A businessman with interests in Arizona and California sought information last month about getting water service to land he might want to develop northeast of Belfast. It might all be nothing but blue sky speculation. Still, what Darrell Ruppel found at the most recent meeting of the Marshall County Board of Public Utilities is what many others find... more

CHAPEL HILL - Acutely aware that the recession has curtailed Marshall County's annual matching grants of $4,500 to each of its rural fire departments, volunteer firefighters are conducting a womenless beauty pageant this month to raise money for equipment to fight fires... more

New members of Marshall County's Ethics Committee stuck their toes in the deep waters of their new assignment last week when some of them reacted to the latest complaints. "There are some things in here that I don't like," Commissioner Rocky Bowden said of the complaint filed by Larry Barlar against Schools Director Stan Curtis, his personnel director, Mitchell Byrd, and the school system's former transportation supervisor, Glenn Ezell... more

Members of the Marshall County School Board and representatives of the NAACP have agreed that it's time to take action against inequalities in county schools. Of the 427 teachers in the county system, just 17 are African-American, and two are Hispanic. That's less than five percent, while the number of minority students in the county is nearly 14 percent... more

A suspect and his mother requested a lie detector test for the 27-year-old son who's charged with raping two elementary school-age girls, and results led to a confession, according to police testimony this week in Marshall County General Sessions Court... more

Federal economic stimulus money stopped transfer of Jersey cows from Lewisburg to Spring Hill, but it's temporary, so state and county leaders were brainstorming here this week on how to save money and increase revenue for the state dairy at New Lake Road... more

A restaurant owner wants to serve beer, but Lewisburg law denies him a permit because he's not an American citizen, so city councilors are to be asked if they want to change the law. "We're going to have to amend the ordinance to make it right," Councilor Robin Minor said after reviewing a beer service permit application from Mei Liana Xiao, 40, of 5th Avenue South, proprietor of China Wok at 910 North Ellington Parkway... more

A 1910 Sears Motor Buggy was on display at the Cruise-In last weekend for the first time, and might have been one of the rarest vehicles there, as well as possibly the oldest. Owner Paul Roberts of Lewisburg says he hasn't driven the Motor Buggy yet - he only recently bought it in a small town in Alabama. He transported it to the square on a trailer... more

SHELBYVILLE - With allegations of bribery and dissatisfied exhibitors this week, the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration is stepping high toward crowning another World Grand Champion on Saturday. This week, a walking horse industry regulating group suspended exhibitor Clay Mills of Mount Airy, N.C. ... more

As a homeschooled student now entering my junior year of college, I wish to express my outrage and disgust with the greedy and incompetent buffoons in Washington who insist on bickering and struggling for power while their constituents work 14 hour days trying to make ends meet. ... more

The Farmers Market's Tuesday hours are now 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fridays will remain the same: 6 a.m. until noon. The Berlin Volunteer Fire Department has begun a district-wide door-to-door … more

In what shouldn't be mistaken for a Cinderella story, Bob Hopkins is looking for a woman who wears size 12 shoes. Hopkins, director of the Marshall County Emergency Management Agency, is not so much interested in women with big feet as he is in their shoes... more

The origins of the new timetable for grades K-6 were explored at a school board work session last week. Teachers packed into the board room at central office, and many of them had a chance to tell the board about their experiences in the class room since school started last month... more

As exciting as Saturday night's Celebration was for many - it was a disappointment as well. Out of the 33 stallions scheduled to show in the split Aged Stallions 15.2 and over classes, only 12 made it to the ring. Those conspicuously missing were crowd favorites Weekend Warrior, Ironworks Tin Man, It's Billy the Kid and many others... more

Rollie Beard of Lewisburg won his first blue ribbon on a pony at a horse show in Petersburg when he was just nine years old. Since then, he's had a love of the animal, especially the Tennessee walking horse. This year, Beard is again judging the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration, his sixth time in the position... more

NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Court of Appeals last week upheld a trial court's decision for the woman who runs The Horse Hub in the Wheel Community just east of the Marshall County line. Horse Hub proprietor Bonnie Cady was fined $17,000 in March 2005 by the state Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners for practicing veterinary medicine, including artificial insemination and ultrasound exams... more

A Nashville man was held without bond after he said he stabbed a man near Chapel Hill last week. His victim was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center by helicopter, suffering from wounds to the neck and head, according to reports on file at the Marshall County Sheriff's Department... more

Vandalism reported Thefts reported Details were turned over to the detective division. Arrests made in 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force cases Arrested and charged with domestic assault Arrested and charged with aggravated assault Arrested and charged with public intoxication... more

A jury of three men and nine women deliberated for less than an hour before returning a guilty verdict for a Nashville man accused of assault in Marshall County. Kenneth Pugmire swore out a warrant against Gary Wayne Armstrong, 50, after an Aug. 2006 incident on Pugmire's property on Anderson Lane. ... more

At their August session, the Marshall County grand jury issued indictments for two people who had failed to appear in court as scheduled. Marcus Canty, 39, Columbia, was to be on trial in … more