Owners of two Lewisburg night spots want the city to change a law that requires restaurants that serve beer to be open six days a week and serve two meals per day. "I'm not mad or angry," said Leonard Malone who owns The Outer Edge at 121 Legion Ave., "but I feel like I have the right to be open and to be closed when I want to."... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer Insurance, salaries, and "final provisions" are the topics that will be negotiated by the Marshall County Education Association, representing the teachers, and the Board of Education in order to finalize the teachers' contract... more

School bus service on abbreviated days may or may not be available in Marshall County, according to conflicting announcements this week from the schools' central office. "In an effort to alleviate the high cost of fuel, the ... Transportation Department will not provide bus service for students on abbreviated school days," Schools Director Stan Curtis said in a prepared announcement... more

Tennessee's Department of Environment and Conservation has granted Waste Management's request to bury trash across a gully that drains water to East Fork Globe Creek. "The authorized work eliminates the tributary in its entirety," according to the Aquatic Resource Alteration Permit (ARAP) issued by TDEC's Division of Water Pollution Control... more

Lewisburg's City Council will accept public comments about the proposed expansion of Cedar Ridge Landfill during a hearing 17 days from tonight in City Hall. The hearing, at 6 p.m., Monday, Nov. 17, is when area residents are to say whether expansion will be consistent with eight standards for landfills as set forth in state law... more

Travel writers from as far away as Washington D.C. and San Francisco visited a Marshall County farm on Wednesday during their tour of some of the tourist attractions of Middle Tennessee. Having missed the Goats, Music and More Festival, this was a chance for them to meet some of the unique animals that are the reason for the festival's existence... more

The Marshall County Commission has taken another step toward borrowing up to $2 million for a trash transfer station and related spending if Cedar Ridge Landfill must close within a year. Commissioners have emphasized that no additional debt load has been taken on, nor has a particular method of borrowing been selected because of uncertainties in the money market and the lack of a decision by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation... more

The Marshall County Imagination Library Board has invited everyone to attend, by way of their imagination, a fund-raising event Saturday so that all proceeds may be spent on books for children age 5 and younger. "We did consider various other kinds of fund raisers, but one of the things we're most proud of in Marshall County is that we have zero expenses," says Peggy Hubbard, chairwoman of the local Imagination Library Board. "We have no staff."... more

Attendance at meetings of the 21-member Joint Economic and Community Development Board for Marshall County has become a concern among members of the state-mandated board's executive committee. While the idea of removing a director for lack of attendance was discussed at a recent executive committee meeting, that panel of mostly mayors agreed to consult with other directors to ascertain their continued interest... more

The Goats, Music and More Festival Committee held their usual lunch meeting on Monday to talk over this month's festival and start making plans for next year. October 2009 seems a long way away, but Lisa Jackson told the group she's already had a call from someone who wants to be a food vendor at the next festival... more

A five-year, $167,700 contract for building maintenance and three new heating, ventilation and cooling units for two buildings owned by Marshall County was recommended by the county's Building Committee last week. Two of the HVAC units are to be installed at the West Commerce Street offices of the Marshall County Board of Public Utilities, according to committee discussion on Thursday. The third unit is for the county jail on First Avenue... more

Recycling bins for disposal of paper, plastic and metals have been moved from near Lewisburg's Public Works Garage to the back lot of Walgreen's pharmacy at Ellington Parkway and Nashville Highway. "I'm glad the recycling bins are available 24-hours a day now," Barbara Woods, a recycling program volunteer who noted the difference between the old location where the bins were behind a locked fence and available only at certain times each week... more

NASHVILLE -- Lewisburg has been awarded one of 19 recycling equipment grants being issued to help reduce the stream of waste to landfills across Tennessee. Together, the grants total more than $417,000, according to an announcement issued Monday by Gov. Phil Bredesen and Jim Fyke, the state commissioner of environment and conservation... more

A Shelbyville businessman has been awarded the construction contract to build a new ambulance station in Chapel Hill. J.R. Warren's bid of $297,716 was the lowest of four offers received by Marshall County officials who sought refined responses from four of the original 12 bidders last month... more

Two Lewisburg residents and a man from Chapel Hill were arrested on alcohol-related charges in Lewisburg on Friday night. Officer Amanda Newcomb's report states that while she was stopped at the traffic light at the intersection of 5th Avenue and West Commerce at about 11 p.m., she noticed a white Cadillac parked in front of the West Side Liquor Store... more

A self-described cancer patient was in Marshall County Circuit Court last week when he received more prison time in connection with two drug cases because he jumped bond after being allowed to put his affairs in order before going to jail. Raymond Edward Poindexter, 59, whose most recent address would appear to be the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tenn., had sold crack cocaine to a confidential informant in 2002, according to documents in one of his local case files... more

Seven people were indicted by the Marshal County Grand Jury on charges including theft, drug dealing and repeated violations of motor vehicle laws. "We had a relatively small number of cases to present" District Attorney Chuck Crawford said a few hours after indictments were presented to Judge Robert Crigler... more

A Marshal County jury convicted a Lewisburg man on Monday for harassing a woman while she was working at a South Ellington Parkway grocery last year.
Deliberations took 12 minutes to return a guilty verdict against Ricky Eugene Scoville, 22, of Salem Road on telephone harassment charges filed by Marshall County Sheriff's Detective Capt. Norman Dalton in September last year... more

A New Columbia Highway dairy farmer was appointed to the Marshall County Commission on Monday night by commissioners who smiled knowingly after he was sworn-in. Tony White, 60, accepted congratulations and "condolences" from County Mayor Joe Boyd Liggett who administered White's oath of office to succeed Commissioner Joe B. Brandon who resigned recently... more

A request for proposals is being issued this week by Marshall County's Office of Accounts and Budget for engineers and accountants to compete for a contract that's to have trash and money audited. An audit of Cedar Ridge Landfill should be conducted to make sure the county is getting the host fee it deserves under a contract with Waste Management Inc. The so-called RFP is being issued in accordance with directions from two committees of the County Commission... more