BERLIN - Nearly 300 bicycle enthusiasts came to Marshall County for a Saturday morning bike race and spokesmen for the event say they'd like to do it again next spring. Race Director Marshall Bassett lives in the Crieve Hall area of Nashville, but he's been riding the back roads here and found that Berlin Fire Chief Joe Greer was willing to help bikers base their race at the fire hall... more

A young Shelbyville man was sentenced to 15 years in prison by Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler last week. A jury found Nicholas Marshall, 22, guilty of two counts of rape in February. Marshall must serve 100 percent of his sentence because he is considered a "multiple" and "violent" offender. He will remain on the sex offender registry for the rest of his life... more

Steven Eric Rodgers was inducted into the Beta Kappa Theta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Columbia State Community College on Oct. 11, 2009. Rodgers, majoring in health related professions, is the son of Lisa Dunham and Mark Rodgers of Lewisburg. Phi Theta Kappa is the oldest and most prestigious honor society serving two-year colleges around the world... more

Three Marshall County doctors, two political party chairmen, state and federal lawmakers and some local leaders have praised and criticized the health care bill signed into law Tuesday by President Barack Obama. With their own views on whether the historic reform of the health insurance system is a panacea or problematic, the local residents acknowledged it's such a big change that they couldn't know it all. Their insights were sought because of their work... more

More than 1,100 movies on DVDs and music on CDs were confiscated from a Georgia man driving through Marshall County six weeks ago and last week he was indicted by the grand jury here on charges alleging he was transporting pirated discs. Also indicted on charges alleging he was in possession of marijuana is Jabari Jahina Fareed, 37, of Decatur, Ga., who was stopped Feb. 12 by lawmen working with the 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force, according to public records at the Courthouse... more

With nearly 100 candidates' names to be presented on the Aug. 5 ballot, Marshall County's Election Commission is ready for more work this year. Meanwhile, the commission has a new member and chairman as the previous chairman passed last year and another member was verified by the state. Still another member has indicated she will resign... more

There were differences of opinion among Lewisburg councilmen last week over who should be reporting on progress toward satisfying a state order on storm water management. A chief concern was whether storm water coordinator Corey Pleas should be required to report to the Council, or whether that's the responsibility of City Manager Eddie Fuller. It was the second monthly meeting in a row where councilmen focused on storm water... more

Lewisburg's City Council and its Industrial Development Board are scheduled for a brainstorming session on Tuesday afternoon, according to the IDB chairman. "We're having a workshop. We haven't met together in some time, so it's time to get together and share ideas and support Terry (Wallace, the industrial development director) in what he's doing to recruit industry for the city," IDB Chairman Eddie Wiles said Wednesday... more

The school system might make a big investment in new math books for all elementary and secondary students next year. The school board's budget committee met earlier this month and heard a request from the supervisors of instruction - Becky Hill and Beverly Miller - for $100,000 for new mathematics texts next year. The new books are needed to teach math to the new standards laid down by the Tennessee Diploma Project... more

A young woman from Atlanta who was arrested here in last fall on drug charges pleaded guilty in Circuit Court Wednesday. Tamira Thomas, 24, was charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver a Schedule VI controlled substance in a drug-free school zone, a Class C felony... more

Hello again! Let me start off with an apology. I had the date wrong for the singing at Odd Fellows Hall. I should have written March 19, instead of March 12. I'm sorry if I caused you a trip for nothing. If you go this Friday night you will be glad you did... more

The March of Dimes Tennis Bash will be held Saturday, April 3, at the Lewisburg Recreation Center. For further information, or to register by phone, call Rex Richardson at 359-7805 or 619-7805. The Genesco Employee Reunion will be held Saturday, April 17, at the Lewisburg Recreation Center. For more information, call Gene Parsons at 359-5175... more

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With the announcement Thursday that Marshall County's commission chairman is running for the state House of Representatives, the number of county commissioners who leave open seats for the Aug. 5 election is now seven. That's nearly 39 percent of the 18-member commission. There are now 35 people who have obtained petitions to run for the 18 seats, but they include at least one who won't be filing. Noon April 1 is the deadline for candidates to file petitions with the election office... more

The Marshall County Commission meeting Monday night might be dubbed the night of wine and garbage, given a couple of important topics for the county's future. "We're trying to find anything that would bring tourism and new business to Marshall County and vineyards have become more and more popular," Commissioner Mary Ann Neill said... more

Marshall County Commission Chairman Billy Spivey on Thursday announced he's a candidate for the Republican nomination to run for the state's 65th District House seat now held by Rep. Eddie Bass. Without other candidates in the Aug. 5 primaries, the Lewisburg Republican will face the Giles County Democrat in the Nov. 2 general election when Tennessee voters will be electing a new governor and a congressman for this area... more

A Lewisburg man has won a monetary settlement after the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission mediated his complaint against the Board of Education. Carl Lee, 62, of Austin Road, received a form letter from then-director of schools Stan Curtis last June, stating that his contract would not be renewed. Lee had worked for the schools' maintenance department since May 2003... more

The Marshall County Tigers took to the big stage at 2010 Farm Bureau Insurance of Tennessee Basketball Championships in Murfreesboro Wednesday night, opening up Class AA play in the first round … more

Marshall County's unemployment rate is now the highest in Tennessee and while local leaders want that compared to other counties where more people are unemployed, they're been planning a jobs program announcement. "We met with the deputy governor several months ago," Mike Wiles, executive director of the Joint Economic and Community Development Board, said Monday about a meeting with John Morgan last fall in conjunction with the state's Three-Star Program... more

Eighteen former Sanford employees recently completed special training to show they're ready and better able to start new jobs. The 10-week, 20-class course was practical training on how to use computer software, but it's also proof of their willingness to learn and change... more