Special to The Tribune Mark your calendar for Saturday, Oct. 2, to attend the Lewisburg Lions Club Octoberfest, held on the square in Lewisburg, beginning at 6 a.m. This is a fall tradition that began 19 years ago. Bring your largest appetite and we guarantee to satisfy it with an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast. The Lions Club members have been specializing in batter mixing, pancake flipping, sausage cooking, and showing everyone a good time for years, and this year will be no exception... more

Two defendants who were convicted in Marshall County recently had their appeals denied by the Court of Criminal Appeals in Nashville. Kenneth Gregory Allen, 32, of Lewisburg, was found guilty at a jury trial in October 2008. He was charged with several felonies relating to the sale, delivery and possession of crack cocaine... more

Hope you are making plans to attend the "Lynnville Fair On The Square" to be held on Saturday, Sept. 25 on the Lynnville Square. There will be something for everyone. Be sure to get a fair catalog at Soda Pop Junction. The different classes you may enter are as follows: canning, food preparation, crafts and domestic arts, agricultural exhibits, recipes, flowers, clothing, photography and scrapbooking, posters, and genealogy and family heirlooms. ... more

According to the American Society for Microbiology and the American Cleaning Institute, we should be giving ourselves a pat on the back. But I can't help wondering, "Where have those hands been????" Under the auspices of the aforementioned organizations, researchers for Harris Interactive sent "bathroom spies" into public restrooms in major cities to study hand washing practices. ... more

At least two Lewisburg councilmen have expressed a loss of confidence in the management of the city water system -- complaining sewage plant expansion costs were presented late and money was spent on the wrong projects. Removing the department director, however, is now out of reach for councilmen who have also ex-pressed an interest in reorganizing the appointment system so elected councilmen will have more control over the Water and Waste-water Depart-ment... more

CHAPEL HILL --From tomahawk throwing to homemade ice cream, the 7th Annual Step Back in Time festival entertained thousands of visitors at Henry Horton State Park last weekend. "Some festivals try to stay within a certain period of time in history, but we try to take our guests back without a certain period," said Marlan Petty, wife of Shane Petty, chief ranger for Tennessee State Parks... more

PULASKI -- Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam, the GOP candidate for governor, endorsed former Marshall County Commission Chairman Billy Spivey to succeed state Rep. Eddie Bass as the two Republicans campaigned here on Monday. "There's a new team being formed," Spivey said from the gazebo on the Giles County Courthouse lawn at about noon when his audience of approximately 85 people was finishing a catered lunch, "and you are witnessing the beginning of that new team."... more

The school board's controversial decision against approving some of the fundraisers presented at its August meeting was modified to everyone's satisfaction at the board meeting this month. The policy, as the board affirmed in August, says, "Fundraising activities .... shall be for the purpose of supplementing funds for established school programs and not for supplanting funds which are the responsibility of the public."... more

The Rutherford County Extension Service will offer a Tennessee Extension Service Master Horse Owner series on Tuesday evenings, starting on Oct. 5 at the Rutherford County Extension Service Office. For more information, call Rebekah Norman at 615-898-7710. Registration deadlne is Friday, Sept. 24... more

Three police departments in Marshall County are benefiting from grants, totaling almost $25,000, designed to improve highway safety. Lewisburg Police Department is getting the largest amount --$14,999.96 -- for a network coordinator. Lt. Rebekah Mitchell explained that LPD had received this grant in previous years. ... more

While Lewisburg councilmen were reluctantly coming to realize they had no choice but to approve a water rate hike on Friday, the city's Water and Wastewater Board on Thursday dealt with basic requirements. Nearly 100 tons of dewatered sludge had been hauled from the sewage treatment plant in Cornersville, the system that Lewisburg's utility purchased several years ago, according to Department Superintendent Kenneth Carr's report to the utility board... more

A Belfast man was found guilty as charged at the conclusion of his one-day trial Friday when he was convicted of violating three traffic laws. A jury of nine men and three women found John E. … more

Thefts and vandalism reported Arrested on warrants for three counts of statutory rape Turned himself in on a warrant for violation of the sex offender registry Arrested and charged with domestic assault Turned himself in on a warrant for domestic assault... more

Preschoolers were scheduled for a treat today at Oak Grove Elementary School with leaders of the Marshall County Imagination Library because Gov. Phil Bredesen has proclaimed Sept. 19-25 as … more

Kedren Johnson, a 6-foot-4 senior guard for the Marshall County High School boys basketball team, announced this morning his intention to play for Vanderbilt. Johnson, ranked as the 75th-best senior basketball player in the country by the national recruiting service Rivals.com, chose the Commodores over Alabama, Louisville and Florida... more

The Yankee Lady, a museum-quality B-17 bomber, landed at Lewisburg's Ellington Airport on Sunday and took visitors for rides on Monday when she helped promote a Marshall County resident's book about a bomber pilot's place in history as the Cold War succeeded World War II... more

Marshall County Sheriff Norman Dalton is asking the public for pictures of former sheriffs here 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

COCONUT-ORANGE CHESS PIE 1 cup sugar 1 ½ teaspoon all-purpose flour 1 ½ teaspoon cornmeal 3 eggs, beaten ¼ cup butter, melted ¼ cup thawed orange juice concentrate … more

Hello again, hope all of you are feeling alright. We keep on going whether we feel like it or not. The leaves are starting to change some around here and a lot are falling off. Cooler weather will soon be here with all the fall color. We received a notice to read at church that Wells Hill Church of Christ will be having Ladies' Day on Saturday, Sept. 18, from 9 to 11 a.m. Wells Hill is located in Lincoln County. They will also be having their 20th Annual Fall Singing on Friday, Oct.1... more

Lewisburg City Manager Edde Fuller has told the mayor he intends to retire no later than Oct. 30. "I didn't want to say Oct. 31," Fuller said during Tuesday night's council meeting. "That's Halloween." His planned departure is consistent with what Fuller said nearly eight months ago, in late January, when he said, "I want to leave on the 22nd and a new guy come in on the 25th." That's because of his birthday. He will be 62, and he's already approved for Social Security payments... more