As Lewisburg's Police Advisory Board nears a decision on who the city's next police chief will be, questions have arisen about the underlying authority for the board itself. Beyond issues raised publicly about whether the board has been interviewing candidates during private sessions in violation of state law requiring government business to be conducted in public, the City Council's vote authorizing the board was for a motion that reveals it is self-contradictory... more

The Marshall County School Board narrowed the field of candidates for director of schools from five to two Tuesday night. The board agreed to continue its investigation of candidates Stan Curtis and Spurgeon Banyard. Chairman Tim Harrison congratulated board members for their tenacity during last week's round of interviews, saying, "Last week was a long week. Everybody was here every night. I am proud of each and every one of you."... more

Members of the Lewisburg Elks Lodge made a special presentation Saturday to the family of Staff Sergeant Todd Nunes, who was killed in 2004 in Kirkuk, Iraq, while deployed as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Elks Past Exalted Ruler Bryant Baugher presented a Medal of Valor, American flag and certificate of merit to Nunes' wife Christy and their children, Larissa and Alex Nunes. ... more

Lewisburg officials want to know if businesses that were given a property tax break have kept their end of the bargain by hiring the number of employees they promised they would when they got the tax deal. Nearly a dozen businesses will be asked this month about their compliance with agreements struck with the city's Industrial Develop-ment Board that granted a property tax break to foster growth... more

Cornersville City Hall's meeting area was filled to capacity well before the advertised start time of the meeting of the board of mayor and aldermen. On the agenda was a change to the speed limits on the approaches to town. Town Adminstrator Taylor Brandon said they have had a "steady stream of complaints" since they lowered the speed limits at the south end, so a motion was approved to change these and also to allow 45 mph on the Lynnville Hill where it comes in to Cornersville on Hwy 129. ... more

CHAPEL HILL -- Public safety should improve soon for area residents and motorists here because of a town board decision on Monday to help fund a new ambulance station. The ambulance station in a building owned by the Lions Club was good for one ambulance when the emergency vehicles were vans instead of trucks with big boxes outfitted with equipment once limited to emergency rooms... more

CHAPEL HILL -- Widening of Mooresville Highway and the portion of Lewisburg's bypass from East Commerce Street to the Marshall County EMS headquarters are two projects with funding plans in place by state officials. However, a proposal to widen State Route 64 to Shelbyville is not. A state official has suggested that local transportation leaders cut those plans into smaller projects so that they might be included in later plans by the Tennessee Department of Transportation... more

Marshall County residents were given the chance this week to judge for themselves which of five candidates will make the best director of schools. The members of the Marshall County Board of Education are giving up all their evenings this week in order to interview each of the five candidates for the position... more

Stormy weather and a preponderance of people feeling puny were reasons given by Marshall County's schools spokeswoman for why classes were called off on Wednesday. "Storms, high water, trees down and flu" were all cited by spokeswoman Rhonda Poole, who attributed her information to Interim Director Nancy Aldridge and Glenn Ezell, transportation director for the system... more

With more and more youngsters playing soccer, Lewisburg's City Council wants to improve soccer field facilities here with a building that has locker rooms, storage, a concession stand and restrooms. To do so, the council is scheduled next week to authorize Mayor Bob Phillips to apply for a $30,000 grant from the state. It's one of three applications Phillips may sign, but if the building is built, it will be seen by and serve more people than what the other grants fund... more

Mardi Gras came to Lewisburg Tuesday. At NHC Oakwood, the staff and patients dressed up with beads, feathers, crowns and masks. The lunch menu featured fried chicken, red beans and rice, and king cake and bread pudding for dessert. Bill Beech, 90, was among the celebrants, with a badge identifying him as a "Golden Links Volunteer." Beech and his late wife retired to Lewisburg in 1999 after 30 years in New Orleans. ... more

Members of the Joint Economic and Community Development Board's Executive Committee and one of their candidates this week gave reasons for not naming applicants for the job of executive director and holding private interviews. The first of three applicants interviewed Tuesday, who requested not to be identified here, said they are an independent contractor who would not want their clients to know that the service might no longer be available if the applicant were successful. ... more

Marshall County has been awarded another federal grant to prevent stormwater erosion of rural roads, according to federal and county officials speaking this week at County Roads Superintendent Jerry Williams' office. The program here, estimated to cost $591,800, is to improve 41 sites. Most are where a roadbed is threatened by a meandering stream or by recurring flooding. Those places are to be covered with a geo-fabric that allows water through, but holds soil in place, Williams explained... more

The Tennessee Elks held the Middle Tennessee District Hoop Shoot shoot off in January at New Prospect School. Devan Hasty came in first place in the 12- to 13-year-old girls category and also received the trophy for getting the most hoops for girls ages 8 to 13. Ashley Umbles came in second after having been tied for first place in the 10- to 11-year-old girls category... more

Four mayors and a city manager in Marshall County have interviewed nine applicants for the job of executive director of the Joint Economic and Community Development Board, a state-mandated panel. However, the names of the applicants are being withheld and the interviews are being conducted in private, according to three public officials participating in the interviews conducted in the Marshall County Courthouse Annex... more

Nearly 100 people bought chili in Lewisburg Saturday and raised about $400 for the American Cancer Society's continuing effort to fund research on the disease that's killed millions of Americans. Annie Arsenault, proprietor of Annie's Restaurant on the Fayetteville Highway served as chief cook and hostess for the fund-raiser as a result of her new-found friendship with Carol Foreman, team captain for the event associated with the charity... more