Ms. Joyce Nanette Peterson, 61, of Lewisburg, died Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at St. Thomas Hospital. She was a native of Marshall County, the daughter of the late Gerald Pratt and Dorothy Luna Peterson. She was a nurse with Marshall Medical Center for over 40 years... more

The Farmington Road, Lewisburg, Group of Al-Anon meets at 6 p.m. every Tuesday. For more information, call Julie at 270-6839. Registration is open for a Mini Cheer Camp to be held from June 13 to 16 in the Lewisburg Recreation Center gym. The camp is for four to 10 year olds, and will be directed by MCHS cheerleaders. To sign up, call Becky at 359-1593 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday... more

Three former employees of the golf course at Henry Horton State Park are scheduled for hearings at the park next month. Former Course Manager Kerry Blanton and workers Rusty Jones and Jim Limbaugh were dismissed last year by Jim Fyke who was the commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation under Gov. Phil Bredesen... more

By their next meeting on June 16, school board budget committeemen should "know where we stand," according to chairman Donnie Moses. Committee members have asked for more information from budget director Sheila Cook-Jones. Currently, there is a $682,000 "positive variance" of revenue over costs... more

Counterfeit $20 bills have appeared in Lewisburg again. A Shelbyville woman came to the Police Department on May 29 with a counterfeit $20 bill that she received in change at Auto Zone. The store reimbursed the woman, and the counterfeit bill was logged into the police evidence room. Another counterfeit $20 bill was found in the deposit from Burke Building Supply when it was counted at First Commerce Bank on May 27... more

Your momma probably gave you inadequate advice about seeking a job. She likely told you that poor posture, low grades, a police record, body piercings and tattoos could all prejudice a potential employer against you. She probably FAILED to warn you, "Don't go to work for a company that will someday in the distant future get tangled up in the subprime mortgage business and wind up having to lay off mass numbers of employees through no fault of their own. Get your elbows off the table."... more

Rekindling a political fire storm during his Memorial Day dinner speech, Marshall County Mayor Joe Boyd Liggett remembered a veteran of the Vietnam War who was denied the opportunity to speak to the county commission nearly two months ago. Liggett's reference was about 12 commissioners' vote against letting Henry Dowlen speak for Jerry Campbell over Sam Smith when there was an open seat on the school board. ... more

New wreaths were placed at the memorials on the Marshall County Courthouse lawn on Monday to honor troops from here who died in battle defending the America's way of life. "Marshall County has given as much, per capita" as any other county in Tennessee, state Rep. Eddie Bass (D-Prospect) said during Memorial Day ceremonies on the County Courthouse steps... more

This evening, Lewisburg councilmen start three sets of interviews in an attempt to select a new city treasurer. "We're going to interview six applicants," Councilman Odie Whitehead Jr. said last week about the schedule ending Friday. Four live in Marshall County. One lives in Soddy Daisy, Tenn. The other is in Tarpon Springs, Fla... more

A huge black and white "Thank You!" was prominently displayed at the first ever Industrial Appreciation event of its kind, held Thursday in Lewisburg. Dave Kennedy of Southern Carton provided the sign for the event held in the Powder Room at the old Borden factory on West Church Street. Over 125 people enjoyed hors d'oeuvres and soft drinks, as well as a selection of wines and cheeses... more

The Farmington Road, Lewisburg, Group of Al-Anon meets at 6 p.m. every Tuesday. For more information, call Julie at 270-6839. Registration is open for a Mini Cheer Camp to be held from June 13 to 16 in the Lewisburg Recreation Center gym. The camp is for four to 10 year olds, and will be directed by MCHS cheerleaders. To sign up, call Becky at 359-1593 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday... more

Half an hour after midnight, there was a loud pop, then a second and then it hit the house. That's how Curtis Davenport, 518 Maple St., described how his home was damaged by one of the big storms that swept across Middle Tennessee late last month. His 23-year-old daughter, Rachel, also heard the pop, and has come to realize the hardships that have followed... more

NASHVILLE -- There were 1,810 Marshall County residents who were without a job during April, the most recent unemployment figures show. That figure reflects a reduction in unemployment for Marshall County by one-tenth of one percent (0.10%) where 10,380 people have jobs out of a workforce of 12,190... more

Lewisburg-based American Legion Post 39 will again host two of the long-standing Memorial Day events on Monday to commemorate American soldiers who died in military service. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1509 also continues the tradition with a midday meal at Post Headquarters... more

After two tied votes, three Marshall County election commissioners voted to hire a new employee to succeed the incumbent administrator of elections who was supported by the other two commissioners. The deadlock began to break when Commissioner Fred Fleischer voted for Tristan Arnold who'd been nominated by Commissioner Lisa Laster. It was then up to Commission Chairman Don Wright. He changed his vote from Fleischer's nominee, Jim Rucker... more

A Bedford County hog farmer who was accused of fouling four Marshall County household wells was found not guilty on pollution and vandalism charges by a five-man, seven-woman jury at the close of a three-day trial here on Wednesday. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation never proved that what Charlie Haskins was spreading got into the water source or into Sutton Creek, according to four jurors who spoke on a condition of anonymity. ... more

The Farmington Road, Lewisburg, Group of Al-Anon meets at 6 p.m. every Tuesday. For more information, call Julie at 270-6839. Addresses for donations for the upkeep of Marshall County cemeteries include: Cochran -- Cochran Cemetery Trust Fund, c/o Ann Tipton, 5515 Nashville Hwy, Chapel Hill, TN 37034; Elliott -- Dot Zimmerle, P.O. ... more

It's been 90 days since Ronald Shelton was shot to death with gunfire blasting through one of nine door windows still decorated with stick-on images of candy canes, a Christmas stocking and presents. Lewisburg Police are still "actively working the case and are specifically looking for leads that would substantiate some leads we are investigating," Detective Sgt. David Henley said Tuesday afternoon... more

A Lewisburg man who was found guilty of aggravated burglary and arson after a jury trial in March was sentenced in Circuit Court Wednesday. Assistant District Attorney Chris Collins asked for the maximum sentence for Mitchell J. Ford, 33, who's been in trouble with the law off and on since he was 22 years old... more

A Lewisburg man was indicted on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor when the grand jury met last week. Mark Joseph Suchan, 47, of 4th Avenue North, was arrested in March on warrants sworn out by Lewisburg Police Detective Sgt. David Henley. Those warrants charged Suchan with solicitation of a minor... more