Four Marshall County juveniles were taken into custody Wednesday when they confessed to stealing the Bethbirei Presbyterian Church's pulpit Bible, a sheriff's detective said early Thursday afternoon. After breaking into the 200-year-old church, three boys and a girl, age 14-17, set the goatskin Bible on fire and tossed it in a trash container near the old Fox motel on West Commerce Street, Sheriff Norman Dalton said... more

The instigator behind an on-going conflict over sewer fees is wondering if he should just stop, he said this week before and after taking his complaint to the District Attorney's office in the Marshall County Courthouse. "I may just quit doing it," Bob Lowe said of his recurring questions at City Hall and the city utility office on Water Street. "I get no pleasure out of it," he said of his campaign to end a utility fee that he sees as unfair... more

Have you loved our weather lately or what. We're definitely being teased -- we know there will be more cold weather. However, the groundhog did not see his shadow, so........ Duck River Electric Corporation will have the program at the Chapel Hill Lions Club meeting Monday, Feb. 21. They will be sharing new rates and information on the new substation in Chapel Hill... more

Remember two or three decades ago when voters got fed up with "revolving-door" incarceration and "wrist-slap" punishments? The result was a massive wave of "three strikes" laws, "throw away the key" campaign speeches and prison construction. Well, the "Field of Dreams" approach ("Build it and they will come") has turned into a field of nightmares for cash-strapped states. ... more

BROCCOLI CASSEROLE 2 packages chopped frozen broccoli 1 can mushroom soup 2 eggs, beaten 1 cup cheese, cubed or grated 1 cup mayonnaise 2 tablespoons chopped onion Ritz crackers Cook broccoli according to directions on package; drain. Add mushroom soup, eggs, cheese, mayonnaise, and onions. Mix together and put in a buttered casserole dish. Top with crushed Ritz crackers and dot with butter. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes. Note: for just our family, I cut the recipe in half... more

Here is a list of dates for the following events in Lynnville: "Lynnville Blackberry Festival" - Saturday, June 25; "Lynnville Fair On The Square" - Saturday, Sept. 24; and "Lynnville Christmas Village" - Saturday, Nov. 12. Other activities will be listed in this column... more

Four Marshall County juveniles were taken into custody Wednesday when they confessed to stealing the Bethbirei Presbyterian Church's pulpit Bible, a sheriff's detective said early Thursday afternoon. more

Petitions against a man who wants to be appointed to the school board are circulating throughout Marshall County. Former County Commission Chairman Sam Smith applied to represent the 4th District. On Feb. 28, commissioners are to appoint someone to fill the seat vacated by Dee Dee Owens until the August 2012 election... more

Eighty-six bogus but active credit cards were seized by Lewisburg Police detectives Thursday after stopping two Florida residents who allegedly bought gift cards at Wal-Marts here, eastern Tennessee and Georgia. Both defendants were in Marshall County General Sessions Court on Tuesday morning where they and Judge Steve Bowden needed an interpreter to communicate. Both are represented by Public Defender's Office attorneys and the defendants remain in the Marshall County jail... more

With a filing deadline at noon Thursday, it would appear the two ward elections in Lewisburg on May 3 might have a total of five candidates, according to a recent check of county election office records. First Ward Councilman Quinn Brandon Stewart may have two challengers as she and the Rev. Steve Thomas and Robert Christoph of Titan Way have picked up petitions to run for council. No petition had been filed in that race as of noon Monday... more

Widening of state Route 373, between Interstate 65 and Lewisburg's West Side Fire Hall, might still be finished in nine months. "The contract completion date for the SR 373 project is Nov. 15, 2011," according to B.J. Doughty, spokeswoman for the Tennessee Department of Transportation... more

Somebody stole the pulpit Bible again from the Bethbirei Presbyterian Church, thereby disproving a legend that it can't be taken from the building, despite Internet sites repeating the tale, and church leaders want the Bible returned and restitution for damages... more

Marshall County Babe Ruth League sign-up dates are Saturday, Feb. 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 20, from 1 to 3 p.m. For any questions call Connie Mills at 931-637-2454. The Marshall County Memorial Library, the South Central Human Resource Agency, and the Internal Revenue Service offer free tax preparation for individuals whose yearly income is under $49,000. ... more

Thefts, vandalism reported Arrested and charged with burglary of the Super Drive In Market, 1401 Nashville Highway Surveillance video at the store gave Lewisburg Police Department Cpl. Jackie Robertson enough evidence to charge both men. A hammer that could have been used to break the glass door, valued at $400, and about $22-worth of goods that could have come from the store were found in their car... more

A Chapel Hill woman was ordered to report to jail next month, after pleading guilty to DUI and introduction of contraband into a penal institution. Cassie Lynn Whaley, 29, of S.E. Forrest Lane, was indicted in May on charges of driving under the influence, possession of a Schedule IV drug, tampering with evidence, and introduction of contraband into a penal institution. ... more

Another Lewisburg resident wants a policy on sewer service fees changed and he's taking it to the Water and Waste Water Board meeting Thursday afternoon. Don L. Sullivan, 67, of Verona-Caney Road has read news stories about city resident Bob Lowe's recurring appearances at Lewisburg Council meetings, so he called Lowe and spoke to the council last week... more

A Marshall County church that has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1985 held its last regular service this month. The small congregation of Verona Methodist Church discontinued its services and closed its doors after the last worship service on Sunday, Feb. 6... more

FAYETTEVILLE -- Courtrooms, investigations and prosecution are common terms that are typically associated with Tennessee's district attorneys, but Facebook is a term that doesn't normally come to mind. The Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference is taking an unconventional approach in reaching teens with an aggressive social media campaign, incorporating Facebook to raise awareness of the legal, financial and social consequences of teen parenthood. ... more

Former Lewisburg banker David Orr, who's been a Marshall County High School substitute teacher and athletic program advocate in recent years, was to be offered the job of city manager Tuesday night by Mayor Barbara Woods. more

Two Franklin-based businessmen have captured the attention of City Hall officials who want to know more about placement of solar panels on buildings to generate electricity and be paid for some of it. "They pay to install, operate and maintain solar panels on the ground or on an existing building," Lewisburg Economic Development Director Greg Lowe reported this week to city councilmen and the Industrial Development Board... more