School board members were warned by their attorney Tuesday that decisions must soon be made on complaints filed against the school system with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Mediation on five of the complaints is scheduled for Feb. 8 in Nashville, according to the board's lawyer, Sam Jackson, who asked that a board member "with a working knowledge of the budget" be at the mediation meeting... more

Rural Marshall County residents will be paying more for water service starting next month. The county's Board of Public Utilities on Tuesday unanimously agreed on a water rate increase -- the first rate hike since October 1992. Approximately 80 percent of the utility's customers use 6,000 gallons or less per month, so they will probably pay up to $4.55 more... more

Two former Cornersville officials want to fill the open seat on Marshall County's Board of Education. They are former mayor Gaye Wilson, a former employee at the schools' central office, and … more

The Frist Center, Nashville, has extended its hours for the last two days of "The Birth of Impressionism." Saturday, Jan. 22, it is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 23, from 1 to 9 p.m.; opening for members only from 9 a.m. to noon. MTSU's Small Business Development Center, in conjunction with the Small Business Administration, will conduct free seminars on starting your own business from 4 to 6 p.m. ... more

Thank the Lord someone in Washington is immune to the Chinese flu. Newly-minted House Speaker John Boehner declined an invitation from the president to attend a state dinner in honor of Chinese President Hu Jintao. Beltway tongues were wagging at the apparent faux pas. You see, the Obamas and practically everyone else in Washington on both sides of the aisle were falling all over themselves to impress the leader of the most brutal regime in the history of the world... more

The day before her trial was to start, a College Grove woman pleaded guilty to her part in a home invasion case. Laura Beth Lankford, 20, drove Michael Marlin and her husband, Travis Lankford, to the home of Allen Butler and Leigh Ann Taylor on Dec. ... more

A Chapel Hill man who briefly held a young census worker captive last summer was indicted by the grand jury Wednesday. James T. "Tommy" Brewer, 61, of 3026 Hwy 270, was indicted on charges of aggravated kidnapping, especially aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault, and destruction of, or tampering with, government records... more

Lewisburg's councilmen were again confronted with basic service issues during their January meeting when trash and sewer fees were revealed as continuing concerns among city residents. Councilman Ronald McRady suggested a special workshop session for councilmen and constituents concerned about collection of appliances and other large objects set at the curb for disposal. An Allied Waste representative should attend, McRady said... more

Marshall County commissioners are scheduled on Monday to consider borrowing up to $3.1 million at a rate of less than one percent for an energy efficient program that's expected to save the school system $350,000 annually. Lower energy bills are to free up money to repay the loan from a $90 million pool of money made available by the state, according to a resolution sponsored by Commissioner Rocky Bowden. The loan pool is from lottery ticket sale proceeds... more

When a McDonald's customer drinks one of the hamburger chain's coffee beverages, introduced in recent years, they're drinking more of a dairy product than a cup of coffee. Eric McClain, director of industry relations for the Southeast United Dairy Industry Association, made the point in Lewisburg this week when he met with about 65 dairy farmers, friends and relatives in the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church... more

Here comes the GO Daddy Girl! Lewisburg Middle School seventh grader Kayle Sanders mixed the grace of her ballet training with a need for speed and her intelligence in her pursuit of the national championship in lawnmower racing in just her second full season on the American Racing Mower Association (ARMA) circuit... more

What a party that must have been! I'm speaking of the time that Lee Harvey Oswald, John Wilkes Booth and James Earl Ray hopped into their Hot Tub Time Machine and journeyed to 2011 to listen to Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh and get brainwashed into entering the assassination game... more

Marshall County schoolsare closed Friday because of snow, but the Highway Department got two truck-loads of salt this week and has been spreading it where trouble could be expected. more

NASHVILLE -- Marshall County was well represented at the inauguration of Gov. Bill Haslam on Saturday when the Forrest High School Rocket Band of Blue marched in the inaugural parade and the Metro Nashville Police Mounted Patrol rode horses donated by members of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders and Exhibitors Association headquartered in Lewisburg... more

Lewisburg Police caught a carload of teenagers roaming the city at night, knocking over snowmen and decapitating at least one snowman a week ago tonight. "Last night, they tackled one in the White Drive area," Police Chief Chuck Forbis said Thursday in City Hall where councilmen were interviewing prospective city managers... more

Joyous sounds and prayerful words were felt and heard Monday night in the Liggett Street Church of God where nearly 100 people celebrated the birth of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "This … more

CHAPEL HILL -- The state fire marshal's office was investigating a restaurant fire battled by three fire departments early Tuesday morning, the police chief said. "There are a few inside walls standing, maybe some posts," Police Chief Jackie King said of Poppy's restaurant on Horton Highway that was closed when firefighters sprayed the building with water... more

Lewisburg councilmen might reach a decision this evening on who to hire as the city's next manager, according to at least one of the five who get to vote on the personnel decision. "I'm looking for experience," Councilman Odie Whitehead Jr. said Tuesday as he's already selected a few applicants who he will advocate for the job vacated last fall by retired manager Eddie Fuller... more

Kayla Harmon of Lewisburg, the daughter of Patti and Thomas Harmon, has accepted a Dean's Award from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. Kayla will graduate from Marshall County High School in 2011, where she is active in student council, softball and BETA club. She plans to major in sports medicine. Xavier University is a private university providing a liberal arts education in the Catholic tradition... more

A Lewisburg man suffered a gunshot wound to his neck Monday night when the bullet was fired through his apartment window, city police said. The man, of the Cedar Hills apartment complex near Marshall County High School, was treated by the Marshall County Emergency Medical Service at the scene, Police Detective Sgt. David Henley said Tuesday... more