not be perfect, but at least we didn't have to deal with "Irene." The victims and families of this massive hurricane are certainly in our thoughts and prayers. It's already September, and this is Labor Day Weekend. This year is passing by entirely too quickly... more

Labor Day isn't what it used to be. Parades are less prominent, Jerry Lewis has been ousted from the MDA Telethon, summer weather seems to drag into mid-October and even the "no white after Labor Day" fashion dogma has crumbled. And our day-to-day lives have made the once-great notion of a day honoring the working people of America a farce... more

The Battle of the Bands scheduled for Rock Creek Park Saturday has been canceled. The schedule will resume with the Sept. 10 performances. more