Marshall County's veterans service director is the newest member of Lewisburg's Water and Wastewater Board which has elected a city councilman to be its new chairman. Billy Hill leads the Veterans Service Office at the Hardison Annex and Mayor Bob Phillips has appointed him to succeed Pepper Biggers, a Lewisburg merchant who's become the water department's assistant superintendent in training... more

A Lewisburg resident has been ordered to dig up the flowers, shrubs and fruit trees he's planted where his property borders Cornersville Road on the south side of town. Johnny Hill, of 855 Cornersville Road, was called out of his classroom at Forrest School to be told by Eddie McKnight from the local office of the Tennessee Department of Transportation that he had to remove his plantings... more

The Marshall County Commission voted Monday to approve two contracts: One to be ready if and when Cedar Ridge Landfill closes, and; Another for construction of an ambulance station in Chapel Hill. Both contracts came under close examination as reflected in comments from commissioners, including Seth Warf who said he was concerned about county spending during a time of economic hardship in the country... more

A Cornersville farmer wants to improve and sell 187 acres he owns in Giles County that are accessible by a Marshall County road he's willing to pave if the state grants a request from the County Highway Commission. The farmer, former Marshall County Commission Chairman Sam Smith, asked the Highway Commission this week to file his request with the Tennessee Department of Transportation because TDOT controls intersections with state roads... more

Speeding drivers and motorists who run red lights in Lewisburg might be getting tickets in the mail starting sometime next year if the City Council accepts the sales pitch it heard from an Arizona company this month. Digital cameras and a radar gun in weather tight, bullet proof cabinets mounted on poles near selected intersections would capture images of and clock violators, two salesmen said. Police checking proposed tickets on a computer connection would authorize their issuance... more

A Lewisburg man indicted on burglary charges last week is accused of taking a family's pet dog during one of four crimes alleged by the Marshall County Grand Jury. David Allen Mencer, 23, is named in four cases made by City Police Detective Scott Braden who wrote in arrest warrants that the stolen goods were recovered at the residence where Mencer was living... more

A Lewisburg man has started serving time before sentencing since he was convicted this month as the lookout man during an attempted burglary at Marshall Medical Center's pharmacy. That leaves his infant son and the boy's mother, Lisa Beadle, without him for the holidays, she said. Beadle said she planned to return to work at the Tyson chicken plant in Shelbyville while Brandon Dewayne Sanders, 22, is in the Marshall County Jail... more

The search for a man missing since Halloween ended last week when authorities recovered his body at the Duck River near the Marshall County line. The remains of Randy Marbry, 26, of Bedford County were found Nov. 18. On Oct. 31, Marbry was on a trail ride along the banks of the Duck River near Halls Mill... more

Marshall County Jail inmates may not be eating a turkey dinner for Thanksgiving this year, but the ham, vegetables and other fixin's are presented as a worthy substitute by some county leaders. "We see to it that they get a good meal," says Billy Lamb, chief deputy for the Marshall County Sheriff's Department. "Even though they're incarcerated, they're still fathers and aunts... We want them treated with respect."... more

Marshall County's economy might be improved through a program to attract retirees looking for a place to enjoy life, according to remarks from executive committee members on the Joint Economic and Community Development Board. JECDB Chairman Edmund Roberts attended a trade show that serves seniors who, he said, "are usually the more affluent, and they're looking for a place to move to." The convention was in Chicago last year. ... more

Turkey and dressing is the quintessential centerpiece of Thanksgiving dinners and students at a couple of Marshall County schools have definite ideas on how to prepare this most American meal. "Go to the barn and get a turkey," was how to start the preparations, according to one student while another said, "We buy the turkey at the store." And they have opinions on cooking: "It's disgusting because she sticks her hand in the ... turkey..."... more

The prospect of free dumping at Cedar Ridge Landfill allowed Lewisburg leaders to consider the possibility of lowering garbage collection fees well before last week's hearing on landfill expansion, but details and uncertainties still remain. "I thought Betty Biggers question was certainly in line," Mayor Bob Phillips said a couple of days after the City Council voted to let Waste Management pursue a state permit for expanded use of its property. ... more

The Marshall County School Board's Building and Maintenance Committee heard a presentation a from the senior service supervisor for Carrier Commercial Service during its meeting Thursday evening. Marshall County commissioners recently signed a five-year maintenance contract with Carrier, after the company completed a three-year contract. During that time the county reportedly saved $20,000 to $30,000 annually... more

The school board decided to ask for further consideration of some of the policies recommended to them for approval at their November meeting last week. The policies returned to the policy committee for further discussion are those relating to conduct and discipline... more

As Lewisburg's mayor advocates better education to insulate workers from plant closings, comments from some former Sanford employees tend to substantiate the point. "The day is over when you can drop out of high school and get a factory job and stay there all your life," Mayor Bob Phillips said in response to the "emotional closing" of Sanford's pencil factory... more

A former Marshall County commissioner, who's now on the School Board, was arrested Sunday and charged with driving under the influence and refusing to take a blood alcohol test, public records state. Mark Edward Wilkerson, 43, of Caney Creek Lane, Chapel Hill, was reportedly driving a white 2002 Cadillac Deville in an erratic manner on U.S. Highway 431 (Franklin Pike) at about 1 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, records show... more

A Marshall County couple pleaded guilty Wednesday of aggravated child abuse in connection with the scalding of a 3-year-old boy who was placed in a bathtub with hot water about three inches deep, officials said. The boy's mother, Linda May Rowell, 27, and her boyfriend, Hilario Perez, 25, were sentenced to 20 years in state prison, by Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler who noted they've been in the Marshall County Jail for 366 days... more

Lewisburg was a prospective location for the ink factory Sanford Corp. plans to build in Manchester, according to City Hall leaders here. "We were told to look for 50-60 acres for them to build their new ink factory," says Terry Wallace, the industrial development director for Lewisburg... more

State officials may resume their consideration of Waste Management Inc.'s request for permission to expand trash burial at Cedar Ridge Landfill now that Lewisburg's City Council has decided that company plans meet certain standards. "If the state approves the application, then the city would get free dumping," Waste Management Landfill Development Director Glen Youngblood said after the Council's Tuesday vote that followed questions from Councilwoman Quinn Brandon... more

CHRISTMAS VILLAGE 112108 By Karen Hall Staff Reporter Saturday, the Marshall County chapter of the American Red Cross is hosting "Christmas Village" at the National Guard Armory from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This will be an excellent opportunity to start Christmas shopping while keeping your money in the community and supporting your friends and neighbors... more