On the last day of the last weekend before school starts in Marshall County, a group of children got a special reward for winning a three-week-long contest in Sunday school. Fifteen children, from preschoolers to teenagers, rode the Lighthouse Independent Baptist Church bus and van to Rising Glory Farm, just north of Berlin, for a few hours of fun in the country... more

Establishing a training program to be sure workers are ready for modern factory jobs is the goal announced Monday when city, county and state leaders gathered in Lewisburg's Recreation Center. Economic developers are to meet with industrialists to determine what skills are needed for upcoming jobs, according to Greg Lowe, the city's industrial recruiter. He introduced Motlow State Community College President MaryLou Apple who explained the plan... more

COLUMBIA -- Gov. Bill Haslam is focused on recruiting new businesses, helping what's here grow, and fostering an environment for more jobs, he said during an open event within a block of the Maury County Courthouse. "We're really out now making Tennessee a great location for jobs," Haslam said while traveling with state Sen. ... more

NASHVILLE -- A federal judge ordered a state geologist to testify next week about who pressured him to ease the way for an expansion of a Marshall County landfill that is now the subject of a lawsuit. Neighbors and an environmental group are suing Waste Management and its Cedar Ridge Landfill in Lewisburg. They claim the dump has polluted surrounding land and water with chlorides, ammonia, nitrates and silt, according to a Nashville newspaper... more

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. Eight-year-olds are welcome to play. For more information e-mail player's name, age and playing experience to splashgirls10u@yahoo.com. The deadline to register is Aug. 6... more

Marshall County's unemployment rate went up by one half of one percent from 14.7 percent in May to 15.2 percent in June, according to figures released Thursday by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. These most recent figures, however, reveal a drop in unemployment during the 12 months since June 2010 when the county's rate was 16 percent. That reflects a 12-month increase in employment of eight-tenths of one percent (0.8 percent), the state report shows... more

An Old Belfast Road man was arrested Friday by Marshall County Sheriff's deputies who charged him with attempted criminal homicide, reckless endangerment, aggravated assault and resisting arrest in connection with gunshots fired at them and a shop. Roy Edward Overcast Jr., 70, was being held without bond in connection with the incident that began at about 10:47 p.m. ... more

On Friday night, the little hamlet of Belfast, Tennessee, will come alive once again with the 51st Annual Belfast Lions Club Horse Show. In past years, Belfast became the second largest town in our county with up to 5,000 people in attendance at this prestigious show, which begins at 6:30 p.m. at the S. W. Beech Memorial Field... more

Thefts and vandalism reported storage building at a residence on White Drive and took an Echo Model SRM-21 weedeater valued at $250. Arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and underage consumption of alcohol According to the report by Marshall County Sheriff's Deputy Tony Nichols, a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old were in the truck with Guzman and Polly when Nichols stopped it on Fishing Ford Road in the early hours of July 31. The juveniles were released to their parents... more

A Lewisburg community leader received a reply letter from The White House with President Barack Obama's signature, thanking the former councilman for his "thoughtful words" and encouraging message of hope. William J. "Willie J." Mitchell of Jones Circle wrote to the President with suggestions on how the country could learn from the Great Depression that Mitchell saw in 1936, he said recently when describing his letter to The White House... more

Schools Director Roy Dukes would like to remind parents that all students entering the 7th grade during the 2011-2012 school year must submit an official immunization certificate by Sept. 1 verifying that they have had the following immunizations: Immunization certificates that have been turned in to athletic directors will not be accepted... 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

Sometimes coincidences can really dampen your spirits. This week I was driving around with a CD that features Johnny Cash lamenting "I don't like it, but I guess things happen that way." Then I learned that the Borders bookstore chain will be shutting down completely by the end of September... more

County commissioners got a peek Monday at plans for more courthouse restoration when their architect showed how shifting the building's front door from the south to the west could solve three problems. The wide steps reaching toward the second level of the courthouse lead to a bridge over what's been a walkway, according to architect James Kennon's explanation. The bridge is supported by two steel I-beams... more

Heavy equipment operators paid by Waste Management Inc. have been clearing trees and brush from around a sinkhole on eight acres at Cedar Ridge Landfill for nearly a week. The work is, at least in part, to display the relative size of the sinkhole that's at the center of one controversy surrounding the company's request to the state for permission to cap the geographic feature so more trash may be buried at the landfill... more

With the Celebration less than a month away, and the WHOA International Grand Championship show taking place all this week at the Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro, controversy is once again raging in the world of the Tennessee Walking Horse. According to a "Member Notice" on the Walking Horse Trainers Association Web site, "On May 27 the USDA published in the Federal Register a proposal to amend the horse protection regulations to require Horse Industry Organizations (HIO) or associations that license Designated Qualified Persons (DQP) to assess and enforce minimum penalties for violations of the Horse Protection Act and the regulations. ... more

Lewisburg's immediate past industrial recruiter has sued the city in Marshall County Circuit Court in an attempt to get his job back, as well as back pay, interest, lost benefits and damages of $250,000. Legal counsel for the city will provide a vigorous defense in court against the lawsuit, Mayor Barbara Woods said Wednesday afternoon. She further indicated that the municipality could substantiate its position that there was no wrongdoing... more

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. Eight-year-olds are welcome to play. For more information e-mail player's name, age and playing experience to splashgirls10u@yahoo.com. The deadline to register is Aug. 6... more

An unidentified Lewisburg resident posted a sign in front of a rental house on Fourth Avenue expressing frustration at the landlord who's now provided his side of the story. The sign was removed on July 11, less than 24 hours after it was posted, according to a couple of residents of that neighborhood who called to tell the Tribune of their concerns... more

An act of God pushed a historical marker off its post last week, leaving it on the pavement at the southeast corner of Lewisburg's public square, Marshall County Mayor Joe Boyd Liggett reported this week. The Tennessee Historical Commission sign was "a casualty of high winds," Liggett said shortly after City Water and Wastewater Department Superintendent Kenneth Carr described the storm as "the Thursday east rain, which is the opposite of what we normally get."... more