If everything went as planned Thursday afternoon, Lewisburg's City Council voted to finalize its approval of a new stormwater ordinance to be in compliance with a state order that includes a $10,000 civil penalty. Record keeping and other technical enforcement issues were found lacking in Lewisburg when the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) reviewed the city's stormwater office and its records, according to city officials and state records... 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

Competition has emerged for utilities looking for loans to extend water pipes. That was revealed Tuesday during the monthly meeting of Marshall County's Board of Public Utilities (MCBPU). … more

A man who recently bought a house at Milltown was dismayed Tuesday while consulting with Marshall County utility directors who estimate he might have to pay several thousand dollars to get water service. Robert Newsum, 1470 Milltown Road, has sulfur water from a well, he told the Marshall County Board of Public Utilities during its monthly meeting in offices on West Commerce Street. Newsum wants the county-owned water service to extend a water line to his house... more

The teachers' grievance about their insurance premium payments was denied by the School Board at their November meeting this week. Wanda Odum, speaking for the Marshall County Education Association, asked the board to honor the contract that was ratified by both parties in August... more

November is the beginning of the holiday season; however, you'll notice that as far as stores and advertisemts are concerned, the holiday season began before Halloween. The time does go fast - Thanksgiving Day is next Thursday. The annual Turkey Supper was last Friday - and so good. Students and teachers will be out of school Wed., Nov. 25, through Friday, Nov. 27, to celebrate Thanksgiving. And before you know it, Christmas will be here... more

All of you know the most important news to me will be here this Saturday, Nov. 21, when Marshall County American Red Cross will present Christmas Village from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the National Guard … more

Two Lewisburg men were indicted Wednesday on assault charges in connection with the alleged assault of a Mooresville Highway man who needed 18 stitches for facial cuts suffered just after midnight one morning last summer. Philip Jourdan Venable Jr., 23, and Billy Jack Knight, 29, both of Jackson Avenue, are alleged to have assaulted Danny J. King, 20, on Aug. 15, public records show. King suffered two black eyes and a possible concussion, as well as cuts on his face... more

A new protective coating is to be applied to the stonework around Marshall County's Courthouse roof and clock towers, according to the superintendent managing the job for the county. The old coating is being removed, Superintendent Robert Dexter explained on the roof Wednesday afternoon. It's like a plastic bag. It keeps moisture from getting through, but that traps moisture in the stone... more

The school board agreed this week to pay their interim director of schools more than the former director. A draft of the contract for interim director Roy Dukes was presented to the board at their Tuesday meeting. In the draft his salary was $98,000 per year... more

A Petersburg woman died and her twin sister was injured in a single-car accident in the early hours Saturday. Melody A. Whitaker, 25, of Gingerbread Road, Petersburg, was killed when the car in which she was riding crashed into a utility pole and burst into flames on North Ellington Parkway, Lewisburg... more

To receive text alerts on blood inventory levels, schedule a donation appointment, or locate the nearest blood drive, donors may now subscribe to Red Cross texting by sending redcross to 42227 or … more

Former tennis star Blake McMeans, who lost his tennis career and almost his life when he crashed his car after a night of drinking with fraternity brothers, will offer students of Columbia State Community College and the Lewisburg community a lesson he learned the hard way when he speaks on Thursday, Nov. 19... more

Although rain in September and October proved to be problematic for construction crews at the candle factory being built in the Lewisburg Business Park, the general contractor says the building will be done on time. And so, manufacturing may start next year at Will & Baumer, an American candle business incorporated in 1855 and acquired by Autom, the Phoenix-based religious supply company that opened its operations building early this year... more

County commissioners on a committee preparing for closure of Cedar Ridge Landfill - if the state doesn't permit expansion - advocate cooperation between local governments for garbage disposal when the landfill closes. Waste Management Inc. has answered state questions on how it will protect ground water if it's allowed to cap a sinkhole at Cedar Ridge. ... more

Lewisburg's lawyer is investigating whether councilmen violated Tennessee's open meetings law by consulting with each other on whether a police officer's time card conflicts with his checkout time on a dispatcher's log resulting in overpayment. "I've not found any information to verify wrong-doing at this time," City Attorney Bill Haywood said Thursday afternoon when he did not expect to reach a conclusion by press time Tuesday. ... more

Police Chief Chuck Forbis has been installing computer equipment for police cruisers and, on another topic, he suspects there will be another call for applications from people who want to be a police officer. Laptop computers, a sturdy brace, a small printer and related wiring are being installed by the police chief at the police garage, according to his report to the Police Advisory Board on Thursday evening last week... more

A unique project is taking shape in a field beside one of Marshall County's rural churches. The Prayer Garden at Farmington United Methodist Church - also known as "The Little Church at the Crossroads" - started just over a year ago with two maple trees planted to honor veterans. Next came a bench dedicated to the memory of Brenda Scott... more

Bessie Lynch Underwood, 76, of College Grove, died Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, at her residence after an extended illness. Mrs. Underwood was a native of Bedford County. She retired from Georgia Boot Company of Franklin after 32 years of service and was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of College Grove... more

A Lewisburg church project served 500 Thanksgiving dinners last year and this year, a spokesman says, the goal is to serve 700 dinners. Turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, a roll and pie are planned for delivery by volunteers, according to Hank Arsenault, a LifeSong Family Church member, who says First United Methodist Church and other congregations are participating... more