A gavel struck on the meeting room table last week in Marshall County's Courthouse Annex punctuated a long-simmering debate centered on expansion of Cedar Ridge Landfill. Without a decision on expansion from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, elected officials from Marshall County and its municipalities are, among other things, bickering over who attended which meeting with the state... more

A Lewisburg woman, whose son died in a 2005 crash at Jacksonville, Fla., pleaded guilty last week on felony theft charges for not sharing insurance payments with the boy's father. Victor Pigg "never came around" while their son, Wesley, was alive - didn't even attend his funeral, Billie Jo Bryant, 53, of Nashville Highway said when asked if the father should get some of what the policies paid out, according to court records... more

The Lewisburg man who suffered a gunshot wound to his left hand on Monday was arrested by city police Wednesday and charged with the same crimes as his roommate in a house on Haynes Street. … more

Two Lewisburg businessmen are renovating their properties near the Courthouse Square where other recent improvements are apparent. Defense attorney David McKenzie purchased the storefront previously occupied by a cellular telephone business on West Commerce Street. He's had contractors and craftsmen gut the building for near total reconstruction inside... more

A Lewisburg man who was convicted in May 2007 on statutory rape charges has lost in his request for a new trial or probation because the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals ruled against him, according to the court's opinion issued late last week. Eric Condrell O'Neal, 30, was found guilty by a Marshall County Circuit Court jury that heard evidence from Carol B. ... more

A former member of the Marshall County School Board and a man who ran for a seat on the panel were appointed to the school board by county commissioners during their monthly meeting Monday night. Former board member Barbara Kennedy was elected 10-7 over Dee Dee Sale, a long-time leader in walking horse associations. Kennedy, the mother of four school children, succeeds Todd Tietgens who resigned after Stan Curtis was dismissed as schools director... more

Thefts and vandalism reported * A credit card from Federal Credit Union in Spring Hill that belonged to a Lewisburg man was used 11 times in different locations in San Diego, Calif., on Nov. 17. … more

In the big picture of things, delivery of the Marshall County Tribune on Saturday last weekend instead of Friday, might be blamed on an act of Congress, Enron CEO Kenneth Lay, or both. "It was, basically, a wrinkle in the system," Postal Service spokeswoman Beth Barnett said Friday when the newspaper office received hundreds of calls from subscribers asking for their paper... more

Distance Learning is to be available at all Marshall County schools in the near future, according to an announcement made at the school board meeting on Nov. 17. Nancy Aldridge, the Board of Education's grant writer, asked the board to formally accept a Rural Utilities Service Grant of $271,122, which will be used to add distance learning capacity at the elementary and middle schools... more

Turkeys distributed Sunday at a Lewisburg church are being cooked today and de-boned Thursday morning for delivery with a Thanksgiving dinner for nearly 700 people. "And we want all the turkey back but the gobble," says Dave McDonald, the top turkey-man at LifeSong Family Church since he's been doing this for nine years at the South Ellington Parkway church... 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 information, call Jane Tilford at 359-2482. American Legion Post 39 will be distributing fruit/food baskets to shut-in veterans during the holiday season. ... more

PETERSBURG - An alderman and a restaurant owner were arrested last week on charges alleging theft of services from the city's garbage collector. Alderman Brad Dillenback, 66, is accused of accepting trash from the Talk of the Town restaurant, operated by Danny Williams on Petersburg's public square. Williams, 53, is also charged... more

The board of education has decided to take a two-pronged approach to reducing energy costs in the County's schools. Board member Randy Perryman's maintenance committee recommended that the Board go forward with a contract with the Siemens Company for an "Energy Savings Performance Contracting Program." The board unanimously agreed with Perryman's recommendation, and asked attorney Chuck Cagle to help draw up the contract... more

A Chapel Hill couple is working their last day today, finishing a combined 97 years of service at Genesco's Dockers Distribution Center. Ann and William "Bud" Pugh were honored at the beginning … more

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Hope everyone has a great and happy Thanksgiving. On Wednesday, Nov. 11, Veteran's Day, the students of Miss Judy's Academy gathered at the Veteran's Monument on the Lynnville Square and said the Pledge to the Flag. Tally Underwood, Frances Hewitt, and Nancy Jo Hollis purchased a wreath and placed it at the monument on this day. They saluted all veterans of our great country and especially those from the Lynnville Community... more

I hope all my readers and the staff of our local Marshall County paper have a happy Thanksgiving. I hope many enjoy the traditional turkey and all the trimmings. Watching the football, the Macy's … more

The Marshall County Tigers hosted the Columbia Lions Monday in what turned out to be a run and gun, wide open ballgame that went down to the wire before MCHS prevailed 67-65. Kedren Johnson scored first for the Tigers on a rebound and put-back before Columbia ran off eight straight points... more

An annual $160 solid waste fee proposed for Marshall County households - those not served by municipal trash collection services or contracts with Waste Management - probably won't be the subject of a vote Monday when the County Commission meets. Two commissioners said that item on the commissioners' agenda would probably be withdrawn when it's called for consideration during the commission meeting. ... more

Call it the contract that keeps on billing. It's quite the opposite of the gift that keeps on giving - Marshall County's now-abandoned self-insurance program for workers compensation has remained a liability to be paid since the late 1990s. That's according to discussion among members of the Marshall County Commission's Budget Committee during a Wednesday evening meeting in the Courthouse Annex... more

Arrested and charged with domestic assault, aggravated burglary, vandalism over $500, and theft over $1,000 * Leonard B.Casteel, 35, Branchville Road. Bond: $17,500; court date: Nov. 17. On Nov. … more