The Lewisburg Parks & Recreation Department is hosting the Ming and Roger Brown Memorial Tennis Tournament Memorial Day weekend at the Lewisburg Recreation Center. The tournament benefits the Marshall County High School and Lewisburg Middle School teams. The youth division will be played Saturday, May 23, and the adult division will be played Monday, May 25. For more information or to register, call Jane Tilford, 359-2482... more

The last regular meeting of Lewisburg's City Council led by Mayor Bob Phillips started with his homey announcements, including a cautionary observation, and the last agenda item, citizen input, allowed a man nicknamed Worm to suggest a French drain might help resolve drainage problems... more

Catalpa News............Mrs. Doyle Hastings Greetings: Mother's Day was a nice one and today, Monday, has been without a lot of rain. Maybe we will be getting some sunshine. It would be nice to save some rain for July and August instead of so much in April and May. It seems May is still getting April showers and the old saying April showers bring May flowers... more

Extensive rain this month has apparently ended the drought that was so damaging that Marshall County's Board of Public Utilities made water available at no charge to residents two summers ago. "It looks like all the drought conditions are over here," National Weather Service Hydrologist James LaRosa said during an interview in Lewisburg on Tuesday when asked if the ground water has been replenished... more

While an announcement on car dealership closings was expected Thursday, it only seemed logical that the General Motors dealership in Lewisburg would remain in business. That's according to Eddie Roberts, vice president and financial advisor for the Roberts & Lyons on Ellington Parkway who quoted an e-mail from GM saying that dealership sold 58 vehicles in April... more

Since there are no cases of the H1N1 flu here, the prospect of foolish behavior elsewhere being repeated in Marshall County seems remote, according to information released at the Emergency Management Agency's office here. However, even the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta have confirmed that somewhere else in America, some people have held "'swine flu parties' as a way to protect against [the] H1N1 flu in the future." The CDC "does not recommend" that... more

An Australian set off from Lewisburg on horseback Wednesday afternoon, heading for Pulaski and points south, at the beginning of a trip that will last 12 months and cover 5,000 miles. Joe Guy saddled up and said goodbye to his wife and three children at the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders and Exhibitors Association headquarters on North Ellington Parkway. He had never ridden a Walking Horse before last year, but now he's crazy about them... more

Marshall County residents in 587 homes, perhaps 1,500 people, were helped by an expanded federal program that paid heating bills this past winter, according to a leader of the agency making emergency payments. However, as its name implies, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) doesn't just pay heating bills. It's also for electric bills for residents' air conditioning units, LIHEAP Director Cathy Hayes says from her office in Fayetteville... more

PETERSBURG - The Board of Mayor and Alderman voted Monday to annex the portion of an appointed alderman's property beyond the town line where his house is located. Five of the seven-man Board voted to annex the house owned by Ricky Wright. He was appointed by the Board on Dec. 15 when he succeeded Alderman Tony Nichols who was ousted... more

I know. I should have written this column in February (Black History Month) or April (Confederate History Month), but at that time I hadn't yet run into Cathy Gordon Wood, president of the Giles County #257, United Daughters of the Confederacy. I hadn't yet heard about Ms. Wood's struggle to win recognition for black Confederate soldiers... more

The Marshall County High School boys and girls tennis teams were already inking a new chapter in the program's record book by their dual appearances in TSSAA Class A/AA sectional tennis matches. Both squads had the tough task of trekking up to Music City against tough opponents from Nashville private schools and both returned home on the short end of the tally book, ending their seasons... more

The month of May has been designated Lyme Disease Awareness Month, and - as the weather warms up and people are spending more time outdoors - it's an appropriate moment to remind Marshall County residents about the risks of tick-borne illness, and how to minimize the risk of infection. Lyme disease has been reported in all 50 states, and many foreign countries... more

Fifty-six legislators won donations for charities in their communities during the Tennessee Health Care Association's annual "Partnering for Charity" event, including Rep. Eddie Bass, who won $100, which he is dividing between the senior citizens centers in Marshall and Giles counties... more

A Marshall County jury of 11 women and one man took less than 45 minutes to find a woman not guilty of driving under the influence, though they decided she was guilty of violating the implied consent law. Allison S. Rogers, 31, of Spring Hill, pleaded guilty at the start of her trial to the third misdemeanor charge: possession of Schedule IV drugs (Xanax and Valium). The pills were discovered in her pocket during a routine search after she had been arrested for DUI... more

U.S. Department of Agriculture commodities will be distributed May 21 at the National Guard Armory. To receive a box of commodities, recipients must have a new orange commodities card that should be obtained this week. The cards may be obtained at the South Central Human Resources Agency office at 1572 Old Columbia Highway. For more information, call Juli Belcher or Hazel Harmon at 359-6393... more

Allyson Van Hooser of Lewisburg was awarded the Donald K. Carson Leadership Scholarship during a recent Honors Assembly hosted by the honor societies of Phi Kappa Phi and Omicron Delta Kappa at the University of Memphis. Named for a former vice president of student affairs at the U of M, the scholarship is presented to student leaders who demonstrate a strong capacity for leadership and foster opportunities for the growth and development of other people through their leadership... more

A moving ceremony in Rock Creek Park Monday honored law enforcement officers in Tennessee and across the nation on the second day of National Police Week. Lewisburg Police Chief Chuck Forbis, assisted by Lieutenant Rebekah Mitchell, arranged the first-ever event in the park to recognize officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty... more

NASHVILLE - More than $18.3 million in federal stimulus money will be spent on road widening and resurfacing in Marshall County, according to an announcement from the Tennessee Department of Transportation. "We are excited to take this next big step toward putting Recovery Act funds to work in Tennessee," TDOT Commissioner Gerald Nicely said Friday as his department's construction engineers started reviewing the apparent low bids for 119 projects in 64 counties, including two in Marshall County... more

NASHVILLE -- From horserace president to mechanical mule driver, Marshall County and its environs were represented at the 68th annual Iroquois Steeplechase Races in Percy Warner Park last weekend. Overseeing and even repairing the racetrack was Albert Menefee, president of the Race Committee who between events drove to where galloping horses' hooves dug divots that required applications of special soil... more

Now that Siemens has completed an energy audit of the schools, the board of education can start applying for grants that will pay for improvements to the schools that will save both money and energy. Siemens representative Kirk Whittington gave the maintenance committee a short Power Point presentation, and handed out binders containing all the information he and his team had compiled after studying the schools... more