Unanswered questions led to a postponement of a decision by Marshall County commissioners during their most recent meeting when they could have prepared Belfast's fire department for a federal grant. Nearly $8,200 is recommended by the county's Economic and Community Development-Tourism (EC&D-Tourism) Committee for the Belfast Rural Volunteer Fire Department, one of 18 non-profit charitable organizations funded by the county... more

How many of you got up at the crack of dawn to go shopping the day after Thanksgiving? Not me. We were actually in a motel in Memphis, and even though the bed wasn't my own, it was still too comfortable to rise that early for anything. Besides, I think I was still full from Thanksgiving dinner... more

A bigger better Christmas Parade is planned in Lewisburg on Saturday afternoon a few hours before Chapel Hill's Christmas Parade that evening. "We have more entries this year and several new floats coming as well as the Shriners and a large antique car club," Rotary Parade Chairwoman Peggy Hubbard said... more

A national business that rates fire departments for insurance companies has raised its rating of the Lewisburg Fire Department, meaning fire safety is up and insurance premiums might go down. New Jersey-based Insurance Services Office Inc. (ISO) has concluded that the fire department here deserves a rating of four instead of its long-held rating of five, according to the public protection summary released here this week... more

The second defendant in an aggravated assault case was arraigned in Circuit Court Wednesday, and entered a plea of not guilty. Billy Jack Knight, 29, of Petersburg, was represented in court by his appointed attorney, David McKenzie, who said the outcome is by no means a foregone conclusion... more

Lewisburg's nepotism policy, the Police Advisory Board and traffic conditions at the intersection of Heil Quaker Avenue and Franklin Road are scheduled for discussion when the City Council meets Tuesday night in City Hall. "I brought it up," Councilman Ronald McRady said Wednesday morning about the subject of nepotism. "Now let them take the appropriate action, and look into it and bring it back to the Council" after its monthly meeting convenes at 6 p.m... more

Registration is now open for the 2010 Lewisburg Parks & Recreation Youth Basketball Leagues for boys and girls ages 7-12. Leagues begin Jan. 9. Registration deadline is 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18. For … more

Just in time for the Christmas shopping season, TVA's business resource division delivered handy hints on how to boost business by talking to people and acting on economic information provided Tuesday night in Lewisburg. "We're trying to help retailers think through their customers so that shopping is a pleasurable experience for them," Chuck Marquis, project manager for TVA's Economic Development Business Resources Division, explained the city's Recreation Center... more

Tonight is Monday, Nov. 30, the last day in November, and tomorrow we will enter into December, then only 25 days and Christmas Day will be here. I hope all my readers and all the Tribune staff will … more

One of the most unusual Lewisburg City Council meetings was held in City Hall late last month. There was no debate as Councilman Robin Minor, a U.S. history teacher, read about political parties. Councilman Quinn Stewart got her daily constitutional walk in by walking laps around rows of the mostly empty audience chairs... more

A Lewisburg man was in critical but stable condition Friday as a result of a stabbing city police believe was motivated by robbery. Charged with attempted murder is Jerry L. Hunter, 50, of 416 … more

The morning of Thanksgiving Day, Lewisburg Police were busy answering a series of calls relating to similar crimes. In each case, a heavy object was used to break a glass window or door to enter business premises. A side window at Saddlecreek Restaurant, Fayetteville Highway, was broken by throwing a flowerpot through it at about 5:30 a.m. ... more

The instigator of a multi-million dollar fraud - conducted with a man who's owned a building supply store in Lewisburg - will serve 6-1/2 years in prison, a federal judge ruled last week. William T. McMahan must also pay $2.4 million in restitution, serve three years on probation, and participate in 500 hours of substance abuse treatment, the federal judge ordered on Nov. 23. McMahan enters prison Jan. 6... more

Served with a state warrant and summons for violation of Tennessee subsurface sewage disposal Arrested and charged with domestic assault Served with a warrant for parole violation and held without bond Arrested on warrants for promotion of methamphetamine manufacture and simple assault... more

Registration is now open for the 2010 Lewisburg Parks & Recreation Youth Basketball Leagues for boys and girls ages 7-12. Leagues begin Jan. 9. Registration deadline is 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18. For … more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Republican state Sen. Jim Tracy said he is "strongly considering" a challenge next year against U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon, who is one of several Democrats being targeted by the GOP in midterm elections. Tracy is a Shelbyville insurance agent, former NCAA basketball referee and current chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee. He said in a phone interview earlier this week that he plans to make up his mind by the end of the holiday season... more

Like the rest of America, it only seemed to be all about the economy here on Black Friday when early Christmas shoppers' purchasing is supposed to put retailers back on track. The engine driving the money train this season pulls passengers from a front door frenzy to the back walls, but that green goddess was reminded of the reason for the season at Lewisburg Garden Center... more

Gambling, not shopping, was the goal for 31 people departing Lewisburg on Black Friday. A Grayline of Nashville coach was chartered by friends and relatives in Marshall County; folks who boarded the bus here and went on their gambling cruise to Metropolis, Ill., according to the driver... more

Health insurance became an issue for Marshall County's commission again this year, but instead of employee coverage costs, the issue last week was how employees qualify for insurance when they retire. Only 13 county employees are unaffected by the commissioners' 14-2 vote, with one abstention, and the decision was influenced by another cost and the prospect of losing $3 millions in federal funding to schools... more

A Petersburg man - accused of beating a Lewisburg man who suffered facial cuts that needed 18 stitches - is being arraigned Wednesday in circuit court, although city court testimony implicates others. Perjury warrants appeared to be a possible consequence as a result of conflicts between court testimony and police reports, according to an audio recording of a preliminary hearing in Lewisburg City Court... more