Marshall County's Board of Public Utilities on Tuesday authorized its superintendent to award a contract for the enclosure of a carport and construction of an addition to the utility's shop on Rock Crusher Road.
Johnson Builders submitted the lowest of six bids received by the water system, Superintendent Tommy Whaley said shortly after the MCBPU's monthly meeting on Tuesday. Bob Ramsey, the utility's consulting engineer, said the Doyle, Tenn. contractor was the lowest of six bidders... more

A socio-economic question was raised during an informational session for Marshall County ministers and church laymen Tuesday night when the subject was weatherization, a federal program to insulate homes for low income people and thereby reduce household bills... more

Marshall County commissioners on Monday are scheduled to consider borrowing $3.9 million, hiring a tax attorney, protesting a prospective state budget cut, and doubling money for low income residents' heating bills. Those are just four of the topics set for the 6 p.m. ... more

Greetings: Valentine Day has come and gone but I will still write this poem to all of you. Valentine Treasures Valentine treasures are people who have often crossed your mind, family, friends and others, too, who in your life have shined the warmth of love or a spark of light... more

Members of the Marshall County Planning Commission attended a workshop this week to get them started on developing a land use and transportation plan for the county. The state planner for Marshall County, Kristin Costanzo, gave a power point presentation to the group of planning commissioners and others... more

Nearly 40 preachers and church laymen were advised on Tuesday night how to help their parishioners get help if they're struggling to pay power bills. While it could be as simple as calling the South Central Human Resources Agency office on Old Columbia Highway, the reality of human nature was recognized as the preachers meeting started in the Lewisburg Gas Department's community room... more

The Richland High School Cheerleaders have returned from Orlando, Fla. where they placed 15th in the nation in cheerleading competition. Coaches for the cheerleaders are Beth Hall and Sharon Kennedy. We congratulate the coaches and cheerleaders on a great job... more

The policy on punishment for cell phone use by students will remain unchanged for the time being, the school board's policy committee decided on Wednesday. Chairwoman Ann Tears discussed the proposed change to the policy with a Tennessee School Board Association legal advisor. ... more

"Intermittent fasting." Remember those words. According to the "Los Angeles Times," that's a hot trend in the dieting/health maintenance field. Unlike the traditional version of going several consecutive days without food, intermittent fasting involves either scheduling certain meals or days to skip, or cutting total daily caloric intake by a large percentage, say, 30 percent... more

The Cornersville Bulldogs had the unenviable task of traveling to Huntland for a first round District 11-A game, but head coach Adrian Wilson had the Dawgs ready for the road trip, winning 51-40 and in the process secured at least one game in the Region 6-A Tournament to be held on their home floor in Cornersville next week... more

More details of the fatal shooting in Cornersville emerged at the accused man's bond hearing on Wednesday. Judge Roger Brandon set Donnie Sullivan's bond at $250,000, after hearing statements from District Attorney Chuck Crawford and defense attorney Lee Bowles... more

Marshall County's Three Star Housing Committee has hit a bump in the road toward establishing a Habitat for Humanity program here because of a population requirement. During a phone call with the Habitat International office, committee member Linda Mulliniks was told that there must be a population of at least 15,000 people in a county before a Habitat chapter may be formed, Mulliniks said... more

A Murfreesboro contractor has sued Lewisburg's Water and Wastewater Department for $82,000, claiming it's not been paid for completing a sewer line along Old Belfast Road, according to court records. "We don't feel like the job was completed," City Attorney Bill Haywood said Monday when asked about the case and statements from Wescad Inc. attorney Robert Carter. "There's a punch list to be completed," Haywood said... more

Randy Hubbell, principal of Lewisburg Middle School, asked the school board for approval of a digital display sign to be placed at LMS. The funds for the sign are being donated by Waste Management. Board members saw an artist's impression of the sign on the school's façade, with a large square for Waste Management's logo, next to the words "Lewisburg Middle School."... more

Peace and compromise prevailed at the school board's February meeting last week. Concerned parents and teachers nearly filled the board room, ready to go to battle for continuing to allow extracurricular practices to be held during the school day, but the school board voted to keep scheduling the way it is until director of schools Stan Curtis can present a more detailed plan... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer CORNERSVILLE -- A Columbia man was the victim of a fatal gunshot wound Sunday afternoon and his stepfather was charged with criminal homicide. Timothy W. Swaw, 31, of Mooresville Pike, Columbia, was pronounced dead at Vanderbilt University Medical Center after being flown there by helicopter late Sunday afternoon, according to Marshall County Sheriff's Capt. Norman Dalton... more

Reflecting economic conditions, an unprecedented number of contractors bid on the proposed water line extension along Lynnville Highway last week at Lewisburg Water and Sewer Department headquarters. Several participants' comments confirmed it, saying contractors are submitting "at cost" bids to keep their crews working. Meanwhile, a successful bidder said the credit freeze stalled one of his projects and another is delayed because one city hopes stimulus funds will pay for its project... more

More details of the fatal shooting in Cornersville emerged at the accused man's bond hearing on Wednesday. Judge Roger Brandon set Donnie L. Sullivan's bond at $250,000, after hearing statements from District Attorney Chuck Crawford and defense attorney Lee Bowles... more

County Schools Director Stan Curtis will be in California Tuesday through Feb. 22, at the American Association of School Administrators National Conference on Education in San Francisco. While he says he wishes it wasn't so far away, Curtis is excited about going to one of the nation's largest education conferences... more

The Lynnville Literary and Fine Arts Society will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 17, instead of Feb. 10, in the fellowship hall of the Lynnville First Presbyterian Church beginning at 7 p.m. Francene Smith, sixth grade social studies instructor at Richland Middle School, will present a "Sixth Grade Black History Program" at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 20, in the school auditorium... more