Hundreds of people came out on a beautiful fall day for music and munchies on Marshall County's Courthouse Square last Saturday when the Lewisburg Lions Club conducted its annual pancake and sausage breakfast. The program has been expanded to include lunches with hotdogs, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, all the fixin's and the usual soft drinks sold from the Lions Club trailer parked next to the white canvas tents pitched on the Courthouse lawn... more

As Lewisburg plans to spend millions of dollars on a sewage treatment plant expansion, the town's growth remains limited, according to state and local officials. Expansion of the sewage treatment plant, including a 10-million gallon storage tank for untreated wastewater, are part the city's solution to issues raised by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC)... more

NASHVILLE - The team of Marshall County and municipal leaders who went to the Governor's Three-Star Certification Conference recently didn't just stop there. They sought more help developing the economy here. Meeting with Deputy Gov. John Morgan, the delegation of local leaders asked for state assistance to "help us through this time" when the unemployment rate topped 19 percent, according to Mike Wiles, executive director of the local Joint Economic and Community Development Board... more

Update: Joseph K. Darnell, 18, Ramblewood Drive, is due in General Sessions Court on Oct. 27. Darnell is charged with five counts of the misdemeanor offence of contributing to the delinquency of a child. The other charges against him mentioned in the Crime Reports in the Sept. ... more

Lewisburg's Water and Wastewater Department has agreed to enter mediation with a Murfreesboro contactor who sued the utility in Marshall County Chancery Court for $82,000. The dispute is over construction of a sewer along Old Belfast Road, according to records in the case filed Dec. 1 by Wescad Inc. It claims it's not been paid for completing the job that dates to late 2007... more

John Thomas Langley Jr., 73, of Lewisburg, died Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, at his residence. Mr. Langley was a native of Maury County. He was a retired carpenter. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Thomas Langley Sr. and Abby Lou Cathey Langley; son, Kenneth Wayne Langley; sister, Elizabeth Martin; and brother, Bill Langley... more

Census Day is six months away and that's important for community and economic development, according to an announcement made to Marshall County commissioners last week. "We will be putting together some Complete Count Committees," Mike Wiles, executive director of the Joint Economic and Community Development Board told commissioners at their monthly meeting on Sept. 28... more

The Marshall County School Board voted 6-3 Monday night to fire Schools Director Stan Curtis. Curtis, who was hired prior to the 2008-2009 school year, was supported only by members Mark Wilkerson, Kristin Gold and Todd Tietgens. Gold and Tietgens resigned after the vote... more

According to London's Daily Telegraph, American scientist/futurist Ray Kurzweil thinks you may soon be bouncing a little Terminator-like cyborg on your knee. Kurzweil believes that within a mere 20 years our understanding of genetics and computer technology could turn us all into superhumans. ... more

A Monday night meeting may decide the future of Marshall County's director of schools. At the school board's regular monthly meeting on Sept. 23, vice chairman Craig Michael made the motion to hold a special called meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, to discuss the terms of schools director Stan Curtis' contract, and the possibility of a "buy out."... more

General Motors' announcement Wednesday that its Saturn brand will be discontinued was seen as another blow to Marshall County residents who've produced those cars and parts for them. Still, there were signs of hope among philosophical comments from Lewisburg and Marshall County leaders who on Thursday morning reflected on the disintegration of a deal with Penske Automotive Group... more

There's been sort of a standoff between Marshall County commissioners and a member of the local school board over their agreement to have him mow grass for the county. The county says Denton Lawn Service of Spring Place Road needs workers compensation insurance. Curt Denton says the mowing contract hasn't been approved and he's not been paid for the mowing he's already done... more

The 3rd Annual Lewisburg Rotary Club State Championship Barbecue Cook Off, sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society, returns to the Goats, Music and More Festival on Saturday, Oct. 10. Professional and backyard/shade tree cookers from across the Southeast will be putting their best sauces and spices on the grill competing for up to $6,000 in cash prizes in five categories: chicken, pork ribs, pork, brisket (beef) and "Goat with Anything But," serving as the State Championship Goat Cook Off.. ... more

Mary Elizabeth Perry Neese, 91, of Shelbyville, died Monday, Sept. 28, 2009. Mrs. Neese was born in Montgomery County. She was a homemaker and retired seamstress from Fly Manufacturing Co. of Shelbyville. Mrs. Neese was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Shelbyville... more

CHAPEL HILL - A couple of hours after he accepted the job as the town's first full-time, paid fire chief, Kenneth Runk was at the scene of another emergency. And when Runk was responding to that call, he left his wife and kids at the fire hall. They were there to celebrate his new job in an institution that's something of a family tradition... more

Firefighters from several volunteer departments went to the Marshall County Commission meeting Monday night to protest the reduction of matching grants to their departments. Last year, county commissioners appropriated $4,500 for each volunteer fire department that raised that much money on its own. This year, the appropriation is to be $1,500 - a $3,000 reduction... more

The "Lynnville Fair on the Square" turned out to be a good day even if it was pouring rain. There were a lot of entries in the fair in all divisions. Next week there will be a listing of the winners in this column. We thank everyone who participated. Also, the bean dinner was a success. There were not many vendors because of the rain, but that was understandable. We thank those who came and sold their wares... more

Members of the grand jury, as well as the circuit court judge, had a busy day at the Marshall County Courthouse last week. The sentencing of convicted child rapist Paul Alexander Montgomery III to 50 years' incarceration was reported last week. The indictment of former animal control officer Neal Owens was reported in Wednesday's Tribune... more

Today (Monday, Sept. 28), we have had a beautiful fall day. The rains have been nice, but there was almost flash flooding on Friday and Saturday. Mr. Hollis, who writes "Straight from the Tracks of … more

A former chairman of the Marshall County Planning Commission has been appointed by the County Commission to the Board of Directors of the county-owned water utility district. Matt Collins succeeds Mike Waggoner whose term expired. His last meeting was Aug. 18. County Mayor Joe Boyd Liggett has the responsibility to nominate directors of the Marshall County Board of Public Utilities... more