Tennessee's "Sales Tax Holiday" starts next week. It starts at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Aug. 5, and ends at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7. "This is the six-year anniversary of the sales tax holiday which has been a tremendous success," state Senator Bill Ketron (R -Murfreesboro) said... more

The Agricultural Extension Service is pleased to welcome its new agent, Terri Orr. She's filling a position that's been vacant for nearly a year. It's the one that deals with family and consumer science. Her predecessor was Michelle Ashley, who went on to be supervisor of coordinated school health for the Marshall County school system... more

Steps were taken Thursday toward helping Craig Moore Road residents who have unusable well water just west of Lewisburg, according to a decision by the city's Water and Wastewater Board. Meanwhile, City Manager David Orr has pointed to a letter from the state to the city saying closure of the old city landfill was accomplished "according to the requirements of regulations" in state law... more

The contractor hired by Lewisburg to expand the capacity of its sewage treatment plant anticipates a workforce of up to 20 people and many of them could be from the local workforce. That's how Greg Dills sees it. He's the division manager who's leading the water and wastewater treatment group of Choate Construction Co. Dills spoke recently from his office in Atlanta, Ga., one of five Choate offices in the Southeast... more

CHAPEL HILL -- Tractor pull fans are already buying tickets for next year's Lions Super Pull of the South. "Saturday night, we had people purchasing tickets for next year," Tractor Pull committeeman Tommy Howell said Monday. One couple asked to buy tickets for next year's event as they bought tickets on the second night of the two-day tractor pull, Howell said... more

A Chapel Hill area resident is one of the college students coming to Lewisburg next weekend when her class starts analyzing downtown properties to provide free design services to merchants and building owners toward revitalization of the public square and nearby properties... 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

The 35th Annual Marshall County Horseman's Association Walking Horse Show on Friday at the county's Expo Center on Robin Hood Road was a remarkable success, according to a close and long-time observer of walking horse shows. "The only one that I've heard of that had more interest is Woodbury with about 250 horses showing," said Tom Sumners, a long-time associate of the Marshall County Tribune with his column, Let the Horses Talk. ... more

NASHVILLE -- Tennessee's unemployment rate in June increased to 9.8 percent, up 0.1 percent from the May figure. State Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Karla Davis made the announcement on Thursday, noting that the national unemployment rate for June 2011 was 9.2 percent, up from the May revised rate of 9.1 percent... more

A week ago today, Lewisburg woman was ordered to spend 30 days in jail "starting right now" as punishment for a domestic assault that happened in December. Patricia M. Oldham, 54, of Water Street, had a bench trial last month, after which Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler found her guilty. Wednesday, July 20, Oldham was in court for sentencing... more

A guilty plea Friday in Lincoln County will return the Marshall County Circuit Court schedule to normal for the month of September, according to a spokeswoman in Judge Robert Crigler's office. One month had been set aside for the death-penalty trial of Jacob Shaffer, 32, starting Sept. 12 in Fayetteville. Jurors were to have come from a Bedford County jury pool. Jury selection was expected to take at least a week... more

Thefts and vandalism reported Arrested on a warrant for aggravated burglary Arrested on a warrant for theft of property under $500 Served with a criminal summons for theft under $500 Turned himself in on 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force warrants... more

A Lewisburg teacher and his wife were on national television last week. English as a Second Language teacher Alex Tyshkevych and his wife Annie went to New York City to appear on the "Live! with Regis and Kelly" show on ABC-TV. They were part of Fix My Man Week, in which women get help with their men... more

Several residents on the east side of Craig Moore Road just north of Mooresville Pike are complaining their well water is unusable, according to spokesmen at some of the households. Marshall County Mayor Joe Boyd Liggett has also described the residents' water as unusable, but he declined to "speculate" as to the cause of what's happened. Several residents interviewed Wednesday were willing to describe what happened... more

A Marshall County man plans to develop his land in the southeast quadrant of Exit 32 on Interstate 65 with a convenience store. "We're wanting to get a new building put up," Wayne Wright of Globe Road said Wednesday, "but we're sort of at a standstill until the road is finished."... more

The two women who allegedly attacked a teenager in Wal-Mart last month were indicted by the grand jury Wednesday. Tabitha Brown, 33, and Symetra Brown, 35, both of Woodlawn Avenue, Lewisburg, were indicted on one count each of aggravated assault. The sisters are due back in Circuit Court with their appointed attorneys for arraignment on Aug. 3... more

First Baptist Church, Lewisburg, is holding Vacation Bible School from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, July 17, to Sunday, July 24. For a ride to the church, or more information, call 359-4077. The Farmington Road, Lewisburg, Group of Al-Anon meets at 6 p.m. every Tuesday. For more information, call Julie at 270-6839... more

The man who confessed to stealing more than $85,000 from Cornersville should remain a state prisoner at least until he's eligible for another parole hearing. That's what the Tennessee Board of Probation and Parole decided last week when answering Eric Brangenberg's request for early release. It was the second time he's been denied... more

The political jurisdiction lines for all nine of Marshall County's election districts could change Monday night when and if a majority of the county commissioners vote for new lines. The University of Tennessee's County Technical Assistance Service used computer programs including a Geographic Information System to help draw political lines between county districts, Elections Administrator Tristan Arnold said... more

School board members plan to review and pass the final version of their budget at a special-called meeting on Aug. 1. Every board member except Barbara Kennedy was at the budget committee's meeting Tuesday night, with assistant director Dr. Larry Miller filling in for Roy Dukes, who is on vacation... more