Less than a week after getting approval for their budget from the county commission's education and budget committees, school board members had to approve changes to it. more

As Marshall County leaders are driving home their annual budget deliberations, Roads Superintendent Jerry Williams remains opposed to a tax rate hike, but still looks for opportunities to provide motorists a smooth drive. more

One man is dead and a boy was hospitalized as a result of shootings early Sunday afternoon at a Martin Avenue apartment house. more

A 55-year-old Lewisburg man was jailed early Tuesday morning on charges alleging he fired semi-automatic assault rifle bullets into his son's front yard next to his home on Elm Street at Fayetteville Highway, city police reported. more

With very little discussion during their most recent session, county commissioners approved a reapportionment plan that maps out their election districts and those for members of the school board. more

Lewisburg Police are investigating a Sunday afternoon shooting that's resulted in the death of one man and hospitalization of another, Police Detective Sgt. David Henley said Sunday night. more

A public presentation today in the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall is aimed at property owners, their representatives and tenants of seven Lewisburg public square properties, but those among the general public who are interested in knowing what could be here in the future may also attend... more

There have been reactions to reports that a state department's reconsideration of permitting expansion of Cedar Ridge Landfill -- instead of leaving the decision to the state Solid Waste Disposal Control Board -- is a result of a business friendly governor succeeding one perceived as environmentally friendly... more

Marshall County could have a budget passed by early September, according to deliberations in the Courthouse Annex on Tuesday night. A public hearing on the county budget is to be held before the commission's regular meeting on Aug. 22. Then there has to be a gap of at least 10 days, before a special-called meeting of the commission on Sept. 6 to pass the budget... more

Fifth grade teachers in Lewisburg are to be receiving age-appropriate literature about earth science -- erosion, gravity, critters living in water and the environment -- from a city department director whose other responsibilities will keep him from teaching the subject... more

County employees will get a 1 percent raise, if the full commission agrees with a recommendation from the budget committee. "I'd like to see the employees get a raise," said commission chairman Tom Sumners, who's also a member of the budget committee... more

Less than one week remains to register with FEMA for disaster assistance if you suffered damage from spring storms. Call 800-621-FEMA (800-621-3362). Online, go to www.DisasterAssistance.gov. The deadline is Tuesday, Aug. 9. Splash Girls 10U fastpitch softball for girls in Marshall, Maury and Giles Counties is forming to play in the fall league in Columbia and fall tournaments. ... more

A reader suggested I get out of the office, venture out and return with a broader view of things. So I did when Gov. Bill Haslam went to the Copper Kettle restaurant near Maury County's Courthouse in Columbia. The usual political suspects showed up, including Stan Butt of Columbia, the immediate past executive director of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders and Exhibitors Association that's headquartered in Lewisburg... more

In contrast with public outcry in Spring Hill over a similar issue, Lewisburg residents apparently haven't objected to plans for a crematory on Yell Road. Meanwhile, a City Hall official has been provided with a page from a state law book that states "state lawmakers did not view funeral homes and crematories as separate industries."... more

The Marshall County Jail housed considerably fewer inmates last month compared to its capacity, according to observations from officials under the sheriff's command. "The daily average population for July was 125," Sheriff Norman Dalton's monthly report states. A corrections officer at the jail said Wednesday there are well over 200 beds at the jail... more

Two masked men armed with a pistol forced their way into a Titan Way home Friday night when they robbed the residents and escaped into the night with jewelry, keys, wallets and a purse. Lewisburg Police arrived shortly after the 9:20 p.m. crime and a search of the area was conducted. Several items were collected as evidence. The description and location of the evidence recovered has not been made public... more

A Lewisburg man found guilty at the end of a jury trial last month was sentenced to almost 20 years in prison on Wednesday. William Lance Walker, 31, will probably be locked up for more than 20 years because this sentence only starts when he completes the one he's serving now, and he has additional cases pending... more

Bond was set at $500,000 for a Lewisburg man who faces an attempted murder charge after a shooting incident last Friday on Old Belfast Road. Roy Edward Overcast Jr., 70, appeared in front of General Sessions Court Judge Steve Bowden on Tuesday this week, and is scheduled to be back in court next Tuesday... more

A unique Civil War mascot with special ties to Marshall County will be remembered at the local Historical Society's next meeting. When the Society meets Sunday in the museum in the Hardison Office Annex, members and visitors will be able to see the original portrait of the rooster Jake Donelson, and hear his story from a descendant of his owner... more

According to Great Britain's Daily Mail newspaper, Britain's scientists "Got some 'splainin' to do." An 18-month study by the Academy of Medical Sciences reveals troubling ethical issues in the area of genetic modifications of animals. The Daily Mail hypes the report with allegations of the secret creation of human-animal hybrids... more