The interim director of schools was chosen to fill the job of director, without considering the other applicants. The selection of Marshall County native Roy Dukes was greeted with a standing ovation from the audience at the school board's February meeting, held in the gym at Cornersville Elementary School Monday night... more

The parade grounds at Camp Shelby near Hattiesburg, Miss., were filled with 3,300 Tennessee Army National Guardsmen at noon Friday when twice that many friends, relatives and American leaders saw them probably for the last time before deployment to Iraq... more

FAYETTEVILLE - Lincoln County General Sessions Court Judge Andy Myrick ruled Thursday for dismissal of trash service theft charges as alleged by Petersburg's town recorder against an alderman and a restaurant owner. All charges against Alderman Brad Dillenback were dismissed, according to a court clerk. Dillenback, 66, was accused of accepting trash from the Talk of the Town restaurant, operated by Danny Williams in Petersburg. Williams, 53, faced the same charge... more

Girl Scout Cookie Booths will be available at the following business: Kroger: Feb. 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 24, 26, 27 and 28. Wal-Mart: Feb. 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, and 28. Walgreen's: Feb: 12, and 13. Rex's Foodland in Chapel Hill: Feb. 12 and 13... more

A young Shelbyville man was found guilty of two counts of rape after a one and a half day trial last week. A jury of eight men and four women deliberated for about an hour before returning the guilty verdict on Nicholas Shawn Marshall, 22. The public defender's office asked to be allowed withdraw from the case in January, stating in their motion that Marshall had "threatened to do bodily injury to a member of the public defender's staff" when they refused to file a motion for him that they believed would result in an ethical violation. ... more

COLUMBIA - Faced with massive recalls of the cars he sells, a Lewisburg man who owns a Toyota dealership here has hired a man with experience in product recall to serve customers with recalled vehicles. Tom Cochran, a retired airline pilot who's also helped a ceiling fan manufacturer deal with the fallout from a fan blade bracket, was hired by Eddie Roberts, a resident of Creekside Drive near his Saddle Creek Golf Course... more

VERONA -- A Franklin County man has come home to Tennessee by way of a Texas family and the military-industrial complex at Washington, D.C. to open a country store and bait shop here in Marshall County. Just off the east side of the scenic route between Lewisburg and Caney Springs is the Rock Creek Market, established in November by Terry and Laura Powers, who say they enjoy the relaxed life as merchants, although Terry's got a civic suggestion... more

Roy Dukes was named the Marshall County Schools Director on Monday night by a 6-3 vote of the school board. Dukes had been the interim director since Stan Curtis' removal in early October. The board had voted to solicit applications in January, and Dukes was one of 17 who applied for the position... more

Trash disposal costs appeared lower than expected on Friday morning when bids were opened in Lewisburg City Hall in anticipation of their review Tuesday night when the City Council receives a report on the prices. more

A Marshall County man has been training Afghanistan National Army Air Corps commandos, security forces, and presidential pilots how to control and communicate with Russian-made helicopters, according to a spokeswoman for the U.S. Air Force. USAF Technical Sgt. ... more

The election campaign for Marshall County Sheriff might have four candidates instead of maybe three, now that a career Lewisburg Police leader has thrown his hat into the ring. Capt. David Ray will run for sheriff in the Aug. 5 election, he said Tuesday. Ray picked up a petition to be named on the ballot and he says the deadline to file is in line with his retirement plans... more

In the last week before the deadline, 11 more applications for the position of director of schools were received at Central Office, bringing the total to 17. Among them are four current employees of the Marshall County School System: Six applicants have Tennessee addresses:... more

Served with state warrants for assault, aggravated robbery, and aggravated burglary * Travis W. Lankford, 24, College Grove. Bond: $166,000; court date: Feb. 2. Lankford was returned to Marshall … more

Greetings again! Snow, snow everywhere, but thankfully we didn't get as much ice as they thought we would get. It could have been worse, but I guess the kids will be glad to get another day off from school. Services were called off at Catalpa Sunday due to the hill being so slick. Several went to Cane Creek and other places... more

Chapel Hill Soccer, a TSSA league, will hold sign-ups for spring soccer from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday Feb. 6 and Feb. 13, at the Chapel Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church (in front of Forrest School). Children ages 4-14 can sign up and all Marshall County children interested in playing are welcome. For more information, please call 364-4985 or e-mail jaws0217@yahoo.com... more

A Marshall County man was sentenced last week to a total of 12 years in prison after being found guilty by a jury in early December. Ellis R. "Toby" Darnell, 34, of Spring Place Road, was sentenced by Circuit Court judge Robert Crigler to nine years for manufacturing methamphetamine, and three years for possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony. ... more

PECAN COOKIES 2 sticks butter or oleo 2 cups plain flour 1 cup powdered sugar 1 can pecans, chopped 1 teaspoon vanilla Cream butter, flour and sugar together. Add nuts … more

While the first five comments to the state about Cedar Ridge Landfill opposed Waste Management's request for permission to expand the facility, the latest batch of letters appears evenly split on the issue. Supporting expansion are Lewisburg Mayor Barbara Woods, County Commissioner Dean Delk and county residents Roger and DeAnn Haack. Opposing expansion are Leslie Colley, director of the Nature Conservancy's Duck River Program, Bobby Bills of Cornersville and Carol Foreman of Lynnwood Avenue... more

More than 3,000 Tennessee National Guardsmen, including about 50 who left Lewisburg a few days after Christmas, are being deployed to Iraq today, according to Gov. Phil Bredesen. They include: Marshall County Commissioner Larry McKnight's son, Sgt. Maj. Jared McKnight; their family friend, Sgt. Maj. Tracy McDow of Culleoka; and a Lewisburg father of three who's been celebrating a daughter's third birthday with his wife in a motel near Camp Shelby at Hattiesburg, Miss... more

Elyse Thomas, the daughter of Rev. Steve and Paula Thomas of Lewisburg, has qualified for the Fall 2009 Dean's List at Belmont University. She is majoring in Spanish and minoring in education, and plans to teach English language learners after graduation... more