State Senator Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) has been appointed Deputy Speaker, a key leadership role in the State Senate. Ketron will also remain Chairman of the Senate State and Local Government Committee. The announcement was made by Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey as the 106th General Assembly concluded their organizational session in Nashville today... more

OBITS for 21 Jan Jerry Logue Jerry Logue, 58, of Chapel Hill, died Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, in Columbia. Mr. Logue was a native of Marshall County. He was a graduate of Forrest High School, Class of 1970, and was retired from Nissan Corporation. He was a member of Holts Corner Baptist Church... more

The highlight of the January School Board meeting was the presentation of a DVD of Channel 4's "Cool Schools" broadcast to each board member. Jakeera Simmons and Dan Whitaker came to the board meeting from Marshall County High School to show highlights of the broadcast. MCHS teacher Kim Anderson told board members that the students were up at and school by 3:30 a.m., waiting for the doors to open... more

The Marshall County School Board voted unanimously to approve the contract that had been negotiated between the board of education and the Marshall County Education Association. The school board's attorney, Chuck Cagle, had reviewed the contract and informed the board by e-mail that he was happy with the language in the document and recommended approval... more

CHAPEL HILL -- The Board of Mayor and Alderman has voted to increase sewer rates for customers beyond the town line where the only customer is Henry Horton State Park. Such an increase in the sewer rate "is probably going to raise it $800 to $900 a month," Town Administrator Mike Hatten reported last week, adding that, "They haven't had a raise for quite a while."... more

Text of President Barack Obama's inaugural address on Tuesday, as prepared for delivery and released by the Presidential Inaugural Committee. OBAMA: My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition... more

Catalpa News By Mrs. Doyle Hastings Greetings: I will quote the late Rod Brasfield on the Grand Ole Opry. Whenever the weather was real cold that Saturday night he would say, "By Ned it ain't so hot tonight." It seems like wintertime has set in for the next few days. I just hope we won't have snow and ice on the roads and make traveling dangerous for those who have to drive on them... more

A Lauderdale County man who moved to Lewisburg for a job was sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined $3,000 after a jury found him guilty of multiple offences relating to operating a motor vehicle. William James Johnson, 45, was convicted on Nov. 20 of his fifth offence of driving under the influence, and fourth offense of driving while his driver's license was revoked, as well as the offence of driving after being declared a habitual motor vehicle offender... more

COURT Hunting booboo 011609 305/30=10.1" Hunting accident leads to award of $154,000 by jury By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer A Marshall County jury on Tuesday awarded a Lewisburg family nearly $154,000 in damages arising from a hunting accident almost two years ago when a Williamson County man accidentally shot the father of the local family... more

HORSE - PARELLI Photos submitted By Karen Hall Staff Writer Middle Tennessee has been chosen as the location for a unique horse event that will happen at only six other places in the country this year. For the weekend of Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, the Williamson County Agricultural Exposition Park, located at Exit 61 off I-65 (Peytonsville Road), will be the scene of the very first Parelli Celebration, starting off with a day of "Savvy Spotlight" on Friday... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer Cornersville residents and neighbors from the surrounding countryside filled the Town Hall to overflowing for a meeting to talk about Marshall County's solid waste plan with Bill Griggs of Griggs and Maloney last Thursday night... more

TEACHERS contract 011609 By Karen Hall Staff Writer The Marshall County School Board held their January meeting last night and was due to vote on ratification of the first-ever negotiated work contract between the board of education and the teachers, represented by the Marshall County Education Association... more

Even though Waste Management Inc. has promised free dumping to Lewisburg if the company that owns Cedar Ridge Landfill gets state permission to expand, the company ought to eliminate another fee it charges the city. That's among several messages sent to Bill Griggs, co-owner of Griggs & Maloney environmental engineers hired by Marshall County's Commission to develop a plan on what to do if the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) doesn't permit expansion of Cedar Ridge... more

CHAPEL HILL -- Recycling was discussed at length during a special public hearing at the Fire Hall meeting room last week when a county consultant asked residents to provide ideas on what to do if and when Cedar Ridge Landfill is closed. However, recycling programs can be expensive, Alderwoman Marion Joyce explained later, expressing her hope that the general public clearly understands what it would mean for each household if an extensive recycling program were started in the rest of Marshall County.. ... more

In spite of the Biblical injunction "Be not wise in thy own conceit," mankind faces an epidemic of smugness. Over the years, smugness has ranged from the close-minded presumptuousness of "If God had wanted man to fly, he would've given him wings" to the comically vindictive spinster who stipulated all-female pallbearers at her funeral because "if no man would take me out while I was alive, they're not taking me out when I'm dead."... more

The Marshall County School Board voted unanimously to approve the contract that had been negotiated between the board of education and the Marshall County Education Association. The teachers present for this historic occasion were delighted by the ratification, but applause and cheers greeted Dr. Stan Curtis' decision to cancel school Friday, due to the extreme cold. It was agreed, however, that the basketball games scheduled for Friday night would go ahead... more

A Forrest High School student was arrested last Friday and charged with simple possession of marijuana on school property after a police dog led deputies to his car. Jonathan Wilkerson of Caney Creek Lane, who turned 18 on Dec. 28, is alleged to have had "seeds, stems and a small amount of a leafy green substance believed to be marijuana," in the car he drove to school, according to a report by School Resource Officer Eli Stuard that is on file at the Marshall County Sheriff's Department, "The car had a strong odor of marijuana in it," officers also reported.. ... more

A 37-year-old Columbia man is behind bars here, charged with aggravated statutory rape of a 17-year-old Marshall County girl. Lewisburg Police Department Detective James L. Johnson was called to the jail in late December to talk with an inmate who told him about the couple's sexual relationship... more

A local man spent about 12 hours in jail because he was charged with domestic assault, and police were called to his residence again when he returned home because it had been vandalized while he was gone, according to reports on file at the Lewisburg Police Department... more

A swift response to disaster requires organization and responsible people working in a pre-established chain of command, so leaders from across Marshall County have volunteered to serve when needed. The National Incident Management System (NIMS) is affiliated with the Department of Homeland Security and, while NIMS provides a chain of command to deal with a hijacked airplane, it's also ready for the spring tornado season... more