Resignation of the lead negotiator for the board of education may slow down agreement between the board and the Marshall County Education Association, which represents the teachers. Craig Michael, who led the negotiations with MCEA from late October until the first-ever negotiated contract was agreed just before Christmas, resigned from negotiating team at last week's school board meeting... more

Membership on the Lewisburg Police Advisory Board has changed. Councilman Odie Whitehead has succeeded Councilman Robin Minor as the City Council's liaison. "It's a personal thing," Minor said, explaining, "I was on four boards aside from council and that one board was taking up so much of my time and effort."... more

A federal grant that would pay a new sheriff's deputy for the first three years in a four-year contract is being approached cautiously by Marshall County commissioners on the Law Enforcement Committee. The hesitation is out of a concern that after three years, the county would bear the entire cost and would feel obliged to maintain the same level of staffing thereafter when it's unclear what county finances will be like at that time... more

Lewisburg's industrial developer is being sent on a three-state trip to follow up on visits by prospective new employers who are considering establishing operations here. The city's Industrial Development Board unanimously voted on Monday to pay for the trip by Industrial Development Director Terry Wallace who's to go to businesses in North Carolina, Louisiana and Ohio... more

Shelbyville police asked the City Council Tuesday for the opportunity to hire four additional officers with federal stimulus money. The funds, which would come from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing (COPS) Hiring Recovery Program, via the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, would provide 100 percent funding for three years for newly hired, full time officers... more

The "Wellness Fair" at Columbia State Community College last weekend provided visitors with information and the participants an opportunity to become aware of other health services. "Being there, I learned ... that we have a Child Development Center," said Melissa Borel with the Pregnancy Resource Center, "and now I'm able to refer a mother with a child with disabilities there... more

As county commissioners intend to meet with school board members about how their janitors could maintain other county buildings, state auditors report the county's repeated failure to get competitive bids for such county contracts. "This deficiency exists because of the failure of management to correct this finding noted in prior audit reports," according to the most recent audit by the Division of County Audit in the Office of the Comptroller of the State Treasury... more

COLUMBIA - A Maury County man took his first and last ride in the Mule Day parade last weekend. The ashes of 83-year-old James "Kit" Carson were placed on a wagon pulled by "Shorty," the world's tallest mule in the Saturday parade, according to Sonja Rine, a recreation specialist with the Maury County Parks and Recreation Department... more

A fugitive from justice was apprehended in Lewisburg on April 1. Officer Clyde Ragsdale of the Lewisburg Police Department stopped Kevin Arthur Harlen, 48, who was on foot between KFC and Wal-Mart just after midnight. Harlen, who gave a Buchanan Street address, told the officer he had been in the dumpster at KFC, looking for food. A warrants check produced six counts of felony non-support out of Wisconsin with extradition. Harlen was held without bond until his court appearance on April 6... more

A 911 call in the early hours Sunday led to arrests and charges against both members of a Marshall County couple. The communications center advised the Marshall County Sheriff's Department that the person who dialed 911 hung up the phone, but not before dispatch heard what could have been a domestic altercation in the background... more

A Lewisburg-based attorney who serves as a city councilwoman there was hired by the Cornersville Board of Mayor and Alderman, who have her brother as their town administrator. Quinn Brandon's appointment was effective April 6. She replaces Todd Moore, whose resignation was accepted by the BOMA... more

Over 200 people enjoyed a fish fry in Lewisburg last Friday. The Marshall County Chamber of Commerce has held a spring fish fry for the past five years to raise money for the Chamber's expenses. Last year's fish fry, in Rock Creek Park, was hurt by bad weather, so this year the Chamber determined to choose an indoor venue... more

The South Central Human Resource Agency is still accepting applications for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program in Marshall County. Assistance is available to any eligible household who has not already received a LIHEAP payment since July 1, 2008... more

Christin Jean Martin Anglin Christin Jean Martin Anglin, 19, of Berlin, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at Vanderbilt Hospital. Mrs. Anglin was a native of Maury County. She was a farmer, a member of Berlin United Methodist Church, and was an avid animal caretaker... more

Coming off a 2-1 loss to Lewis County two days earlier, the Marshall County Tigerettes picked up a much needed District win Friday night when they defeated the East Hickman Lady Eagles 3-0 behind another stellar pitching performance from junior hurler Mieke Wallace, who tossed her fourth shutout of the season... more

Registration is now open for summer camps at the Lewisburg Recreation Center. For information, call 359-1593. The Lewisburg Parks & Recreation Department is sponsoring a basketball camp for grades 1-5 (boys and girls) June 1-5 at the Recreation Center gym. Call 359-2482 for more information... more

Essential machinery for an asphalt plant would be moved from Lewisburg to the Pottsville Quarry owned and operated by the Rogers Group if Marshall County planning commissioners approve site plans from the company when the commission meets on April 21... more

Catalpa News....................Mrs. Doyle Hastings Greetings: Happy Easter to everyone. April 12 will be Easter Sunday. "God lives in the beauty that comes with spring, the colorful flowers, the birds that sing and he lives in people as kind as you are, and he lives in all the nice things you do." I am so grateful for the Tribune's staff, who have been so good to put up with me for 60+ years. ... more

Lawyers for a man and a woman charged in a drug case this week used arguments in Marshall County Circuit Court like those used in Sessions Court three weeks ago in an attempt to defeat a DUI charge. Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons Judge Robert Crigler heard arguments in the cases of Holly Perryman, 25, and Marcus Canty, 38. ... more

With Marshall County suffering the 10th highest unemployment rate in Tennessee, area leaders have scheduled classes so people can get training in skills local employers say they need in their work force. "This is important now, especially with people getting laid off," according to Greg Lowe, one of the coordinators for the program presented by the South Central Tennessee Workforce Board. "Courses are offered to all workers who would like to increase their skills."... more