A former school bus driver who sued the Board of Education settled his case early this month, a week before it was due to go to trial on Aug. 9. Larry Barlar is satisfied with the amount of his confidential settlement, he said Monday. In June 2009, Barler's employment with the county was discontinued... more

Lewisburg's water board is recommending city councilmen authorize a grant application to fund extension of a pipeline to Craig Moore Road residents whose well water became unusable this summer. Nine dwellings' water source went bad for undetermined reasons. A state geologist said he believes the source is the city's old landfill leaking soiled water. Some residents suspect road construction blasting shifted rock formations... more

Good retirement parties are part family reunion and part roast where cousins rat-out the "soon to be departed." And that's the way it was Thursday evening at the Lewisburg Recreation Center's meeting hall. Lewisburg Fire Capt. William Lynch, however, was forced to tell on himself even though he'd already spilled the beans to the newspaper, which not only caught the mess, but raked in Lynch's later remarks that mollified the mess... more

COLUMBIA -- State Transportation Commissioner John Schroer is set to inspect road construction projects in Marshall County on Sept. 15, his office reports. "I always liked it when state leaders came to visit," Schroer said, citing his experience when he was mayor of Franklin and chairman of the Franklin Special School District... more

Yell Road at Cheek Road will be closed for approximately six weeks, starting Thursday, Aug. 25, for bridge construction. The Marshall County Highway Department apologizes for any inconvenience. Pre-registration is open until Sunday, Aug. 28, for the 3rd Annual Friends of Henry Horton State Park 5K Run/Walk which will take place on Saturday, Sept. 3, starting with signup at 6:15 a.m. For more information, e-mail Cecile Wiser at cpwiser@gmail.com... more

The Marshall County Republican Party has named two men as "Legislators of the Year," according to an announcement from county GOP Chairman Billy Spivey and Vice-Chair Janet Heckle. Sen. Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) and Rep. Judd Matheny (R-Tullahoma) "are grounded in the conservative principles that made our nation the greatest nation on earth - limited government, free enterprise, individual freedoms and traditional values," Spivey said. ... more

Admission will be free tonight at the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' and Exhibitors' Association National Futurity, due to start at 5:30 p.m. at the Calsonic Arena on the Celebration grounds in Shelbyville. The futurity will feature a special exhibition by 2002 World Grand Champion Out On Parole... more

A Chapel Hill alderwoman on Monday asked Marshall County commissioners to spend money for a library branch in her town's community center. County budget committeemen should be commended for including funds to open a library in the north end of the county, Alderwoman Marion Joyce said, but she was disappointed that the request was cut from the spending plan considered Monday... more

Arrested and charged with evading arrest in a motor vehicle and reckless endangerment, and cited for reckless driving According to the report by Marshall County Sheriff's Capt. Bart Fagan, at about 10 p.m. Aug. 19, Rowland was clocked at 62 mph in the 30 mph zone on Cornersville Road just south of Lambert Lumber. ... more

The three young people from Smyrna who were allegedly caught stealing items from a home on Kenny Nelson Road on May 8 were indicted by the Marshall County Grand Jury last week. Mariah Janee McCutcheon, 21, and Jacobi Vaughn Moore, 18, are both charged with aggravated burglary and theft... more

A book has been published telling about the last day of Sgt. David Hierholzer, the Marshall County man who died in Afghanistan. The book, "Shudergay," pronounced Shoe-duh-gay and named for the town where Hierholzer died, presents "an example of heroism that lives up admirably to the courageous standards of the 10th Mountain Division," according to Internet publicity for the book by James F. Christ... more

The Tennessee Department of Environment has a proposal for the expansion of Cedar Ridge Landfill, which, if approved by the state Solid Waste Disposal Control Board, could lead to a permit to let Waste Management Inc. bury trash over a sinkhole to be capped on eight unused acres of Cedar Ridge Landfill... more

Three of Marshall County's elementary schools are on a state "Target" list after failing to make adequate yearly progress during the last school year, according to the No Child Left Behind Act. The schools are: "Our focal point for this year is to help them improve," said assistant schools director Dr. Larry Miller as he handed a summary of the county schools' results to school board members at their August meeting... more

David Scott has a quick grin and a blue zillion tales to tell about his job in Alaska. The 54-year-old Marshall County native works for CH2M Hill, a British Petroleum subcontractor that provides services at the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. "On a clear day, I can see the North Pole," he said while talking about work... more

Marshall County's Agriculture Committee has authorized the employment of a Lawrenceburg man as the University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Agent for youth development and oversight of the 4-H program headquartered at the county's Hardison Office Annex... more

Emogene Campbell, 87, of Lewisburg, formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died Monday, Aug. 15, 2011, in NHC Oakwood Healthcare. Mrs. Campbell was a native of Marion County, Ohio, and daughter of the late Harry Clay and Gladys Helen Turner Long. She was the co-owner of the Campbell's Furniture Store in Charleston, W.Va. She was a member of the Bethany Freewill Baptist Church in Charleston... more

Pre-registration is open until Sunday, Aug. 28, for the 3rd Annual Friends of Henry Horton State Park 5K Run/Walk which will take place on Saturday, Sept. 3, starting with signup at 6:15 a.m. For more information, e-mail Cecile Wiser at cpwiser@gmail.com... more

As Marshall County commissioners are considering adoption of their next spending plan -- lasting through June 2012 --one of their special funds is being depleted, although a two-year-old recycling program may be supporting the Solid Waste Department... more

A young Lewisburg man's parents wept in the courtroom as he was sentenced to nine years in prison Wednesday. A jury found Zachary Q. Baker, 22, of Fairlane Drive guilty of selling Ecstasy and marijuana at the Recreation Center. Baker had been free on bond, but it was revoked at the end of the trial. Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler had no choice. The law requires revocation of bond after a conviction for the sale of a Schedule I drug in a drug-free zone... more

Marshall County commissioners are scheduled Monday to hear public comments on the property tax rate and the county's next spending plan. There's no increase in the property tax rate that's been held at $3.09 per $100 of assessed value for several years, despite fluctuations in the tax base... more