Oh, Brother! Harris named Citizen of Year
From staff reports
Marshall County's Outstanding Citizen of the Year was named at the Chamber of Commerce breakfast yesterday at the Recreation Center. The 2009 recipient of the award is Tommy "Brother" Harris, co-owner and inspiration behind Brothers Fine Foods. "Brother's smile is like his relish - award-winning - and makes Marshall County proud by stocking the shelves of many stores," says his nomination form... More > >

Tyrades! Doctor, Doctor, Give Me The News (07/03/09)
In a report printed in the June 22 issue of "The Archives of Internal Medicine," researchers revealed that doctors in the U.S. fail to tell patients about abnormal test results 7 percent of the time. Yes, studying 5,434 patients and 23 primary care practices, the researchers found that one out of every 14 clinically significant findings simply fell between the cracks!...

Daughter challenges investigation (07/03/09)
As a daughter continues to ask questions about her father's shooting death in his neighbor's apartment, details are emerging from the Lewisburg Police investigation into what's been called a home invasion. Michael Jett, 53, of Pear Tree Apartments, was shot during the Memorial Day weekend by Jeffery Sturgill, 51, who also lives at the apartment house. Jett's daughter, Tessa Singleton, says she wants answers to her questions about her father's death...

School budget doesn't include teachers' raise (07/03/09)
On the last day of their fiscal year, the school board's budget committee approved a balanced budget they will present to the full board at their meeting July 9. No mention was made of the two percent salary increase for teachers that the Marshall County Education Association had asked for in the negotiating session that preceded the meeting...

Violation notice sent to landfill (07/03/09)
The State of Tennessee has notified Waste Management Inc. that Cedar Ridge Landfill is in violation of state law because it's polluting a spring, water flowing from it, and the creek further downstream. Violations, according to a letter from the Department of Environment and Conservation, can result in civil penalties that range from $100 per day to $10,000 per day depending on the part of state code that applies...

Farmers Market opens, seeks new vendors (07/03/09)
The Marshall County Farmers Market would like to invite anyone interested in being a vendor at the Market this season to join in. If you think just because you don't have a farm you can't participate as a vendor you're wrong. A small garden that is all you need...

Teachers ask for 2% pay raise (07/03/09)
The association representing Marshall County's teachers asked for a two percent pay raise for teachers at this week's negotiating session. "We've heard no justification for not giving us an increase," said MCEA lead negotiator Kathy Stapleton. "There's got to be some kind of bright spot for teachers - how do we explain to them that everything's going up except their pay?"...

Health care provider hired for jail inmates (07/03/09)
Marshall County's Law Enforcement Committee has voted to rehire the company providing health care services for jail inmates. The new contract costs $119,000 annually for 90 inmates, plus a $20,000 fund to be available to deal with additional costs, Commissioner Scottie Poarch said...

Sen. Alexander visits Marshall County (07/03/09)
By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer Sen. Lamar Alexander traveled in his Saturn sedan on Wednesday to Lewisburg where he advocated nuclear energy for lower electric bills, anticipated more production at GM's plant in Spring Hill, and commented on health care systems...

Catalpa notes (07/03/09)
Greetings! Happy Fourth of July! The Declaration of Independence's birthday was July 4, 1776! "America, America, God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea." America is still the greatest; the best! Our prayers are that she will still be "one nation under God," but many changes have happened to the United States of America in the last 50 to 100 years...

Briefs (07/03/09)
BRIEFS for July 3 The Marshall County School System will hold new student registration on Tuesday, July 28, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is for students who were not enrolled in Marshall County schools last year. Kindergarten through sixth grade students who will attend a Lewisburg school will register at the Central Office, 700 Jones Circle, Lewisburg; all others will register at their respective schools. ...

Scouts fix playground, helping CDC (07/03/09)
The Child Development Center playground was improved recently in conjunction with a Lewisburg boy scout's project for his promotion to the rank of eagle. Since it was installed, there were uneven exercise bars at the playground that have been deemed inappropriate for child safety, so Boy Scout Todd Childress, 17, of Childress Road, accepted the challenge of removing them and improving the playground in other ways...

Senator to face quiz on GM (07/01/09)
Disappointment, confidence and even some hope were the reactions among elected leaders as well as past and present General Motors employees speaking about GM's decision against using its Spring Hill plant for production of a compact car. Meanwhile, Marshall County Mayor Joe Boyd Liggett was asked if he thought GM's decision would become a topic for U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander's "community roundtable" here today in the County Courthouse Annex on Lewisburg's public square...

Boy drowns in Duck River (07/01/09)
CHAPEL HILL - A Lewisburg boy drowned Thursday evening in the Duck River between a Henry Horton State Park boat ramp and the Nashville Highway bridge over the river. Funeral services for Douglas Van Orden III, 16, were held at 10 a.m. Monday, June 29, in the chapel at London Funeral Home. Burial followed in Whorley Cemetery, the mortuary said...

WMI: Cedar Ridge polluting stream (07/01/09)
Waste Management Inc., the company that operates Cedar Ridge Landfill just west of Lewisburg, says its leaders believe the landfill is the source of pollution in the water and creek bed down stream from Vickrey Spring near Poteet Road. Meanwhile, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation was asked if the pollution at Vickrey Spring, its tributary to East Fork Globe Creek and the creek would have an effect on its decision on the landfill's expansion. TDEC's spokeswoman said yes...

SRO contract needs updating (07/01/09)
Lewisburg and Marshall County have an out-of-date contract on how school resource officers should be funded, so last week the City Council made decisions and is waiting for reactions from the county school board. However, the Council's discussion toward steps for a better agreement with the county revealed: a still festering issue from the voluntary reassignment of a former police chief; and why an SRO is especially needed at Lewisburg Middle School next fall...

Briefs (07/01/09)
A 90-Day Fitness Program will start in July at the Lewisburg Rec Center. For more information contact Pam Robinson at 931-637-4990, or call Jane at the LRC at 931-359-2482. A good way to get in shape. All fitness levels are encouraged. The Marshall County School System will hold new student registration on Tuesday, July 28, from 9 a.m. ...

Woman indicted on arson charge (07/01/09)
A Marshall County woman turned herself in after learning that the Grand Jury had indicted her on charges of aggravated arson and burning personal property. According to the indictment, Tawyna Gail Eady, 41, of Creek Drive, is alleged to have intentionally set fire to her residence "when one or more persons were present within the structure," and also to her 2006 Chrysler on June 2. ...

$50 fee proposed to cover landfill shortfall (07/01/09)
A $50 annual fee is being proposed by Marshall County's Solid Waste Committee to cover a shortfall in county revenue from Cedar Ridge Landfill. If adopted, a solid waste fee would be imposed on every residence in the county except those in municipalities because cities and towns provide trash collection and disposal services...

Beer service approved for new restaurant (07/01/09)
CHAPEL HILL -- The town's Beer Board has granted a permit for table service at a restaurant that's to open in a couple of months after an Italian restaurant is remodeled. At least five restaurant jobs were yet to be filled on Friday, according to Tawyna Eady of the Rich Creek subdivision, proprietor of what's to become Red's Family Restaurant Bar and Grill...