A local man was pronounced guilty on all counts Thursday evening, after a three-day trial. A jury of seven women and five men deliberated for about two hours before returning a guilty verdict for Tyrone Pierce Jr., 34, formerly of Columbia, who has been in jail since he was arrested on Feb. 13, 2009... more

A truck driver backed into a natural gas meter on the Southern Logistics property in Lewisburg's Industrial Park recently, but a city gas department official cut service and prevented an explosion. "Gas, police and fire departments responded together," Lewisburg Fire Chief Larry Williams said of the tense situation at 841 Industrial Drive on Friday, Jan. 22, in the morning. "The gas department was in before we got there. We had one crew go in with the gas department. Police blocked roads."... more

PETERSBURG -- Water in the town's reservoir is measured by a device that's been reporting there's plenty of water to fight a fire when there's not and the tank needs more water when it's overflowing. "The water system's telemetric system is one of the biggest problems we have now," Mayor James Owen said during a recent public hearing that's required before the town may apply for a federal grant to pay for a new monitoring system... more

A high school principal made a heart-felt plea to the school board's policy committee last week for stricter regulation of "personal communication devices" at school. All the high school principals had been invited to the policy committee's meeting Thursday night, but only Larry Miller from Forrest School was able to attend... more

The five inches of snow that started falling here Friday closed schools, cost road budgets overtime, delayed some mail, caused many wrecks, worried folks, but entertained kids and the young at heart. And yet, the snow could have been deeper if it weren't for Tennessee's winter bugaboo - ice, according to veteran meteorologist Bobby Boyd of the National Weather Service who said, "We lost some of the depth because of the sleet and freezing rain... more

The unemployment rate in Marshall County more than doubled in 12 months to a new high of 18.9 percent, the highest rate in Tennessee, state and local officials have announced. "As of Thursday, it was 18.9 percent," Mike Wiles, executive director of the Joint Economic and Community Development Board, reported to Lewisburg's Industrial Development Board on Monday. "We're tied with Lauderdale County."... more

Marshall County Schools will be closed Tuesday due to icy back roads. Also, Tuesday night's high school basketball games at Forrest and MCHS have been re-scheduled. Forrest vs. Community is … more

After three days of suspended classes, Marshall County student, teachers and school personnel are to return to their normal schedule on Wednesday. more

A Marshall County Circuit Court jury on Thursday delivered a guilty verdict for a Lewisburg man who was on trial charged with sale and delivery of crack cocaine. more

The hands of time were replaced on the face of four courthouse clocks in Lewisburg this week as restoration continues with a new roof. Frank Jackson of Dunnellon, Fla. has been servicing the clocks for some 20 years and was back here Tuesday, reinstalling the clock works and the hands through the clocks' housing... more

There's been a delay in making nearly $8,200 available from Marshall County to pay a percentage of the cost of a pumper truck for the Belfast Fire Department if the federal government awards a grant to pay the rest of the cost of the truck. County commissioners voted 11-7 during their monthly meeting on Monday night against taking action on a request from the rural fire department. ... more

Lewisburg City Manager Eddie Fuller wants to retire next fall. "I'll be 62 in October," Fuller said in his City Hall office on Wednesday morning. Age 62 is when Americans first qualify for Social Security retirement benefits. "I want to leave on the 22nd and a new guy come in on the 25th," Fuller said. "I've gotten like Obama; all I want to keep is my Blackberry."... more

A Lewisburg man's second jury trial on drug charges started Tuesday with jury selection and testimony from the prosecution's first witness, and continued Wednesday and Thursday. Four days were set aside for the trial. Tyrone Pierce Jr., 34, of Silver Street was indicted by the Marshall County Grand Jury last year. The five count indictment charges Pierce with two counts each of sale and delivery of crack cocaine (a Schedule II drug) and one count of simple possession... more

KENTUCKY DERBY PIE Mix together: 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup melted oleo 1 cup light corn syrup 3 slightly beaten eggs 2 tablespoons Bourbon or other flavoring (I used 2 … more

Greetings! We had another wet weekend. I'm sure the farmers appreciated it for their farmlands and also for their cattle. It sure got the streams flowing. Several were missed from church because of illness, and some because the rain was falling so hard at church time... more

Don't get all tied up in knots about it, but February 8 marks a milestone. That's when the Boy Scouts of America organization reaches its 100th birthday. Many high-achieving adults (such as President Gerald Ford) have credited Scouting with helping shape their lives. ... more

In a historic move, Tea Party groups from across the state of Tennessee have formed the Tennessee Tea Party Coalition (TNTPC). Fifty-eight delegates representing thirty-four active Tennessee Tea Party groups with a collective membership totaling more than eighteen thousand concerned citizens caucused in Nashville this past weekend... more

If the school board agrees with its technology and curriculum committee, there will be 6th grade at Marshall Elementary School next year. After a lengthy discussion, committee member Mike Keny moved to, "Stay on the path we're on and have 6th grade at MES next year."... more

An "undercurrent" of unrest surrounds City Hall, Lewisburg's senior councilman said Tuesday night after a 3-2 City Council vote to abolish the Police Advisory Board. "There's an undercurrent that I can't put my finger on," Councilman Hershel Davis said, explaining his vote against the board Tuesday was with 60 percent of the people who called him and shared their opinions about the board... more

...WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD WINTRY PRECIPITATION … more