CHAPEL HILL - Forrest High School's new school resource officer is the former detective sergeant who'd been leading Lewisburg's Criminal Investigation Division. SRO Jimmy Oliver began patrolling the school's halls, rooms, parking lots and grounds on Monday morning. He was put on the sheriff's payroll on Sunday. Sheriff Les Helton said on Thursday that Oliver is his man... 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 fund-raising campaign. Supporters will receive family photos. Call Chief Joe Greer (359-4100) or Capt. Scott Allen (359-8594) for more information... more

"Hundreds of thousands of gallons" of hog manure were allowed to pollute the water sources of four Marshall County homes by a Bedford County hog farmer, according to the district attorney who on … more

This week Marshall County is mourning the loss of a man who was active in its civic life for over 50 years. "Ted was very well respected in the legal and banking community," said Barry White, Marshall County president of the First Farmers and Merchants Bank. "When you would come to Ted with a problem, his counsel was always wise and thoughtful."... more

Driving under the influence, underage consumption, vandalism, evading arrest, and resisting arrest; also cited for excessive noise from a motor vehicle Officer Tracy Teal was on 3rd Avenue when he saw a gold 1998 Buick speeding on West Commerce. He could hear the car's sound system from 50 feet away. ... more

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) will hold a town hall meeting in Marshall County 2 p.m. Friday at 1107 County Courthouse Annex to speak with citizens and community leaders about health care reform and the economic challenges facing our state and country... more

MURFREESBORO - An open meeting Monday night with U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon on the issue of health care reform drew passionate responses from both sides, although opponents of the current health care proposal clearly had an edge in terms of number of people in attendance... more

BELFAST - A fire of undetermined origins destroyed a garage and its apartment and damaged the owner's house on Saturday afternoon when the family was at a wedding, the victim and neighbors said. "I'll probably rebuild it," Eddie Bowles of Conrad Road said Sunday of the building that contained guns, tools, appliances and extensive family memorabilia. "My son, Daniel, lost all his clothes and personal stuff." A sedan was damaged beyond use... more

Marshall County's Budget Committee sent school system leaders back to their central office on Wednesday asking them to find a way to trim their budget one more time. The schools' budget was then totaling some $34.74 million, according to the system's budget director Janet Wiles who spoke about the spending plan and state requirements with other school leaders in the Courthouse Annex as the Budget Committee turned to other department budgets... more

In other business, the Marshall County school board considered management and negotiating teams for discussions with the Marshall County Education Association, which represents the teachers. Director of schools Stan Curtis reported that the number of people on the management team is governed by the average daily attendance for all County schools combined. ... more

Changes in the way Marshall County's elementary school students spent their day will be the subject of a School Board work session tonight. Teachers, parents, and students were surprised by curriculum changes when they went back to school earlier this month... more

Town meeting starts at 7 p.m. at Tucker Theatre on the Middle Tennessee State University campus. Video courtesy of the Daily News Journal, which is sponsoring the event. more

A big, almost invisible, blue flame has been burning for years at Cedar Ridge Landfill where it's seen more at night as Waste Management continues to dispose of methane, a byproduct of decomposing trash. Harnessing the energy, however, "is something that's caught on in a lot of places," according to Ken Haldin, spokesman for Waste Management, the company that owns the landfill west of Lewisburg... more

As health care insurance has been a concern for Marshall County officials, as well as all Americans, the subject is to be debated at two forums in the next three days. U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon's town hall meeting in Murfreesboro is one forum. It starts at 7 p.m Monday in Tucker Theater on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University... more

The failure to hire minority applicants for jobs with the board of education was brought to the school board's attention by the president of the Marshall County branch of the NAACP. "We will not tolerate this any longer," Gary Davis said. "Our voices must be heard."... more

School board employees will be doing maintenance on County buildings, according to a decision approved at the board meeting last week. "Sheldon (Davis) and I met with the County's building … more

Lewisburg's city manager has agreed to mediation of a police detective's complaint to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over alleged violations of the Civil Rights Act. However, City Manager Eddie Fuller said on Wednesday that he's spoken with a representative of the EEOC about mediation and asked if there's another way to resolve the complaint since the subject of the complaint no longer works for the city... more

The owners of the old Dairymen's building couldn't get a recommendation on Tuesday from the Lewisburg Planning Commission for rezoning the property for a solid waste transfer station. Commission Chairman Jim Bingham explained that no planning commissioner made a motion to recommend the property owners' requested rezoning to the City Council. As a result the board took no action... more

Now that Marshall County commissioners are within a month of adopting their next annual budget for a fiscal year that started nearly two months ago, several major decisions are to be finalized. Votes on these and other maters are set for the commissioners' monthly meeting scheduled to start at 6 p.m. Monday in the Courthouse Annex on Lewisburg's public square where the decisions include:... more

I do believe we are beginning to settle down and not be on the go every day and night. The Gospel Meetings are over and I have enjoyed going to many of them. We enjoyed going to Hardin Chapel and … more