A Lewisburg couple was indicted last week on drug charges stemming from a traffic stop on the public square in April. Evelyn Marie Sorrells, 33, and Duane A. Mathena, 30, were in the car with their three-year-old son when they were stopped by agents of the 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force... more

A Lewisburg man who pleaded guilty to two counts of rape was sentenced to 20 years in prison last week. Robert Jason Burgess, 35, of East Commerce Street, was also indicted on drug charges. Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler sentenced him to three years each on two charges of sale of Lortabs, and a fine of $4,000. Burgess is to serve 30 percent of 6 years, or almost 22 months, before being eligible for parole... more

According to a survey by the Pew Research Center, nearly four in 10 Americans think marriage is becoming obsolete. By contrast, in 1978 a mere 28 percent of people believed the same. (Of course, 28 percent of the respondents in 1978 also thought that Pete Rose should take more gambles.)... more

"Happy Thanksgiving" to everyone and try not to eat too much. Easier said than done! The Lynnville Community Thanksgiving Service was held in the sanctuary of the historic Lynnville First Presbyterian Church on Sunday evening, Nov. 21, at 6 p.m. Blake Hawthorne, minister of the Lynnville First Presbyterian Church, welcomed everyone to the service. ... more

Lewisburg's councilmen on Tuesday voted 3-1 against buying the old McLean school building, also known as the red house on First Avenue North. more

SHELBYVILLE - A man suspected by police of scamming thousands of dollars from elderly Middle Tennessee residents was taken into custody after a high-speed chase Friday. more

COLUMBIA -- Maury County's grand jury has indicted the political campaign manager who used Sen. Bill Ketron's name during an e-mail "spoofing" to raise money for Councilwoman Debbie Matthews' attempt to unseat the Murfreesboro Republican who represents Marshall County... more

One of eight people who've filed EEOC complaints against Marshall County's Board of Education explained Thursday that she wants people to just get along with each other and work to improve the county's education system. "I wish the slander and harassment would stop," said Dr. ... more

Lewisburg's councilmen have reached a consensus that the next city manager should be paid an annual salary no lower than $60,000 and no more than $90,000, unless there's an exceptional applicant. "I realize that everybody's got a couple of trees' worth of paper," Councilman Quinn Brandon Stewart said dryly on Tuesday evening after she and her fellow councilmen were provided copies of all the applications... more

The Tennessee Department of Health has ordered the Sisters Three Corner Café on Lewisburg's public square to close because its second restroom is upstairs, but the restaurant's lawyer says there's an exemption for historic buildings such as the restaurant in what used to be the sheriff's office and county jail... more

Members of the Marshall County Emergency Communications Board want people in this area to know that emergency dispatchers cannot receive text messages sent to 9-1-1. Their message is simple: In an emergency, call, don't text, 9-1-1 because phone calls to 9-1-1 are answered immediately. Texts are not received by the 9-1-1 system. It doesn't have the technical capability to do so... more

The Marshall County School Board would like all students and parents to know that, effective Nov. 20, the penalty for cheating at school will be a "zero" grade and a conference with the parent or guardian. 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... more

Marshall County commissioners are scheduled to vote Monday on whether they will change lawyers. The commission's Nominating Committee has recommended Lewisburg-based attorney Bill Haywood to succeed County Attorney Ginger Bobo Shofner of Shelbyville... more

Bullying is still a big problem in Marshall County's schools, according to school resource officers speaking at the Safe and Drug Free Schools Task Force fall meeting this week. "Bullying is one of the biggest problems at our schools," said Forrest SRO Lori Haynes. "We've got to stop it," she continued. "The kids are scared."... more

Health insurance figures negotiated last week between representatives of the teachers and the Board of Education were unanimously approved by members of the School Board in a short special-called meeting Monday night. Once the negotiated dollar amounts are approved by a vote of members of the Marshall County Education Association, the numbers become part of the teachers' contract until next year. After this business Monday, the board turned to schools director Roy Dukes' annual evaluation... more

The Marshall County Sheriff's Department is tracking down suspects in the burglary of the Belfast Market this week and the public's help is needed. Lottery tickets with a retail value of nearly $2,500 were taken during the burglary and while the store's owner called state lottery officials after the break-in was discovered at about 3 a.m. on Tuesday, some of the winning tickets were paid at about 5 that morning in Nashville, Sheriff Norman Dalton said Thursday... more

"Happy Thanksgiving" to everyone. The Lynnville Community Thanksgiving Service will be held on Sunday evening, Nov. 21, in the sanctuary of the historic Lynnville First Presbyterian Church located at 235 Church Street. The service will begin at 6 p.m. ... more

As you probably already know, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently unveiled 36 proposed warning labels for cigarette packages and advertisements. The labels are gory and/or disturbing (corpses, diseased lungs, tobacco addicts smoking through a tracheotomy, a mother blowing smoke on her baby, etc.) and would cover nearly half the pack or one-fifth of any ads... more

Lewisburg Police and the FBI are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the man who robbed Firs Farmers Bank on Friday. more

The school board member accused of racist remarks in a recent EEOC complaint has countered those allegations, claiming a recording of a school board meeting substantiates her position. Dr. Patsey Thomas, supervisor of attendance and testing, filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, stating, among other things, school board member Barbara Kennedy "has told me that she didn't want two blacks as supervisors in [the] Central Office."... more