Village Manor, an assisted living facility in Lewisburg, has a new administrator. She's Darlene Hill and she's been managing Village Manor since Sept. 22. Hill has lived in Marshall County nearly all her life. She says she looks forward to becoming the "face that goes along with Village Manor."... more

Catalpa News Greetings: October Fest was a great day last Saturday and this weekend will be another great day for Lewisburg - Rock Creek Park's Goat Festival will be enjoyed by many people. I do not have any material on the Goat Festival but Wednesday and Friday the local papers will come alive with lots of information about this popular event... more

CHAPEL HILL -- A Franklin business will be moving to Chapel Hill if the town annexes nearly 22 acres and a property sale is consummated as anticipated. William L. "Fuzzy" Mayo, 59, of Thompson's Station, proprietor of Jumps By Fuzzy Inc., has been building portable horse jumps and stalls for 39 years. Mayo builds, rents, sets up and stores such equipment used at major hose shows across the country... more

Now the story can be told. Years ago, in another county, I asked the mayor how Clyde became a member of one of the town's advisory panels. Howard swore me to secrecy to spare the man and his family any embarrassment. Howard's not been with us for more than a decade. His appointee was about a decade older than Howard when he told me the story... more

The prospect of reorganizing Marshall County's money management is seen as a way to save money by some county commissioners while others see no advantage in change, according to three commissioners' comments on Wednesday. Doug Bodary of the University of Tennessee's County Technical Assistance Service explained the various systems as permitted by the state Legislature. His presentation was the subject of a non-voting workshop for commissioners on Tuesday night... more

Marshall County's Board of Public Utilities on Wednesday took steps to protect its customers from identity theft and made personnel decisions. New computer software has been obtained by the MCBPU to be in compliance with Federal Trade Commission regulations that took effect on Jan. 1 for utilities, the utility's office manager, Gayle Shaneyfelt, said... more

A Marshall County Sheriff's deputy arrested a Giles County man in the predawn hours of Monday after a chase on Ellington Parkway where speeds exceeded 80 mph. Public records at the Sheriff's Department tell that story and reveal the following details... more

People will still outnumber goats this weekend in Lewisburg where the Sixth Annual Goats, Music and More Festival starts this morning, continues tomorrow and has an unprecedented third day. And while Grammy Award winner Delbert McClinton is the featured act at 7 tonight, Pat Taylor, one of the festival's goat show gurus, says "A lot of the goat exhibitors we have this time are new to this show, so Lewisburg is getting known."... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer A homegrown Lewisburg business is investing another $5.5 million to better serve customers, thereby increasing capital assets by nearly half, according to the chief executive officer who cites 110-year-old roots for his family business... more

Waste Management Inc. has renewed its offer of free garbage disposal for Lewisburg's collections in exchange for a City Council vote to relinquish authority over expansion of Cedar Ridge Landfill. For the full story, see Wednesday's Tribune. more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer The ambulance station on Mooresville Highway was closed last month by the Marshall County Emergency Medical Services director because employees' health was threatened by mold growing in the building. "It'll burn your eyes," Director James Whorley told the Marshall County Commission's EMS Committee on Thursday evening. "We've got water in the trunk lines of the central unit, water in the vents, and there's mold."... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer A Shelbyville-based lawyer may become Marshall County's next county attorney, according to the chairman of the county's Nominating Committee. Ginger Shofner of Bobo, Hunt and White, was nominated Thursday to succeed County Attorney Lee Bowles, whose contract expires on Oct. 31, County Commissioner Don Ledford has announced... more

A Lewisburg factory took a big step toward long-term employee health on Monday. CalsonicKansei North America Inc., the successors to Kantus at the factory on Garrett Parkway, Lewisburg, held a ribbon cutting, lunch, and health fair to celebrate the opening of their new CKNA Employee Health Clinic... more

County offices shouldn't be able to spend money appropriated for one thing and buy something else, according to a Thursday night discussion among several Marshall County commissioners. "This padding is becoming a problem in some areas," County Commission Chairwoman Mary Ann Neill told her fellow Budget Committee members who indicated support for a policy change to prevent it. "I'm not saying everybody does it."... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer Marshall County 5th graders were able to study history as presented by Civil War re-enactors 10 days ago when they visited the 19th Alabama Infantry and Civilian Corps at their camp at historic Lairdland Farm House, south of Cornersville... more

Marshall County's solid waste director has refuted a statement made last month by an opponent of landfill development and expansion about inspection of property at Cornersville. The statement by Larry Pefferly, an associate of the Tri-County Environmental Association, "is not accurate," Solid Waste Director Morgan Thomas told the County Commission's Solid Waste Committee when it met last week... more

Richard Lanny Burgess Richard Lanny Burgess, 61, of Lewisburg, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008, at NHC-Merihil. Mr. Burgess was a member of Westvue Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard Dwayne Burgess and Brownie Elaine Young Burgess, and by uncles Willard Young and Myron Burgess Jr... more

The School Board held a special called meeting on Monday to approve a pay plan proposal that had to be delivered to the Tennessee Department of Education on Wednesday. The plan affects only a few teachers, and may be modified when teachers' work contracts are finalized in the up-coming labor contract negotiations between the Board and the Marshall County Education Association... more

Marshall County's School Board spent most of its two-hour special called meeting on Monday discussing how to measure the performance of its director of schools. The Board plans to assess Dr. Stan Curtis' performance annually, starting after he has been in office for one year. That's in April 2009... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer Marshall County's Board of Public Utilities has voted to pay lawyer fees for its member whose ethics case was dismissed last month by the County Ethics Committee. The utility board's decision last month attracted attention from residents and county officials. They've criticized it largely because board member Mike Waggoner voted for the payment and seconded the motion to pay Nashville-based attorney Don Scholes to defend him at Ethics Committee meetings... more