Free convenience centers, more than $750,000 for the county annually, and increased tax revenue are among the benefits Waste Management officials cite as a result of the company's operation of the Cedar Ridge Landfill. However, the landfill is reaching capacity and can't be expanded beyond a certain point... more

CHAPEL HILL -- Nearly 100 acres in three tracts are to be considered for annexation by the town's Board of Mayor and Aldermen when it meets on Monday. All three annexation requests are recommended by the planning commission. The largest request is from developer Ron Lampley, who wants to build two subdivisions on 54 acres along Eagleville Highway. ... more

the oldest homes in this part of Marshall County on Tuesday night but the Berlin Fire Department, assisted by two other emergency agencies, prevented its destruction. "The structure is about 150 years old," Berlin Fire Chief Joe Greer said Wednesday. "It has been extensively restored by the present owners, Tom and Doris Alderson. This house is really a beautiful house in a picturesque setting."... more

Barring last-minute developments, the Lewisburg City Council will have three choices to fill the vacant 3rd Ward seat on the panel. Today is the deadline for applicants. Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. in City Hall is where and when the council is to vote on a successor to former Councilman Elvin White who resigned this winter. It's one of a couple of extra meetings this month to deal with various issues... more

CHAPEL HILL -- Comments at a small bid opening here on Tuesday indicate how soft the road construction business is now in Tennessee. "We just need to keep our volume at our plant," said Chris Hawkins, owner of his family's asphalt paving company in Wartrace. "We'll do a good job for them."... more

'The county commissioners who vote for another landfill are really saying, 'the best use of our county is a place to throw other peple's trash. We're tired of being dumped on in this county.' -- Albert Menefee III more

The Marshall County Chamber of Commerce has planned a big event in Rock Creek Park for Saturday, April 12. Russell Catering Service will be preparing a fish fry with all the trimmings, including their wonderful pies, and there will be four bands to play and entertain what they hope will be a large crowd... more

Next time you come to the square in Lewisburg to do your shopping and errands, two familiar faces will be missing. Larry Boatwright worked his last day at Lewisburg Industrial and Welding last week. He had been with them for an astonishing 49 years and two months. Fellow workers say Boatwright is the first to arrive and the last to leave... more

The Lewisburg city employee who complained to the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission about racial discrimination has been "discharged." Insubordination, misconduct and misuse of city property are listed as the reasons. "Several visits to an Internet porn site from the office computer when you were the director of public works" two-three years ago were cited by City Manager Eddie Fuller who concluded that the dismissed employee "had knowledge of the viewings ... ... more

proposal to develop a landfill at Cornersville and it stems from different interpretations of a brainstorming session in December. That's when Marshall County's Solid Waste Committee continued to brainstorm over where to send garbage when the landfill at Lewisburg is full. Depending on deliveries and a state decision on expansion, it could be full in six years, or less... more

The Marshall County Senior Citizens Board of Directors recently presented the Rev. Leland Carden with a plaque for his service as board chairman from 2003 to 2007. 'Reverend Carden has done a lot of important work for our board and community during the years he served as board chairman. We truly appreciate his many efforts for the senior citizens of Marshall County,' said Senior Center Director Frances Murdock... more

The Marshall County landfill controversy has brought a modicum of fame to a number of local residents who saw themselves on Fox 17 news Monday night. Marilu Clift and Larry Clark spoke on camera in opposition to the proposed new landfill. The members of the Solid Waste Committee and its chairman, Don Ledford, were shown meeting on the stage of the Lewisburg Middle School auditorium... more

Lewisburg's law on land use is being repaired now more frequently than most town codes are in a lifetime. It may only seem that way because the state has assigned a fourth planning adviser to the city during the year when a new codes enforcement officer has been on board and two new members of the planning commission are learning their responsibilities... more

side, it's apparent that the new Ascend Federal Credit Union facility in Lewisburg is not just another bank. The grand opening of the futuristic-looking building on Rock Crusher Road attracted a standing-room-only crowd last Wednesday. But Ascend is no Johnny-come-lately to the local financial scene... more

'Marshall Medical Center is dedicated to encouraging healthy lifestyles.' -- Phyllis Brown, Marshall Medical Center CEO more

'But we've got to look at the next 50 years.' -- State Sen. Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) more

By Rhonda Poole For the Tribune Forrest Middle School is going high-tech with the purchase of Interwrite pads and Classroom Performance Systems (CPS) for use in the 6th, 7th and 8th grade math classes. The system, purchased with funds donated by Joe Moss, First State Bank, Wal-Mart, and Chapel Hill Lions Club, will provide real-time feedback on comprehension during instruction. . . . . more

The American Legion Auxiliary will be out in full force on Friday, April 18, and Saturday, April 19, raising money to honor and benefit veterans of Marshall County. This major fundraiser for the group will make possible assistance to those in need, or their families... more

Used in a famous poem by Lt. Col. John McCrae, the poppy became a distinctive flower to memorialize those fallen soldiers and veterans who served their country. "In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below." more

A major step toward approval of a landfill near Cornersville has been delayed. Marshall County's land use zoning resolution says applications to rezone property for a landfill can't be filed until after county commissioners agree that the proposed landfill operator will meet state standards for operating a landfill... more