In an attempt to prevent Lewisburg from losing $2 million for its sewage treatment plant, Mayor Barbara Woods has called a special council session this morning to reconsider a water rate hike of about $7 monthly on an average household. Having read an order from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Woods says she believes that the city no longer has a choice, and so the most economical course of action is to prove to the state that the city will comply and have the money to pay for the treatment plant work.. ... more

A doctor's order for "modified bed rest" before the birth of her baby next week would have prevented an essential witness from testifying at a criminal trial that was due to start this week. Therefore, defense attorney John S. Colley cited this - and other problems with witnesses and evidence - in his motion for a continuance in the trial of Dallas Jay Stewart... more

Don Osteen, 82, of the Caney Spring Community of Marshall County, died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, in Columbia. Mr. Osteen was born in Marshall County and was a son of the late Willie H. "Bill" and Pauline Walker Osteen. He was a graduate of Forrest High School, Class of 1946. ... more

The Lewisburg Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding the person or persons who vandalized a series of vehicles here in August and September. Vandalisms to six vehicles were reported to have occurred at Saddlewood Apartments, 951 West Ellington Parkway, on Aug. 15, according to a press release by Detective Sgt. David Henley... more

Sanford Brands has hired a Nashville-based demolition company to tear down and remove the old pencil factory on Spring Place Road. The job is to be completed within three months, according to Demo Plus Inc. Project Manager Ronnie Setzer who spoke on Wednesday about the job that's already started... more

Marshall County school board members were described as disappointing last week as they were asked to put children ahead of personal issues. School board members elected Mike Keny to another term as their chairman, and voted in Barbara Kennedy as vice chairman, and Randy Perryman as chairman pro tem at their September meeting last week. ... more

My son can do a mean "end zone" type of dance when taunting someone. When told to "get up" out of bed, he will instead mischievously "get down (and funky)," but otherwise my family is not a dancing family. I did not dance with my first girlfriend. My wife and I did not dance at our wedding. And the latest news makes me more self-conscious than ever about treating dance as anything more than a spectator sport... more

Amid calls from three councilmen for more control over the Water and Wastewater Department, Lewisburg's City Council on Friday morning voted to increase water and sewer rates by an average of 19 percent. more

Removal of hazardous liquids from a closed 67-year-old factory has been completed, two Lewisburg residents were notified on Friday by the Environmental Protection Agency under the federal Superfund Law. "'The site does not pose an immediate threat to release hazardous substances,'" Lewisburg-based attorney Bob Binkley said Tuesday when quoting EPA's letter to his client, Billy Wayne Adams, a co-owner of the building at 643 Bridgeview St... more

Elementary school students combined learning with fun on Friday when 4th graders from all over the county took a field trip to the Dairy Research and Education Center on New Lake Road for the annual Agriculture in the Classroom Day. Divided into small groups, the children met dairy and beef cattle, horses, goats, sheep and chickens, and learned about life on the farm. ... more

The attorney for Marshall County's school board has been asked to investigate allegations against some Central Office personnel that were sent to board members last week. Schools director Roy Dukes sent out a memo called "Information for Board Members."... more

A young woman with Lewisburg relatives pleaded guilty in Marshall County Circuit Court to forgery charges last week. Jessica Leanne Prince, 23, also known as Jessica Harper, cashed two checks in May 2009 at First Commerce Bank in Lewisburg, according to court records. Both checks bore her name as payee... more

With a little more than two weeks left to register to vote in state and federal elections on Nov. 2, there are still about 17,000 Marshall County residents who are registered and therefore eligible to vote in the federal mid-term elections. At stake are:... more

Billy Spain Liggett, 89, a resident of Lewisburg, died Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010, at Maury Regional Medical Center. A native of Marshall County, Mr. Liggett retired from Whirlpool as a tool-and-die worker, worked at NAPA Auto Parts, and was a 27-year veteran of the Air Force. ... more

Marshall County Memorial Library will be hosting reading labs from 9 a.m. until noon on the following Saturdays: Sept. 18 and 25. A Marshall County Memorial Library patron has volunteered to conduct these labs for Marshall County adults in half-hour sessions. All participation will be private, confidential and conducted in a relaxed, friendly environment at no cost. To enroll, call the library at 359-3335 or stop by. Learn the joy of reading!... more

Arrested on 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force warrants Arrested and charged with possession Lortabs Arrested and charged with delivery of Lortabs The above arrests were made by the Lewisburg Police Department thanks to a tip from Detective Chase Mathis of the Cookeville Police Department... more

Lewisburg's Alcoholic Beverage Commission on Friday issued two permits for the sale of beer, and discussion revealed a Tennessee retailer's plan for its other stores. Representing the Dollar General Corp. of Goodlettsville was Bendrick Cade for the company's store on Mooresville Road where Roger Ellis Webb of West End Avenue is the manager... more

CHAPEL HILL -- Town planning commissioners approved a new property map on Monday when 37 acres - subdivided into 85 lots - were reverted to one tract of land for agricultural purposes. "We're willing to do that," Town Administrator Mike Hatten explained of such technical changes to create a new "plat" to display property lines and related landmarks for owners, developers and lenders when one owner's plans can't be executed... more

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- General Motors plans to recall about 400 idled union workers to its plant at Spring Hill to build four-cylinder engines for its mid-size crossover vehicles, an official said Tuesday. A person briefed about the new jobs provided the employee count to The Associated Press and said the recall is due to increased demand for the four-cylinder engines. The person did not want to be identified because the plan has not been made public... more

Lewisburg's most outspoken councilman on the proposed water rate hikes says all he wants is what's right for the city, but that sewerage is complicated. more