Lewisburg's immediate past industrial development director is now the National Emergency Grant Business service manager in South Central Tennessee. "I'm temporary, not full time," said Terry Wallace, the man who's been hunting new employers for local workers and, in his new position, is still providing that service... more

CHAPEL HILL - Middle Tennessee State University students have proposed several economic renovations for the restaurant at Henry Horton State Park. more

With a 4-1 vote Thursday, Chapel Hill's unpaid Board of Mayor and Aldermen established a salary schedule for its members elected Aug. 5 when all town candidates won without challengers. The mayor and the just-elected aldermen will be paid $150 per month starting in September. Because of staggered terms, Chapel Hill's other aldermen must wait until after the 2012 election because the Town Charter prohibits elected officials from increasing their pay while they're in office... more

Marshall County Memorial Library will be hosting reading labs from 9 a.m. until noon on the following Saturdays: Aug. 21 and 28, and Sept. 11, 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

The Marshall County Chamber of Commerce has a new leader based on decisions by the business group's board of directors, according to its executive director. Julie Johnson, the chamber's first vice president, "will be taking over duties as president until the chamber's elections in November," Ritaanne Weaver, executive director of the organization, said Tuesday... more

The school board wants legal advice before it asks for another price on how to save money by making school buildings more energy efficient. That's the officials' conclusion last week. The system's buildings and maintenance committee heard a presentation from Frank Banks of Ameresco, an independent energy services company, on Aug. 3... more

Friends and family came together Sunday afternoon to celebrate the career of Sheriff Les Helton who's retiring at the end of this month as his fifth term in office comes to a close. Those 20 years as sheriff can be traced back to a gathering of several local businessmen who "started working on him" in 1987 when they decided Helton should be the county's next sheriff, according to Preston Blackmon, one of those businessmen and the master of ceremonies during the reception for Helton... more

If there's a sport youngsters might prefer as Tennessee temperatures hover at 100 degrees this summer, it's probably swimming, and here in Marshall County, there's a real winning team. "Absolutely," says dedicated parent Teresa Cook of Beechcrest Circle in Lewisburg whose 11-year-old daughter, Natalie, is a student at Marshall Elementary School and one of the Marshall County Swim Team's Marlins... more

With concerns about residents suffering from continued economic hardship and unemployment rates that attracted federal assistance, Lewisburg's City Council meets this afternoon to resume deliberations on how to increase the price of water and sewer service... more

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation is reviewing "potential issues" with regard to activities at Henry Horton State Park, but there have been no dismissals, TDEC's spokeswoman said this week. "We are currently conducting a disciplinary review of some potential issues there, but no employee has left or has been asked to leave," spokeswoman Meg Lockhart said, promising to share the department's information when that review is completed. more

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted Monday, and plans to vote Thursday, to start paying members $150 per month, a salary similar to other town boards. If aldermen don't vote on Thursday to adopt the ordinance that creates their salary and pay rate, then it will be too late for the new law to take effect in time for the recently elected officials who start their terms in September. more

ounty school board members nearly issued an official reprimand on Monday night to the director of schools they hired nearly 11 months ago. Board member Barbara Kennedy's motion to reprimand Roy Dukes failed 5-3, with only Kristen Gold, who seconded the motion, Harvey Jones, and Kennedy voting for it. more

Marshall County's five-lawman race for sheriff ended with Norman Dalton as the winner after all precinct boxes had been counted. "We ran a good campaign and we're glad for the results," Dalton said during a party of approximately 200 people in Jerry Tribby's shop on Spring Place Road... more

The incumbent has won another four-year term as Marshall County mayor, polling 46 percent of the vote. On election night, mayor Joe Boyd Liggett hosted a party for friends and supporters at the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' and Exhibitors' Association headquarters on the by-pass... more

Five seats on the nine-member school board were up for grabs in the 2010 election, but only two of them were contested. Donnie Moses trounced incumbent Craig Michael in the 9th District by almost 200 votes (515-319). Moses campaigned with the slogan, "Isn't it time for a change?" and his campaign ads highlighted problems the Marshall County school system has had in the last four years. ... more

Marshall County voters on Thursday refused to authorize the sales tax hike placed on the ballot on a request from 15 of 18 county commissioners. In broad terms, the tax-hike referendum lost by approximately 4-1. Faced with significantly lower revenues from property taxes because of foreclosures, nearly zero growth and some losses in sales tax revenue at the cash register, county commissioners sought to find a way to balance the budget with more revenue... more

Both county clerks remain in office, but one won by a very large margin, while less than 200 voters separated the other from her challenger. Elinor Brandon Foster was returned to the job of Circuit Court Clerk by 3,620 votes to challenger Keith Hollingsworth's 3,441, a difference of 179 votes. Foster lost in two precincts -- the second and third -- but carried the other seven by the narrowest of margins... more

A Lewisburg manufacturing company needs a loading dock built on the railroad spur near Old Belfast Road, according to discussion at City Hall on Monday. Attorney Bob Binkley announced at the Industrial Development Board meeting that Brothers Fine Foods has an immediate need for rail transportation, but "we can't speed it up."... more

Lewisburg Mayor Barbara Woods has appointed four men to serve with her on a committee to screen applicants who want to be the city's next director of economic and community development. The successful applicant would be hired by City Manager Eddie Fuller, although there has been considerable interest in the abilities of Terry Wallace's successor. Wallace is now working for the South Central Tennessee Workforce Development Board. It's based in Columbia... more

A Fayetteville-based lawyer, who's served as that town's attorney, was hired last week by Lewisburg's councilmen to be the city attorney here. Steve Broadway succeeds Bill Haywood who is continuing his private practice from his office on Belfast Avenue after serving Lewisburg for a decade... more