CANEY SPRINGS - Nearly 30 people gathered at Grace Church Ministries on Sunday afternoon to organize a committee of volunteers dedicated to creating a volunteer fire department for this community. By acclamation, Marshall County Commissioner E.W. Hill was named chairman of the committee after Bob Hopkins, director of the county's Emergency Management Agency, outlined what's needed to start a fire department... more

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Belfast man "on numerous charges after it was determined he was exploiting a minor," the Bureau reported Monday. William T. Cobb, 19, of Fayetteville Highway, allegedly used text messages and photos transmitted by cell phone, the TBI said in a prepared release, noting he was booked into the Marshall County Jail and released on a $12,000 bond... more

The Mayor and Council of the City of Lewisburg and the Industrial Development Board of the City of Lewisburg will hold a workshop on Tuesday, July 14 at 4:30 p.m. at 131 East Church Street, Lewisburg, Tennessee to discuss Will and Baumer program. There will be a special called meeting of the Lewisburg Industrial Development Board on Tuesday, July 14 at noon at 131 East Church Street, Lewisburg, Tennessee for the purpose of considering a PILOT program for the Will and Baumer project... more

Marshall County's Emergency Medical Service is holding an open house on Aug. 1 at its new ambulance station in Chapel Hill. From 9 a.m. to noon on that Saturday, the new building will be open to the public, EMS Director James Whorley announced this week... more

BRIEFS for July 10 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. ... more

Greetings! I just know how thankful everyone was to get the nice rain Saturday night and Sunday morning. I hope everyone who was needing rain so badly got it. I hope all had a nice holiday weekend. All the events taking place for the Fourth of July had beautiful weather and along about midnight the rain came. I was so glad to get rain for my flowers. I love this poem, "Before the Flowers Grow."... more

Marshall County's school board has apparently caught a virus - the penchant for secrecy displayed by two other public panels two winters ago. Previously, the board was the shining star, interviewing candidates for director of schools in public while Lewisburg's Police Advisory Board conducted private interviews after publicly naming candidates... more

The education committee heard a presentation from the career center's assistant director about the services available to the displaced workers in Marshall County at their meeting Wednesday. Chairman Larry McKnight wanted his committee members to know what the County employees whose contracts have not been renewed by the board of education could do about finding another job... more

One of the oldest one-night horse shows in the state of Tennessee takes place on Friday, July 10, when the Cornersville Lions Club presents their 63rd Annual Walking Horse Show. A tradition for these many years, Cornersville is the place to be on the second Friday night in July for horse-show fans as well as owners and trainers alike. The show begins at 6:30 p.m. at the horse-show grounds behind Cornersville High School... more

Alford, Jimmy Donation to the Book Fund; given by MCHS Class of 1964. Bauman, Victor Wabi Sabi; given by Rick & Jan Reichardt. Carden, Anita Jo Chessor Donation to the Book Fund; given by MCHS Class of 1964. Carter, Roston Edward Curious George Plants a Tree; given by Kimberly Grogan... more

A local man was transported to Vanderbilt by helicopter after being stabbed earlier this week, according to sources at the Lewisburg Police Department. The victim, Saul Ortiz, 35, of Verona Avenue, was stabbed outside 1537 Old Columbia Road shortly after 11 p.m. Monday, July 6. The hospital is not releasing any information on his condition... more

A public hearing is to be held Tuesday by Lewisburg's City Council on proposed changes to an 11-year-old ordinance that moved youth group fundraising sales and collections from the bypass to the public square. Some merchants and members of the City Council are suggesting more controls because motorists have been seen avoiding Lewisburg's public square when students are soliciting donations to extracurricular activities... more

Lewisburg's City Council is scheduled on Tuesday to consider an agreement with Marshall County on how the two governments will fund the student resource officer at Lewisburg Middle School. "The city is looking at receiving a signed agreement [from the county] on Friday, or a suggestion that we could consider Tuesday," City Manager Eddie Fuller said Wednesday morning while recalling the Council's discussion on the subject last month... more

Lewisburg's City Council should exercise an option to prohibit handguns in public parks, according to a recommendation from three top managers of the city. The option is part of an act passed this summer by state lawmakers who said that without a local ban, people with a gun carry permit could have their weapon with them in public parks... more

David Thomas Pickett, 77, of Cornersville, died Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at his residence. Mr. Pickett was a native of Giles County. He was a retired logger. He was preceded in death by his parents, Forrest and Esther Noles Pickett; brother, Kenneth Pickett; and sisters, Mary Ealy and Martha Fitzpatrick. ... more

Marshall County's revenue from property and sales tax collections is down by more than $1 million compared to what was projected last summer when county commissioners adopted the budget they're using now. It's a result of foreclosures, lower sales receipts and some industries taking equipment away so it's not subject to personal property taxes, said County Mayor Joe Boyd Liggett who provided the following numbers several hours before a county budget meeting on Thursday afternoon... more

The Marshall County school system on Wednesday released board members' comments about the system director's performance and some board members defended the practice of filing unsigned evaluations. Chairwoman Ann Tears, in her third term on the school board, said director's evaluations are traditionally anonymous in Marshall County. ... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer A local man was transported to Vanderbilt by helicopter after being stabbed earlier this week, according to Lewisburg Police. The victim, Saul Ortiz, 35, of Verona Avenue, was stabbed outside 1537 Old Columbia Road shortly after 11 p.m. Monday. The hospital had not released any information on his condition... more

A Petersburg woman's father saw the first atomic bomb used against Japan when he was too young to be there. "He upped his age to get his driver's license," Ina Fleisher explained. "He got drafted, but didn't want to serve in the Army, so he joined the Navy."... more

As the state is "coordinating potential and additional enforcement" to stop pollution near Cedar Ridge Landfill, the company says excavation of a pipeline and a water treatment project are possible remedies. Waste Management Inc. on Thursday responded to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation's June 26 notice that the landfill is in violation of the state's Water Quality Control Act and its Solid Waste Management Act... more