It would appear that most of Lewisburg's councilmen want a different city attorney, although a more perfect indication could be available on Tuesday when the council meets to adopt another annual budget. Mayor Barbara Woods called City Attorney Bill Haywood on June 11, telling him about a consensus of the councilmen during budget deliberations on June 10. No vote has been taken yet. City attorney is one of three positions filled by the council... more

Lewisburg Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring their annual Independence Day 5K Run & Walk, starting with registration at 6 a.m. Saturday, July 3. Race time is 7 a.m. They are also sponsoring a Fun Doubles Tennis Tournament on Saturday, July 3. Adult division begins at 9 a.m.; youth division at 12:30 p.m. The tournament benefits MCHS tennis teams... more

Summer's not officially here until next week, but it's already HOT! It would be nice if the temperatures would decrease in July & August! With our crazy Tennessee weather, that could happen! Sunday, June 20, is Father's Day! Remember to make his day special!... more

GRAHAM CRACKER CAKE ¾ cup butter or margarine, softened 2 cups sugar 5 eggs 1 (16 oz.) package graham crackers, crushed 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup chopped pecans 1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple, drained... more

Hello to all. This heat is hard to live with; hope all are staying in and staying cool. It is pretty good for drying out hay though. As they say, you need to make hay while the sun shines. I hope all of this heat doesn't lead to any bad storms, but we could use a little rain to cool things off... more

Blane Tankersley recently took what might be the last Gulf fishing trip for him for a while, due to the now infamous oil spill edging its way around the coast. I shouldn't say infamous yet, because I think as the days have passed, the ecological disaster is just now really sinking in for most of us. ... more

Greetings from Lynnville, Tennessee. "Happy Father's Day" to all fathers on Sunday, June 20. The Robert B. Jones High School Alumni gathering was held on Saturday, June 5, at the Lynnville Municipal Building. Here is a listing of graduates who attended. ... more

Will Debrahlee Lorenzana enjoy a mere 15 minutes of fame, or will she give sexual discrimination a real dressing down? Lorenzana is the former Citibank manager who has filed a lawsuit against the corporation because they fired her, she says, for being too sexy. ... more

U.S. Rep. Bobby Etheridge (D-NC) should be in jail. I don't say that lightly. It's one thing to make a mistake. It's another thing entirely to assault someone out of sheer arrogance. But, he's not in jail. Instead, he merely issued an apology for his outrageous behavior and the mainstream media appear to have accepted it. As is so typical of the biased reporters, instead of demanding that Etheridge be prosecuted they have turned their sites on the origins of the video... more

NASHVILLE -- The Tennessee Road Builders Association recently honored its contractors and aggregate members for their work and safety practices with awards for smooth paving and road improvement. more

A Chapel Hill man was arrested last week when he was charged with false imprisonment and assaulting a census worker. James T. "Tommy" Brewer, 61, of Hwy 270, was visited by census worker Travis Ryder, 20, about 5 p.m. on June 9, Marshall County Sheriff's Detective Bart Fagan reports... more

A bloodhound was called to help find one of two men who fled from law enforcement officers after reportedly being caught stealing TVs from Wal-Mart in the pre-dawn hours Saturday. Torrian D. Tatum, 20, of Murfreesboro, and Deandre M. Arrington, 18, of Nashville, were still in Marshall County jail Monday afternoon, awaiting a court appearance... more

The political figure known as Joe the Plumber is scheduled to be in Lewisburg on Thursday to endorse a Murfreesboro Republican campaigning to be the GOP candidate for Congress. Mildred's Restaurant, 532 North Ellington Parkway, is where Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, 36, of Ohio, is to appear at 9:15 a.m. to endorse Lou Ann Zelenik's campaign to succeed U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon (D-Murfreesboro)... more

Bids were called, opened and considered and now the chairman of Marshall County's Law Enforcement Committee is recommending a business in Williamson County to install and manage pay phones at the county jail. Securus Technologies of Franklin, Tenn. is offering a larger share of the revenue from pay phone calls than the current vendor of that service, Global Technologies Solutions of Huntsville, Ala., and so Commissioner Scottie Poarch is recommending the change... more

NASHVILLE - The state announced Monday that the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, which includes National Guard troops from Lewisburg, will be returning home earlier than scheduled. No exact date has been announced for the return of the troops, but the entire 278th is expected to be home by the end of August. ... more

A Marshall County man, who's delivered water to residents without a source during drought or when springs and wells go dry, died Monday while on his route, according to Lewisburg and county officials. Buford Delwin Lee, 66, of 2722 Franklin Pike in the Berlin Community, had been delivering water to a woman's home on Hatchett Hollow Road, according to Bill Reuter, an assistant director of the Marshall County Emergency Medical Service... more

A better understanding was reached Monday night when Marshall County Fire Chiefs met with the chairman of the county's Budget Committee who re-emphasized that a big cut to firefighters' funding was an idea, not a decision. Fire chiefs emphasized that the men and women they lead don't get paid because that's what being a volunteer means and if the contemplated cuts were made final by the county commission, then firefighters might be risking their lives more than necessary... more

With cuts to expenditures and increases in rates at Lewisburg's Recreation Center, the City Council has balanced its budget for next year. Councilmen unanimously approved the second reading of the 2010-'11 budget late last week, and decided to conduct a third and final vote on the budget at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 22... more

Marshall County Youth Football & Cheerleading registration is now online at www.mcyouthfootball.com through July 15. To be eligible, children must be ages 5-12 on July 31. For more information, call Lisa at 293-3908. Columbia State is offering a free summer "Math for Life" academy for 6th-8th graders from July 19-22 at the Lewisburg campus. ... more

Steps continue to be taken toward having a land-use planner for all parts of Marshall County, according to the man in charge of building and zoning issues at the County Courthouse Annex. In cooperation with the Joint Economic and Community Development Board of Directors, the county and three municipalities are trying to stabilize planning services for their residents, County Building Officer Don Nelson said... more