Lewisburg, Tennessee · Saturday, March 13, 2010
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Juvenile suspect implicates self in desecration of vets' plaque in L'burg park (03/12/10)
A 16-year-old Lewisburg boy made statements against his interest Thursday afternoon, thereby leading city police to the first of two or more suspects who desecrated the military memorial in Rock Creek Park last weekend.
Lynnville notes (03/12/10)
Hope everyone is enjoying the nice spring weather. Here is a correction about the annual Robert B. Jones High School Alumni Meeting. The correct date is Saturday, June 5, at 11 a.m. in the Lynnville Municipal Building. A potluck lunch will be served at noon with a program to follow. Make plans now to attend the meeting of this dear old school that once stood on the eastern borders of Lynnville...
Group helps save local dogs (03/12/10)
Thanks to media publicity and the efforts of a local group of animal lovers, dogs have been adopted from the Lewisburg Animal Shelter in record numbers, and no "adoptable" dogs were euthanized this week or last. Lewisburg Animal Shelter Adoptions (LASA) was recently "created by local Lewisburg animal lovers wishing to network our community's homeless dogs," according to their Facebook page...
String Fling coming to Lewisburg (03/12/10)
A new music event is coming to Rock Creek Park this spring, with the blessing of the Economic and Community Development/Tourism committee. "String Fling," previously held three times at its founder's home near Chapel Hill, will be in the park on Saturday, May 15, and the committee unanimously approved a resolution to spend $2,000 on the Fling...
Catalpa news (03/12/10)
Emergency communications exercise held at fire academy (03/12/10)
SHELBYVILLE - Emergency communications units from local, state and federal agencies operating in Middle Tennessee gathered this week at the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy for an exercise designed to improve inter-agency communications in the case of a major disaster or other emergency...
Waste Management helped customers with form letters (03/12/10)
Waste Management helped Middle Tennesseans tell the state to permit expansion of Cedar Ridge Landfill, but that self-serving effort was more of a response to requests than a campaign, a company leader said this week. Waste Management Business Development Manager Robert Cheney explained the genesis of what happened during a telephone call on Tuesday when a couple of specific letters were discussed and he was asked if the company had provided form letters...
Briefs (03/12/10)
The Genesco Employee Reunion will be held Saturday, April 17, at the Lewisburg Recreation Center. For more information, call Gene Parsons at 359-5175. The USDA's Farm Service Agency reminds Marshall County producers who purchased a NAP (Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program) policy on 2010 hay or pasture that they are required to make their crop acreage report for hay and/or pasture by March 15 in order to be eligible for benefits in the event of a disaster. ...
CSVFD buying fire truck (03/12/10)
CANEY SPRINGS - Directors of the fire department here decided this week that their fire chief should be authorized to buy a fire truck, the first one for the newest fire department in Marshall County. County Commissioner E.W. Hill, chairman of the fire department's Board of Directors, said on Sunday that Caney Springs Volunteer Fire Department Chief Paul Rigsby had found a fire engine and related equipment...
Town dropping state planners to hire its own (03/12/10)
CHAPEL HILL -- Aldermen on Monday authorized the town administrator to tell the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development that they're canceling their contract for a planning and zoning consultant because it's not serving the town. Other decisions made by the Chapel Hill Board of Mayor and Alderman at Police and Fire Department headquarters included: Postponing purchase of a fire truck and bidding a sewer extension; Renewing city insurance at a discounted premium; and setting 4 p.m. ...
Privatization considered for L'burg trash service (03/12/10)
Faced with uncertainty because the state's not decided whether Cedar Ridge Landfill must be closed, Lewisburg's City Council is on the verge of hiring a company to collect and dispose of residents' trash. "We're ready to take the worry out of it and save you some money by privatizing it," said Gerry Burke, Tennessee Area Municipal Services Manager for Republic Services, the parent company for Allied Waste, which operates the landfill north of Murfreesboro...
Council offers $500 reward to catch vandals (03/12/10)
Lewisburg's City Council has donated $500 to Crime Stoppers so there's a reward for information leading to the arrest of vandals who desecrated the military tribute that names three Marshal County men who died for their country combating terror. While addressing the Council on Tuesday night, Police Chief Chuck Forbis displayed the plaque that was recovered from Rock Creek by a city firefighter on Monday morning. ...
Stalking charge reduced in settlement (03/12/10)
SHELBYVILLE - A settlement was reached this week in the case of a National Guardsman accused of stalking a minor. Andy Lynn Wallace, 35, of Nashville Highway, Lewisburg, entered a guilty plea Tuesday to a single charge of misdemeanor stalking, amended from a charge of aggravated stalking...
Convict says unemployment reason for drug dealing (03/10/10)
A Marshall County man was sentenced to 10 years in prison last week on drug charges and - in his version of the situation - he was selling because he was unemployed and needed money. Ecstasy was what Robert J. Davis Jr., 29, was selling, according to his arrest warrant sworn out in December 2008 by Tim Miller of the 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force. The task force got help from postal inspectors...
Ex-L'burg resident pleads guilty to drug charges (03/10/10)
A former Lewisburg resident was sentenced to more prison time after pleading guilty on March 3 to charges of sale of a Schedule III drug and possession of a Schedule III drug for resale. Wanda Gail Shelton, 45, was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment and a $2,000 fine on each of the two charges. ...
L'burg almost finished with its drainage mapping (03/10/10)
Lewisburg has nearly resolved issues it faces because of a state environmental order telling the city to comply with federal regulations on stormwater management. Rain washing across pavement carries sediment to natural streams and causes sedimentation and, sometimes, pollution from petroleum products. If not controlled, stormwater flowing from a construction site can muddy waters, too...
Duck River open houses set for March 24 (03/10/10)
Where are we going to get our water in the future? That important question is to be discussed at two open houses set for later this month to let the public know about long-term planning with regards to the area's water supply. The Duck River Agency, in conjunction with other organizations such as area utilities and environmental groups, has been holding workshops since last year to work out alternatives to their Comprehensive Regional Water Supply Plan...
Conservation easement preserving rural vista (03/10/10)
Matt Mulliniks and his wife, Allison, of Marshall County have entered into another contract that's to last forever. It's a conservation agreement for land they own next to his parents' home near Talley Station. The contract is with The Land Trust for Tennessee "to permanently restrict development on their land," as defined by the Trust, a nonprofit organization that's to enforce the agreement which prohibits use of the land in any other way than its current use...
Briefs (03/10/10)
The Genesco Employee Reunion will be held Saturday, April 17, at the Lewisburg Recreation Center. For more information, call Gene Parsons at 359-5175. Hunter Safety Class will be offered from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, March 15, through Friday, March 19, at Cornersville Baptist Church. For more information, call Doug Lowery at 659-6786...
Military tribute desecrated (03/10/10)
Vandals removed the plaque honoring three Marshal County men who died while fighting in the Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom Campaigns and the plaque has been recovered from Rock Creek. "That's total disrespect," Lewisburg Police Detective Sgt. David Henley said Monday morning on the Rock Creek Park pedestrian bridge where Lewisburg Firefighter Wayne Blackwell was about to retrieve the plaque...
Candidates for mayor reflect on commission chairmanship (03/10/10)
CANEY SPRINGS - Two of three candidates for Marshall County mayor were quizzed Sunday afternoon before a fire department board meeting and a day later the incumbent spoke on those topics including commission chairmanship and various ideas. Chapel Hill Town Manager Mike Hatten, a leader of the Caney Springs Fire Department, posed questions before fire department directors addressed fire safety issues for their community. ...
Crime reports (03/10/10)
Thefts and vandalism reported Arrested and charged with driving under the influence Arrested and charged with assault Arrested and charged with domestic assault Arrested and charged with driving on revoked Arrested and charged with public intoxication...
Homeless issue returns to Council (03/05/10)
Lewisburg's City Council is to receive a report from the city manager on Tuesday about homeless shelters in Tennessee and an early interpretation of what he's found is that such social services are in larger cities. "I'm looking to see for what communities of our size do," Fuller said with a five-page printout listing homeless shelters and emergency housing in Tennessee. "This is a HUD print out," he said before he started to call the shelters...
Briefs (03/05/10)
Hunter Safety Class will be offered from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, March 15, through Friday, March 19, at Cornersville Baptist Church. For more information, call Doug Lowery at 659-6786. Marshall County 4-H is hosting a "Lock-In" for all 4th, 5th, and 6th grade members from Friday, March 12, to Saturday, March 13. Registration ends Tuesday, March 9. For more information, call the Extension Office at 359-1929...
IDB exploring development financing to fix state law (03/05/10)
A Lewisburg attorney has offered to draft legislation to resolve a financial situation for the candle factory that just opened in the city's business park on Mooresville Highway. "Will & Baumer has applied for a Small Business Administration loan," attorney Bob Binkley told the Lewisburg Industrial Board during its March meeting. "To get it, the title for the land must be held by the borrower."...