Construction on the next expansion of the water system at Cornersville could begin in May, according to Lewisburg's Water and Wastewater Department superintendent. The water system for that south Marshall County town is owned and operated by the Lewisburg utility since its purchase a couple of years ago. Bids were opened for the project on Feb. 12... more

Up to nine inches of snow were measured in Marshall County on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. The white stuff closed schools here for two days. Classes were to resume this morning. High school basketball tournaments, however, were played as scheduled Monday night because schools in Eagleville and Spring Hill weren't closed and if games hadn't been played in Cornersville that round of the tournament would have to be rescheduled... more

OBITS for 4 March Willard B. Marley Willard B. Marley, 65, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009. Mr. Marley was a native of Joplin, Mo. He was s supervisor in shipping and receiving at Tuscarora Foam Packaging. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and anything to do with nature, and was also an artist who enjoyed oil painting, especially landscapes... more

Investigation of one crime led to the discovery of another last week, according to reports on file at the Lewisburg Police Department. According to Detective James Johnson's report, "On Feb. 23, I developed Kenneth Wayne Robertson, 37, as a suspect in the fraudulent use of a credit card. I went to talk to Robertson (and) he admitted to using the card at Quik Mart on Feb. 16. He stated he found the card in a wallet at H & R Block."... more

CRIME 1 By Karen Hall Staff Writer A gunshot at a Lewisburg apartment complex led to four arrests and a variety of drugs and weapons charges last week. Police went to the Northgate Apartments, off Fox Lane, just before 1 a.m. Wednesday and the neighbor who had called them because she heard a shot fired pointed out the apartment of Brionna Morton. Officers Kevin Clark, Larry Hazelwood, Jackie Robertson and Amanda Newcomb found four people in the apartment... more

A Marshall County jury convicted a Lewisburg man last week on charges that he stole a trailer, freezer and refrigerator, and then sold the kitchen appliances last fall. Sidney Leonard Pigg III, 46, of 925 Verona Ave., was arrested Sept. 19 after telling Lewisburg Police Detective Sgt. Jimmy Oliver that he bought the trailer and appliances from William Davis... more

A Marshall County jury on Thursday saw two sex scenes in the 1991 Nicolas Cage movie "Zandalee," concluded that by local standards it's pornographic and convicted a 36-year-old man for showing a video of the film to three elementary school-age children... more

City and county officials have again taken steps this winter to help residents deal with the cost of heating their homes. Marshall County commissioners voted last week to appropriate another $4,000 toward a two-for-one federal dollars match through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) that pays power bills... more

Principals at Marshall County schools have been asked by the school system's instruction supervisors to get their students involved in the county commissioners' protest against a proposal to move the state's Jersey cow herd from Lewisburg to Spring Hill... more

5 The Police Advisory Board will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 5, at the Lewisburg Police Department, 101 Water St. 6 The Pentecostal Holiness Assembly in Caney Spring will hold a revival March 6-8. Terry Golden will be the speaker. The revival will be held at 7 p.m. Friday and 6 p.m. Saturday... more

The Marshall County Schools have canceled school for Tuesday, the school office announced this afternoon. Leftover snow has not fully melted on some of the county roads. All three county high … more

NASHVILLE (AP) -- Tennessee lawmakers are ready again to try to muzzle state records that list who has a permit to carry a concealed handgun, and this time they are considering making it a crime to publish information about gun ownership. The measure sponsored by Rep. ... more

The investment company that arranged Lewisburg's 2002 and 2004 sewer bonds was, according to its salesman, "thrown out the door" on Tuesday when another firm was hired to deal with the city's troubled utility debt. "What can you say when you're thrown out the door?" Morgan Keegan Vice President C.L. Overman of Knoxville replied when asked for his reaction to the City Council's decision. "It's not 'No comment.' It's time to go to the next meeting."... more

Marshall County leaders have refocused their efforts toward state lawmakers to save the state dairy farm at New Lake Road. That's because on Monday night two officials from the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture told the County Commission that Jersey milk cows should be moved to Spring Hill and a heifer research and development program ought to be started here... more

The Jersey cows at the state dairy farm here provide an important lesson for school children, county leaders and area residents are telling University of Tennessee officials speaking at the county commission meeting on Monday. "Our children will lose a lot of opportunity to see a first-class Jersey operation," said Commissioner Dean Delk who's also the principal at Chapel Hill Elementary School, one of several schools with field trips to the dairy farm each year... more

Catalpa News...........................Mrs. Doyle Hastings Greetings: Thanks to all my readers and to all the Tribune staff who have been so much help to me the past 60+ years. I dedicate this little verse to all. The Beauty of Spring "God lives in the beauty that comes with spring -... more

Counterfeit money has been circulating in Lewisburg recently. Officer Brad Martin of the Lewisburg Police Department was called to the Wal-Mart on Wednesday, Feb. 4, to look at a $100 bill that had been used to purchase items in the electronics department the previous day. "The bill did have a magnetic strip inside, but the internal face was Abraham Lincoln instead of Benjamin Franklin," observed Martin. The bill was turned over to Det. Sgt. Jimmy Oliver for further investigation... more

The Lynnville Community Club is now having its membership drive. The community club supports several projects in the community. To join, go by Soda Pop Junction and see Miss Judy or see any member of the club to pay your membership. You may mail your dues for membership to Debbie Tolley, Treasurer, 2555 Hyde Road, Lynnville, TN 38472... more

Amid the Fat Tuesday party at a Lewisburg business this week was the announcement that a business partner purchased family holdings in a dealership that's been here for half a century. "It was a very friendly transaction," said Mary Roberts whose late husband, Charles Edward "Bay" Roberts, started a car dealership on Verona Avenue in the 1950s, around the corner from where Roberts & Lyons Chevrolet Buick Pontiac GM is now... more

James Landis Russell Mr. James Landis Russell, Sr., 78, of Lewisburg, owner of Russell Vending and Catering, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009 in Maury Regional Hospital. He was a native of Davidson County, Tennessee and son of the late Paschal and Charles Jewell Cothern Russell. He served his country in the U.S. Navy and was a member of East Commerce Baptist Church... more