CHAPEL HILL -- The town's Beer Board has granted a permit for table service at a restaurant that's to open in a couple of months after an Italian restaurant is remodeled. At least five restaurant jobs were yet to be filled on Friday, according to Tawyna Eady of the Rich Creek subdivision, proprietor of what's to become Red's Family Restaurant Bar and Grill... more

A $50 annual fee is being proposed by Marshall County's Solid Waste Committee to cover a shortfall in county revenue from Cedar Ridge Landfill. If adopted, a solid waste fee would be imposed on every residence in the county except those in municipalities because cities and towns provide trash collection and disposal services... more

A Marshall County woman turned herself in after learning that the Grand Jury had indicted her on charges of aggravated arson and burning personal property. According to the indictment, Tawyna Gail Eady, 41, of Creek Drive, is alleged to have intentionally set fire to her residence "when one or more persons were present within the structure," and also to her 2006 Chrysler on June 2. ... more

A 90-Day Fitness Program will start in July at the Lewisburg Rec Center. For more information contact Pam Robinson at 931-637-4990, or call Jane at the LRC at 931-359-2482. A good way to get in shape. All fitness levels are encouraged. The Marshall County School System will hold new student registration on Tuesday, July 28, from 9 a.m. ... more

Lewisburg and Marshall County have an out-of-date contract on how school resource officers should be funded, so last week the City Council made decisions and is waiting for reactions from the county school board. However, the Council's discussion toward steps for a better agreement with the county revealed: a still festering issue from the voluntary reassignment of a former police chief; and why an SRO is especially needed at Lewisburg Middle School next fall... more

Waste Management Inc., the company that operates Cedar Ridge Landfill just west of Lewisburg, says its leaders believe the landfill is the source of pollution in the water and creek bed down stream from Vickrey Spring near Poteet Road. Meanwhile, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation was asked if the pollution at Vickrey Spring, its tributary to East Fork Globe Creek and the creek would have an effect on its decision on the landfill's expansion. TDEC's spokeswoman said yes... more

CHAPEL HILL - A Lewisburg boy drowned Thursday evening in the Duck River between a Henry Horton State Park boat ramp and the Nashville Highway bridge over the river. Funeral services for Douglas Van Orden III, 16, were held at 10 a.m. Monday, June 29, in the chapel at London Funeral Home. Burial followed in Whorley Cemetery, the mortuary said... more

Disappointment, confidence and even some hope were the reactions among elected leaders as well as past and present General Motors employees speaking about GM's decision against using its Spring Hill plant for production of a compact car. Meanwhile, Marshall County Mayor Joe Boyd Liggett was asked if he thought GM's decision would become a topic for U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander's "community roundtable" here today in the County Courthouse Annex on Lewisburg's public square... more

CHAPEL HILL - A 16-year-old boy drowned in the Duck River on Thursday evening between a Henry Horton State Park boat ramp and the Nashville Highway bridge over the river. Funeral services for Douglas Van Orden III of Lewisburg were held at 10 a.m. Monday, June 29, in the chapel at London Funeral Home. Burial followed in Whorley Cemetery, the mortuary said... more

Waste Management Inc., the company that operates Cedar Ridge Landfill just west of Lewisburg, says its leaders believe the landfill is the source of pollution in the water and creek bed down stream from Vickrey Spring near Poteet Road. "We received preliminary results from sampling of Vickrey Branch and, based on our initial review, we believe the source is from Cedar Ridge Landfill," Waste Management Community Relations Manager Terri Douglas said in a hand-delivered, one-page letter dated Thursday and addressed "Dear Neighbors.". ... more

Cedar Ridge Landfill has been identified as the source of contamination of an un-named creek's water downstream from Vickery Spring near the landfill's driveway. "From a water quality … more

Everybody wants to cut their electric bill including the Lewisburg Water and Wastewater Department and last week the utility's board decided to investigate a way to do it. The utility might save $1,000 a month, thereby lowering a $15,000 part of its monthly $20,000 bill by almost 7 percent at a cost of $36,000, but that means the system pays for itself in three years, officials said... more

The Tyree family has just returned from a much-needed vacation in the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge area. The experience was simultaneously relaxing and dizzying. Some industries are inordinately represented in the retail mix, so we could never remember if our landmark was a pancake house beside a wedding chapel beside a miniature golf course or a pancake house inside a wedding chapel across from a miniature golf course or..... more

Stolen items were recovered near the warehouse they were taken from, according to sources at the Lewisburg Police Department, who said arrests were expected in the near future. Corporal Billy Duckworth was called to the City of Lewisburg's warehouse on 7th Avenue North shortly after 7 a.m. ... more

Lynnville is known for its historic railroad town, Robert B. Jones High School, and the town's great annual events. On Saturday, the much-anticipated 9th Annual Blackberry Festival will have this inviting community buzzing with activity. The day will begin with some 55 to 60 vendors being set up around the Lynnville Square... more

This weekend, Marshall County residents could be singing the lyrics "In the morning, in the evening, ain't we got fun?" Saturday morning the Duck River cleanup is 8 a.m. to noon from the Henry Horton State Park boat ramp east of the Nashville Highway bridge. It's in conjunction with similar efforts in Shelbyville and Columbia tomorrow morning... more

Lewisburg is changing its law on how donations may be accepted from motorists on the public square. By a unanimous vote on Tuesday, the City Council agreed to nine requirements for non-profit groups' solicitations and collections. The Council also directed City Attorney Bill Haywood to draft the proposed ordinance as discussed by councilors so they could approve it on a second vote when they meet next month... more

Among the indictments handed down by Marshall County Grand Jury this week was one for school board member Mark Wilkerson, 43, of Chapel Hill. Wilkerson is charged with driving under the influence and violation of the implied consent law. Judge Steve Bowden ruled on June 2 that the Grand Jury should consider the case, and doubled Wilkerson's bond on the two charges to $4,000... more

To get quotes from more health insurance agencies, Marshall County commissioners suspended their rules on Monday so they could vote to shop for better deductibles in policies for nearly 250 employees and dependants. "When the word of the insurance got out, I believe it was hotter than the landfill" issue, commissioner Jimmy Stitt told his fellow commissioners during their monthly meeting in the Courthouse Annex on Lewisburg's public square... more

Marshall County commissioners are scheduled on Wednesday to consider a recommendation from their Building Committee to permit use of the county's circuit courtroom as a movie set. The resolution as suggested by Circuit Court Clerk Elinor Brandon Foster would authorize County Mayor Joe Boyd Liggett to sign a contract permitting use of the room. No fee would be charged, Commissioner Mickey King said... more