Hope everyone is enjoying the nice spring weather. Here is a correction about the annual Robert B. Jones High School Alumni Meeting. The correct date is Saturday, June 5, at 11 a.m. in the Lynnville Municipal Building. A potluck lunch will be served at noon with a program to follow. Make plans now to attend the meeting of this dear old school that once stood on the eastern borders of Lynnville... more

Tyrades! Git Along , Little Wigglers This week's topic wiggled right into my lap, as one of my co-workers has decided to explore the world of vermiculture. Vermiculture, for the uninitiated, is the practice of feeding organic waste to earthworms to decompose it -- a form of composting by the use of earthworms. The worm best suited for such projects is the Red Wiggler (popularized 30-plus years ago in the "Red Wiggler, Cadillac of worms" jingle on the "WKRP In Cincinnati" TV show)... more

A 16-year-old Lewisburg boy made statements against his interest Thursday afternoon, thereby leading city police to the first of two or more suspects who desecrated the military memorial in Rock Creek Park last weekend. more

Thefts and vandalism reported Arrested and charged with driving under the influence Arrested and charged with assault Arrested and charged with domestic assault Arrested and charged with driving on revoked Arrested and charged with public intoxication... more

The Genesco Employee Reunion will be held Saturday, April 17, at the Lewisburg Recreation Center. For more information, call Gene Parsons at 359-5175. Hunter Safety Class will be offered from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, March 15, through Friday, March 19, at Cornersville Baptist Church. For more information, call Doug Lowery at 659-6786... more

CANEY SPRINGS - Two of three candidates for Marshall County mayor were quizzed Sunday afternoon before a fire department board meeting and a day later the incumbent spoke on those topics including commission chairmanship and various ideas. Chapel Hill Town Manager Mike Hatten, a leader of the Caney Springs Fire Department, posed questions before fire department directors addressed fire safety issues for their community. ... more

Vandals removed the plaque honoring three Marshal County men who died while fighting in the Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom Campaigns and the plaque has been recovered from Rock Creek. "That's total disrespect," Lewisburg Police Detective Sgt. David Henley said Monday morning on the Rock Creek Park pedestrian bridge where Lewisburg Firefighter Wayne Blackwell was about to retrieve the plaque... more

Matt Mulliniks and his wife, Allison, of Marshall County have entered into another contract that's to last forever. It's a conservation agreement for land they own next to his parents' home near Talley Station. The contract is with The Land Trust for Tennessee "to permanently restrict development on their land," as defined by the Trust, a nonprofit organization that's to enforce the agreement which prohibits use of the land in any other way than its current use... more

Where are we going to get our water in the future? That important question is to be discussed at two open houses set for later this month to let the public know about long-term planning with regards to the area's water supply. The Duck River Agency, in conjunction with other organizations such as area utilities and environmental groups, has been holding workshops since last year to work out alternatives to their Comprehensive Regional Water Supply Plan... more

Lewisburg has nearly resolved issues it faces because of a state environmental order telling the city to comply with federal regulations on stormwater management. Rain washing across pavement carries sediment to natural streams and causes sedimentation and, sometimes, pollution from petroleum products. If not controlled, stormwater flowing from a construction site can muddy waters, too... more

A former Lewisburg resident was sentenced to more prison time after pleading guilty on March 3 to charges of sale of a Schedule III drug and possession of a Schedule III drug for resale. Wanda Gail Shelton, 45, was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment and a $2,000 fine on each of the two charges. ... more

A Marshall County man was sentenced to 10 years in prison last week on drug charges and - in his version of the situation - he was selling because he was unemployed and needed money. Ecstasy was what Robert J. Davis Jr., 29, was selling, according to his arrest warrant sworn out in December 2008 by Tim Miller of the 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force. The task force got help from postal inspectors... more

Spring is just around the corner and I'm sure glad. Hope all of you had a good weekend. Sunday was Catalpa's day to have the worship service at Merihil at 2 p.m. Several patients attended and seemed … more

Arrested on a warrant for motor vehicle theft * Joey Q. Perryman, 46, Manchester. Bond: $12,000; court date; March 15. Perryman was picked up at Coffee County Jail. The warrant was sworn on … more

Why is it that people in Congress who try to do the right thing are vilified? Take Sen. Jim Bunning, for example. The Kentucky Republican has been raked over the coals because he was the lone voice in the Senate to have the gall to insist that the Democrats follow their own rule... more

CHERRY DELIGHT 1 ½ cup flour 1 cup margarine 1 tablespoon sugar 1/3 cup finely chopped nuts 1 8-oz. package of cream cheese, softened 2 cups powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 large carton Cool Whip 1 can cherry pie filling Mix flour, margarine, 1 tablespoons of sugar, and nuts, pat into a 13 x 9 inch pan, and bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees... more

A candidate for the Republican nomination to run for governor has asked Gov. Phil Bredesen "to look at" Waste Management's application for expansion of Cedar Ridge Landfill. "We know how important it is to Maury and Marshal counties - that whole area of the state," Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey explained last weekend in a series of interviews with state senators about the Department of Environment and Conservation... more

Sweet peeps and real chicks are just around the corner as Easter will soon be here, despite overcast skies and lingering winter temperatures. Pretty soon, hundreds of baby chickens will be mailed to the Marshall County 4-H program from an out-of-state hatchery and letter carriers will have noisy packages... more

A Cornersville man was sentenced Wednesday to four years and nine months in prison as a result of a guilty verdict in the shotgun slaying death of his stepson. Donnie L. Sullivan, 53, of Beechwood Avenue, was found guilty by a Marshall County jury early last month. Court officers said they anticipate an appeal in Sullivan's case... more

Mr. William Preston Thomas III, age 87 of Lewisburg, died Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Thomas was a native of Haynesville, Louisiana and son of the late William Preston, II and Ethel Odom Thomas. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, Korea, and Viet Nam. ... more