A Lewisburg man had part of his September 2008 conviction reversed by the Tennessee Supreme Court recently. A Marshall County jury found Ungandua Andre Ingram, 33, guilty on one count of selling 0.5 grams or more of cocaine, one count of possession of 0.5 grams or more of cocaine with intent to sell, one count of simple possession of marijuana, and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia... more

Because one resident sought adjustments to the city's sewer use fee, Lewisburg's Water and Wastewater Board didn't have to respond to a City Council request for a board recommendation regarding a fee change. That's what attorney Dan P. Whitaker wrote on Jan. ... more

According to the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news service, Japanese researchers are launching a five-year project to bring the long-extinct woolly mammoth back to life through cloning technology. (Mammoths began dying out around 10,000 years ago, near the end of the Ice Age.)... more

STRAWBERRY CRUNCH CAKE 2 10-ounce packages frozen sliced strawberries, thawed 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar 1 cup butter or margarine, softened 2 eggs 1 cup sour cream... more

Let it snow, let it snow! The snow that fell on Wednesday morning decorated the landscape so well and left the roads where everyone could go. The Lynnville Literary and Fine Arts Society will meet on Thursday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. in the fellowship hall of the Lynnville First Presbyterian Church... more

Mildred Elaine Williams Davis was born on June 1, 1917, in Marshall County and died on Jan. 27, 2011, in Maryville, Tenn. at the age of 93. more

School board members rated their director's performance somewhere between "fair" and "good" across a range of categories in his first annual evaluation, though scores in several areas averaged close to "poor." The elected school board conducted its evaluation of Dukes without a public vote. Evaluation forms were submitted without the names of the board members attached, thereby allowing them to vote anonymously... more

Lewisburg's Public Works Department is ready for ol' man winter. "We've got enough salt for this year," Public Works Director Kenny Ring said Friday. With 75-80 tons of salt in the salt shed between North Ellington Parkway and Jones Circle that day, Ring directed one of his men to load the salt spreader to be prepared... more

Tennessee's prohibition against new sewer connections here had two Lewisburg businessmen concerned about its limit on city growth, so last week they asked the Water and Wastewater Board about it. Lewisburg Industrial Development Board Chairman Eddie Wiles and Bill Marsh, both leaders of First Commerce Bank, were told the $13 million expansion of the city's sewage treatment plant should be completed within 18 months... more

CHAPEL HILL -- The Board of Mayor and Aldermen has agreed to continue to pay the additional $50 per month charged by Marshall County's sheriff for reports from the National Crime Information Center's computer database. However, the board's discussion with Chief Deputy Billy Lamb and Sheriff Norman Dalton's communications officer, Katie Burk, who went to Chapel Hill's Town Hall last week, came with another request that broadened the discussion... more

Nearly 120 employees of Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. here were told Monday that their employer's business is being acquired by RockTenn, the Norcross, Ga.-based packaging and paper company, for $3.5 billion. "The Lewisburg plant has a bright future," Smurfit-Stone General Manager Jeb Bell said from his office in Humboldt, Tenn., where he oversees the corrugated box factory here and four other plants. ... more

Marshall County's School Board last week was asked to resolve discord and move forward for the good of the children. A recurring theme during the public comments was the defense of Schools Director Roy Dukes who's recently faced his annual job performance evaluation... more

Marshall County AYSO Soccer sign-ups will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 29 and Feb. 5, and from 2 to 4 p.m. Sundays, Jan. 30 and Feb. 6, in the Lewisburg Recreation Center Main Lobby. Participants must be four years old by March 31, 2011... more

By a 2-1 margin Monday, county commissioners decided to borrow up to $3.1 million for school heaters, air conditioning, lighting and other improvements to be repaid with money available from lower power bills. "We have lots of old equipment" that would have to be replaced anyway, said Commissioner Rocky Bowden, a retired Forrest School vice principal and chairman of the county education committee that endorsed the program... more

Barely 12 hours after county commissioners decided to borrow up to $3.1 million for energy savings in county schools, the school board met to start the project. "We're here to finish discussion on the energy grant," chairman Mike Keny said during a Tuesday morning meeting. "The board has to decide the next step... more

DETROIT -- General Motors plans to add a third shift at Flint Assembly, generating 750 jobs for the plant that makes GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado heavy-duty pickups, the company said Monday. "Adding a third shift is a response to customer demand for heavy-duty pickups, which most people use to tow, haul and plow," said Mark Reuss, president of GM North America. "Equally importantly, it brings jobs and a needed economic boost to the Flint area."... more

Thefts and vandalism reported Arrested and charged with reckless driving, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia Arrested and charged with domestic assault Arrested on a warrant charging domestic assault Turned himself in on a warrant alleging simple assault... more

Happy New Year! Hope everyone had a very happy new year and also enjoyed the snow. Everywhere around Lynnville was covered with snow for about a week. Snow helps our water supply so much. Things have been rather calm around Lynnville since Christmas. Not a lot going on right now... more

A Columbia native who's been living in Smyrna was arrested at a Cornersville Road apartment complex Sunday on charges alleging he pimped a juvenile run-away and a Lewisburg woman for dates arranged on an Internet Web site, according to a city police report issued Wednesday afternoon... more

The list of applicants for the Lewisburg city manager job was shortened to four and arranged in order of preference at a short council meeting Tuesday afternoon. Councilmen had no trouble putting Alan Grindstaff at the top of their list, with James Pennington a close second... more