A Marshall County Schools' budget draft indicates spending sought from next year's budget exceeds revenue by nearly twice what was spent from reserves in the current budget. Schools Finance Officer Janet Wiles stressed Wednesday that's a true statement, but it's based on a first draft of the proposed budget. Furthermore, it reflects increased costs for the system and decisions officials face... more

A Lewisburg Police officer was fired Wednesday because his off-duty driving put the public in danger and because his responses to the city manager when asked about the most recent incident, which was witnessed by the manager. Shannon Biggs "wondered why" motorists driving south were getting out of the way when he was driving north and passing other motorists on Cornersville Road, City Manager Eddie Fuller explained after making public records available... more

As we continually read in the newspapers and see every evening on the TV during the 6 o'clock news broadcast, the economy in this country is starting to see some hard times. Every day the price of a barrel of oil increases, another country gets mad at us for seemingly no reason at all and the race for the White House goes on and on and on. ... more

Operation Never Forget (a national project of congressional district programs and a 501c3 public charity) has made plans in Marshall County to memorialize each of the men in uniform who have answer-ed their country's call, fought a good fight, and had their lives cut short by making the ultimate sacrifice defending freedom in Afghanistan and Iraq, fighting the war on terror... more

Faced with another petition for water service, Marshall County's Board of Public Utilities on Tuesday learned its attorney might be offering a judge the opportunity to make new law next month. The petition came from Harold Bradford on behalf of more than a dozen households near Peters-burg, where the rural residents said many of them hauled water for months in 2007. Many springs and wells are becoming weaker as the water table falls... more

About 40 of the most active anti-landfill campaigners, minus their green shirts, showed up at the Solid Waste Committee's meeting Monday night to hear about a revolutionary process for getting rid of waste. State Rep. Eddie Bass was unable to attend, but state Sen. Bill Ketron was there to hear the founders of America's Waste-to-Energy LLC make their presentation. Also on hand were representatives of the Duck River Electrical Membership Corporation and the Tennessee Valley Authority... more

A single-engine airplane crashed shortly after takeoff at Ellington Airport on Saturday and while a witness said it somersaulted after hitting the ground, all three on board survived with minor injuries. "We all essentially walked away," said Bob Herklotz of Columbia, the pilot and airplane owner. "All the necessary medical precautions were taken. They took us to the Maury Regional Hospital. We escaped unscathed."... more

A little more than a month into his new job, Marshall County's director of schools praised his faculty and staff, reflected on national education policy and how he came to realize that it's really a very small world. Stan Curtis' first day as schools director was April 14, a day that accommodated his trip to the Republic of Turkey through the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program established by U.S. Sen. William Fulbright in 1946... more

"I'm passionate about the ambulance service. I want to see it continue to be a shining example of what an emergency medical service is supposed to be," declares James Whorley, acting director of the Marshall County EMS. Last week was "EMS Week," and Whorley wants to take this opportunity to thank both his employees for their hard work and dedication and the community for its support. ... more

Will Chapman Brown of Belfast, a mathematics and physics major, has received a bachelor of arts degree from Vanderbilt University. Brown graduated summa cum laude and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Pi Sigma. India Humphrey of Lewisburg, a learning and education major, has received a master of arts degree from Lipscomb University... more

'The police are here to protect and serve, but they can't do that if they're not on the street.' -- Eddie Fuller Lewisburg City Manager more

A Lewisburg Police officer has been suspended with pay pending the results of an investigation being conducted by Police Chief Chuck Forbis into allegations the lawman has been speeding in his personal car. Forbis, City Councilman Robin Minor and Police Advisory Board Chairwoman Lina Horner declined to name the officer, explaining its a "personnel" matter. City Manager Eddie Fuller said the officer wasn't named when the Advisory Board met Thursday... more

COLUMBIA -- Maury Regional Emergency Medical Services, Vander-bilt LifeFlight and Columbia State Commun-ity College will host the seventh annual EMS Night Out Helicopter Expo on Tuesday, May 20, at 6:00 p.m. The event will be held at Columbia State Commun-ity College near the Hickman Building in celebration of National EMS Week... more

The Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth released its annual KIDS COUNT report on child well-being. It focuses on increasing overall prosperity and quality of life by ensuring all communities are plugged into what experts call the Prosperity Grid, the supporting infrastructures that make prosperity possible... more

Lewisburg, like most small towns, is usually pretty quiet after dark. However, from Friday night, June 20, until Saturday morning, June 21, there will be people awake and having fun as well as raising money for a good cause. The occasion is the annual Relay for Life, to take place at the Showgrounds on Robin Hood Road... more

Running water in the home is a given in America, but too many regions of the world see their populations living in such poverty that running water is nothing more than a dream. Thanks to Rotary International, and the many Rotary Clubs across the nation including right here in Lewisburg, the dream of clean, running water is coming true for the people of Choluteca, Honduras... more