Today, Oct. 15, marks the official start of fire season in Tennessee. Burning permits are required between Oct. 15 and May 15. For a burn permit in Marshall County, call 270-2244 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Permits are free, and may be obtained in advance for weekends and holidays. David Warren and Richard Williams are the local forestry representatives... more

Lewisburg residents' complaints about utility rates were heard Tuesday by the City Council. "This council needs to take some corrective action," Councilman Robin Minor said before public comments were received during the regular monthly meeting. Some residents are paying for sewer service just because the pipe is close enough to their home for a connection, even though they have a septic tank... more

A Chapel Hill man was found guilty as charged Monday at the end of a two and a half day trial. Michael Dean Marlin, 23, was charged with aggravated robbery, robbery, aggravated assault, assault, and three counts of especially aggravated burglary, following a home invasion in December 2009... more

Lewisburg's Water and Wastewater Department might be seen as in a state of limbo with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and civil penalties. During the City Council debate over a water and sewer service rate hikes that took effect two weeks ago, city officials cited a pending fine from TDEC as a reason to raise rates... more

CHAPEL HILL -- A multi-million-dollar construction project is being contemplated by town officials to draw water from the Duck River instead of relying on the town's well, a cave spring, and the county's water utility. To further the idea, aldermen unanimously voted Monday to buy a preliminary engineering report from Griggs and Maloney of Murfreesboro, the town's consulting engineering firm routinely represented by Will Owen at Town Hall meetings... more

The grand champion of the barbecue contest at the Goats, Music & More Festival last weekend -- "The Swiggin' Pig" of Nashville -- says there aren't any secrets to his success. "I don't think there are any secrets," says Barry Johnson of Nashville, whose father, Mike, was his teammate during the Lewisburg Rotary Club's barbecue contest on Friday and Saturday... more

Republican and Democratic candidates who want to represent Marshall County, and the rest of the 6th Congressional District, in the U.S. House of Representatives face off Thursday night in Gallatin during a political debate at Volunteer State Community College... more

Marshall County Sheriff Norman Dalton is asking the public for pictures of former Marshall County sheriffs to become part of a display honoring past sheriffs at the sheriff's office. For more information, call Norman Dalton, Katie Burk, or Cindy Durand at 359-6122... more

Lewisburg's City Council has accepted $376,000 and described where tattoo parlors might locate here. That's just a couple of the actions taken when the Council held its monthly meeting in … more

For the second month in a row, Bedford County planning commissioners spent most of their monthly meeting talking about the issue of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations. The subject is of interest to some Marshall County residents represented by Commissioner Rocky Bowden because a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) is planned just across the county line... more

Lewisburg's councilmen are being asked this week to consider paying a severance package for the city manager whose retirement starts just before Halloween. more

Two Alabama construction company leaders working in Lewisburg this month report economic conditions have improved for them. "We've got a lot of work going on; more than we've had in the last three years," said Robert Brown, a project manager for Hollis Concrete and Co., of Pell City, Ala... more

Edgar Flores is one of the Marshall County High School students participating in the development of a political debate 10 days from tonight when candidates for the state House and Senate have agreed to appear in the school's lecture hall. And while specific questions won't be finalized or revealed until Oct. ... more

Early voting starts Monday for the state and federal elections next month and at least 224 people have registered to vote in Marshall County since registration closed for the August elections. Early voting will be available during regular business hours at Election Commission headquarters in the Hardison Office Annex on College Street and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays through Oct. 28, a Thursday... more

Marshall County Sheriff Norman Dalton is asking the public for pictures of former Marshall County sheriffs to become part of a display honoring past sheriffs at the sheriff's office. For more information, call Norman Dalton, Katie Burk, or Cindy Durand at 359-6122... more

PULASKI -- The lawmaker representing Marshall County in the state House took a position in contrast with his two challengers during a recent debate sponsored by the Tea Party group in the Pulaski Recreation Center. State Rep. Eddie Bass (D-Prospect) and his challengers, former Marshall County Commission Chairman Billy Spivey, a Lewisburg Republican, and former Spring Hill Alderman Ted Roop, an Independent, now of Lynnville, had been asked where they would cut state spending... more

"How did we ever get along without cell phones?" has always been a rhetorical question, but we may have to back off from worshipping technology and start seeking some real answers. In her new book "Disconnect," epidemiologist/toxicologist Dr. Devra Davis raises serious health issues surrounding the ubiquitous communications device. ... more

WINTER WARMER CASSEROLE 1 pound ground beef 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup chopped green pepper 1 14 3/4-ounce can spaghetti in tomato sauce with cheese 1 15-ounce can ranch-style beans 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese Cook ground beef and vegetables until meat is browned. Stir in remaining ingredients and cook over low heat until cheese melts... more

Hello again, glad to be back with you this week. So sorry that I missed getting any news in last week. But I will try to get you caught up. June and Gary Douglas were in a wreck last week. Their … more

You may not remember the 1998 movie "Meet Joe Black" in which "a media mogul acts as a guide to Death, who takes the form of a young man to learn about life on Earth," according to a synopsis. There's not too much of a comparison here, but state Sen. Diane Black (R-Gallatin) has emerged as the Princess of Darkness for Bret Carter's campaign to succeed Congressman Bart Gordon and keep Tennessee's 6th Congressional District part of a Democratic House... more