Malcolm Newman, 67, of the Clay Hill Community, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010, in Columbia. Mr. Newman was born in Giles County, and was a son of the late Melvin and Martha Hill Newman. He was a farmer and also retired from Walker Die Casting of Lewisburg in 2001 after over 20 years of service. Mr. Newman was a long-time member of Clay Hill United Methodist Church... more

Registration for the Youth Basketball League for boys and girls 7-12 years old, sponsored by the Lewisburg Parks and Recreation Department, is now open. Deadline is Dec. 17; League starts Jan. 8. For more information, call Jane Tilford at 359-2482. In His Image Pregnancy Resource Center is in urgent need of wipes and diapers sizes newborn, 3, 4, 5, and 6. ... more

A Columbia man recently had his day in court in Marshall County, after serving a sentence in Maury County. Michael S. Barton, 22, appeared before General Sessions Court Judge Steve Bowden on Nov. 30 and pleaded guilty to fraudulent use of a credit card. ... more

The Tennessee Police Chiefs Association wants state lawmakers to close a loophole so juveniles older than 14 must register with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation when convicted as an adult of a violent sex crime. Currently, juveniles age 14 and older are not required to register with the sex offender registry maintained online if they commit a violent sex offense and are adjudicated as an adult, Lewisburg Police Chief Chuck Forbis said Monday... more

A Marshall County High School graduate has won first place for presentation of a program for NASA during a Werner Von Braun Symposium in Hunstville, Ala., presenting a project for the University of Alabama Huntsville and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Joshua Johnson won the student poster competition... more

The man in the red suit with white fur trim at his cuffs and buttons clasped his hands together, bowed his head, closed his eyes and said grace. Breakfast with Wesley Poteet on Saturday morning at Russell Vending on Water Street was warm, nourishing, tasty and informative as the volunteer spoke of his life... more

Marshall County Mayor Joe Boyd Liggett has signed an agreement with the state so the county's Emergency Management Agency can receive a grant to help pay for training and a change of its radio transmissions from broadband to narrowband. County commissioners authorized Liggett's signature during their Nov. ... more

Marshall County residents have two Christmas Parades available Saturday with one starting at 10 a.m. in Chapel Hill. The Lewisburg Rotarians' parade starts at 2 p.m. Here, Snowbird, the big penguin from WSMV-TV Channel 4 in Nashville, will be making an encore appearance as a special guest, according to Lewisburg Rotarian Peggy Hubbard, parade chair... more

Lewisburg's City Council this week pared down the number of applicants for the job of city manager from 27 to 11, including three local applicants. Those local applicants are Lewis Trigg Cathey, Jeffery Allen England and David Patrick Orr. Councilmen selected their top 10 applicants, or some similar number of those whose resumes impressed them, and openly announced names during a special called workshop and voting session on Tuesday when City Recorder-Treasurer Connie Edde listed them on a broadsheet of paper clipped to an easel facing their table.. ... more

Another Lewisburg quilt square was added to the Southern Middle Tennessee Quilt Trail last month. In conjunction with the Marshall County Historical Society's quarterly meeting on Nov. 7, the quilt square was unveiled at the Hardison Office Annex, 230 College St. ... more

One of Marshall County's circuit court judges has been reprimanded by the Tennessee Court of the Judiciary for delaying an opinion on a case for nearly 11 years. Judge F. Lee Russell of Normandy received a public reprimand from the Court of the Judiciary on Monday for his handling of a complaint for damages filed by David Reha, a Marshall County builder, against Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. of Columbia, also known as Farm Bureau... more

Five of 10 properties available at a tax auction Tuesday in Marshall County Chancery Court bought about $61,000, according to the clerk and master who conducted the sale. "I had one sell for … more

The Elk Valley Forestry Association will hold their annual meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, at the Gleghorn Center, 77 Clark Ave., Fayetteville. The business meeting will be followed by Tim Phelps' presentation on "Forrest Health Issues in Tennessee." A meal will be served, so you are asked to RSVP by Dec. 3 to the Fayetteville UT Extension Service at 931-433-1582... more

Junior's House Child Advocacy Center is hosting Breakfast with Santa at Russell Vending on Saturday morning when the jolly ol' soul arrives on a Lewisburg fire truck. All proceeds will benefit Junior's House in Lewisburg, a safe place for abused children that first opened in 2002 in Fayetteville. It's named for a boy whose father repeatedly punched his abdomen. Junior's kidneys, liver and other organs shut down... more

Lewisburg is calling for applications from qualified professionals to be the city's next stormwater management officer, a position of considerable importance since the city faces an order for compliance with federal regulations to control soil erosion and water pollution... more

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We all enjoyed a low-fat turkey dinner and sugar-free dessert, right? In your dreams, maybe. But many of us, excluding football fans, got up from the table and jumped right into Christmas. I don't really agree with that, but it is what it is... more

Marshall County Sheriff's Deputies are on the lookout for a man who fled on foot after a confrontation at a house northwest of Chapel Hill around 7 p.m. Tuesday. According to the report by Deputy Greg Levi, the homeowner told him "that Charles Victory pulled into his driveway looking for someone." While they were talking, Levi reported, the resident saw "marijuana laying in the passenger side front seat and a hunting knife stuck between the driver seat and the center console."... more

Hello again. Things here are pretty rough right now. I hope you will forgive me for not writing very much this week. Mama is back in St Thomas. She had some sort of spell Saturday and, after spending six hours at Marshall Medical - only to be sent home - she was airlifted to Nashville on Sunday morning. We are so glad that Connie is there to look after her. Please keep our family in your prayers... more

According to the London Daily Telegraph, your favorite aloof feline really should hire a social secretary. Researchers at Oxford University have determined that canines are smarter than felines, because dogs are more social animals and have bigger brains than the more solitary-inclined cats. ... more

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! It is parade time in Lynnville, Tennessee! On Saturday evening, Dec. 4 at 5 p.m. "The 26th Annual Lynnville Lighted Christmas Parade" will roll down the streets of Lynnville beginning at the Robert Dunnavant Park Located on Mill Street. ... more