The evaluation of the director of schools' first year in office will be the topic of a school board work session Thursday. At the board's April 11 meeting, board member Barbara Kennedy requested the work session. She pointed out that board members had received Roy Dukes' evaluation in January and at that meeting they unanimously approved a motion to have him respond to the evaluation by their March meeting... more

Marshall County Mayor Joe Boyd Liggett says he's encouraged for the local economy because of remarks by Tennessee's economic and community development commissioner last week in Cookeville. "They're going to focus more, and as much as they can, on helping lure jobs to rural areas," Liggett said last week after hearing Bill Hagerty, the state commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development, ECD... more

Marshall County veterinarians offer rabies vaccinations at the reduced rate of $8 for the month of April. Tennessee law requires all cats and dogs three months of age and older to be vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian. There have already been three cases of rabies confirmed in Marshall County this year... more

There's a new financial advisor at the Lewisburg branch office of Edward Jones financial services on North Ellington Parkway. He's Dan Sheible and during a wide-ranging discussion recently, he explained why he selected Lewisburg: "I think the opportunity to grow is here."... more

The new contract that places a School Resource Officer at Lewisburg Middle School was signed Tuesday in the courthouse. "I'm proud to be a part of the SRO program," Sheriff Norman Dalton said. "I think Ben Fender will do a good job at LMS." Judge Steve Bowden agreed... more

Thefts reported Served with a criminal summons for theft of property Arrested and charged with aggravated assault Arrested and charged with domestic assault Arrested and charged with driving under the influence Arrested and charged with public intoxication... more

Some of America's best storytellers are that good because the audience has been prepared to have a "willingness to suspend disbelief" about the underlying story line. Here in Lewisburg on Thursday, the willingness to suspend disbelief was a significant part of an annual exercise that the Marshall County Emergency Management Agency must conduct... more

General Motors has agreed to sell its 325,000-square-foot Northfield Building so changes can be made for more labor training, according to the Lewisburg man who chairs the Workforce Board in the South Central Tennessee Workforce Alliance. Meeting in Lawrenceburg on Wednesday, the board was advised one more signature was needed from GM's Real Estate Division since GM's Board of Directors authorized the purchase option a couple of weeks ago, Workforce Board Chairman Tony Beyer said Thursday... more

Public opinion and a majority of Lewisburg councilmen appear ready to seal the fate for tombstone decoration rules now scheduled for an early grave. During two consecutive monthly meetings, the council voted 3-2 for changing an ordinance adopted last year. Its effect became known when mowing season started and decorations were removed... more

A man who has developed a unique product to help birdwatchers was at Henry Horton State Park Saturday. Joe LaFleur has been bird watching for 17 years, and for 15 of those he has been recording sound and video of birds. About 10 years ago, LaFleur started transforming hundreds of hours of footage into a series of DVDs that show birds one by one in their native habitat. ... more

Jobseekers in Marshall and neighboring Middle Tennessee counties are invited to apply to Yates Services for positions located at Nissan's Vehicle Assembly Plant in Smyrna. "These are well-paying jobs," Tennessee Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Karla Davis said. "The company plans to hire for numerous warehouse and production support positions during the next year and a half."... more

Marshall County veterinarians will offer rabies vaccinations at the reduced rate of $8 for the month of April. Tennessee law requires all cats and dogs three months of age and older to be vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian. There have already been three cases of rabies confirmed in Marshall County this year... more

One of the assistant principals at Marshall County High School should have an administrator endorsement for their teaching license before the start of the next school year. Shanda Sparrow, a 1992 graduate of MCHS, is in her 11th year with the Marshall County School System. She taught special education and coached at Lewisburg Middle School until she was promoted to the assistant principal position by then-director Dr. Stan Curtis in 2008... more

School board members voted Monday to include the cost of laptops for board members in next year's budget, along with the fee for using the Tennessee School Boards Association's eMeeting program. This will allow them to conduct paperless meetings, with the agenda and supporting documents, as well as links to state law and local policy, all available on a secure Web site... more

A disclaimer: I missed out on my own high school prom back in 1978, so you may dismiss this column as sour grapes, but I felt compelled to comment on the dark underbelly of this pervasive phenomenon. The traditional pre-prom photos snapped by parents are particularly troubling, producing toxic results that will survive for eons. Pre-prom photos are the evil twin of new cars: the hairstyles and facial hair immediately turn humiliatingly nerdy as soon as you drive them off the lot... more

SHELBYVILLE --Japan's March 11 earthquake has forced adjustments at Nissan parts supplier CKNA with plants here and in Lewisburg as workers will soon be supplying parts for five more vehicles. Because of the "just in time" flow of parts to Nissan's assembly plant in Smyrna, an interruption in production at one plant will affect others, so paid holiday time was applied to Friday and Monday, but such time off will make more production time available in the fall... more

FARMINGTON -- A Confederate Memorial Program was held Saturday by the Winnie Davis Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy at the Farmington Battlefield Confederate Cemetery. Cannon fire by the Maury Light Artillery, manned by Jason Boshers, Linda Boshers, Michael Bullock, Trey Anderson and Stephen Stanfill, was conducted for the opening and closing salutes within earshot of the Farmington Battlefield... more

Some Cornersville citizens are not happy with the way their elected officials are doing business. "I think what they're doing over there is wrong," exclaimed Bobby Wolaver Friday, the day after the Board of Mayor and Aldermen met. "Their meeting is a joke."... more

Marshall County veterinarians will offer rabies vaccinations at the reduced rate of $8 for the month of April. Tennessee law requires all cats and dogs three months of age and older to be vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian. There have already been three cases of rabies confirmed in Marshall County this year... more

It would appear that one festival in Lewisburg has spawned another. Continued growth of the Goats Music & More Festival in October, including the Lewisburg Rotary Club's Barbecue Contest in the last four years, revealed there's only so much space at Rock Creek Park... more