Plans to improve the collection of liquids oozing from Cedar Ridge Landfill have been approved by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and steps are being taken to minimize odor. Waste Management Inc. officials announced on Wednesday that installation of the new system will begin this month and it will help protect East Fork Globe Creek, the tributary along Mooresville Highway. This isn't landfill expansion as sought in another request... more

Having hired an executive director, a county-wide panel dedicated to economic and community development here seems to have put its transmission in gear and directors want their driver to release the clutch. That's the approach taken by Lewisburg's Industrial Development Director Terry Wallace who, in effect, said that if the Joint Economic and Community Development Board of Directors was a vehicle for change, then Mike Wiles should be a driving force... more

The highlight of the Marshall County Chamber of Commerce's annual breakfast at the Recreation Center was the presentation of the Outstanding Citizen award to 83-year-old Mary Farley. Betty Ann Ogilvie introduced her to the group, telling how Farley had raised three daughters, then turned to education and pioneered a class for retarded and then for severely retarded students within the Marshall County school system in the 1960s. ... more

mployees were honored for a collective 110 years of service during the Employee Service Award Luncheon held at Emil's Restaurant in Tullahoma. Carlene Smith was honored for 20 years of service. Tappiann Hopkins, Sandy Sellars, and Annette Trout were honored for 15 years of service. Debbie Hill and Shannon Hamblin were honored for 10 years of service. Laura Williams, Jennifer Baker, Jeanne Murphy, Lacey Keller, and Cynthia Liebig were honored for five years of service... more

The Tennessee Depart-ment of Safety wants to remind motorists to dial *THP if they encounter trouble on the road. The Tennessee Highway Patrol responds to more than half a million calls for service each year. State Troopers are there if a driver needs them, whet-her it's for a flat tire or a serious crash. Motorists can dial *THP (Star 847) from their cell phone and will be automatically connected to the closest THP dispatch office... more

A member of Marshall County's School Board is running a write-in campaign for re-election because he forgot to file his petition to be named on the ballot. His challenger is a county school bus driver with his own lawn care and landscaping company who wants a voice in how the system is run and to improve the school system for the students... more

Pay raises, more police, the same tax rate and trash talk emerged from Lewisburg City Council deliberations Friday on the municipality's next budget of nearly $11.4 million. The Council's continuation of a tax rate at $1.36 per $100 of assessed value represents no increase in city property taxes on unchanged real estate, and a final vote on that is anticipated on July 11... more

Marshall County residents can save gas by staying inside the county line and still find plenty to do this Fourth of July weekend. First of all, while you're picking up groceries, check out the Lewisburg Kroger store's display of pictures honoring our service men and women... more

'Old hatchery seen as illegal trash dump site' Trash including name and address information was found Saturday during the Duck River Cleanup and now it's in the hands of authorities, who've started an investigation. Meanwhile, memorabilia from a time gone by was recovered from the river by some of the 70 people whose work was lighter than last year's cleanup. The event is coordinated by Marshall County and sponsored by the Duck River Agency. more

The old Dairymen's building, also known as the Tuscarora plant, was sold Friday for $200,000 to the proprietor of a nearby tent rental business, which may be expanding. "Now, it's just an investment opportunity," said Steve Cain, proprietor of Action Tents of Tennessee, 569 West Church St., just across from his new building's loading dock, where a division of Coldwell Banker Barnes conducted the auction... more

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Former Marshall County Sheriff's Capt. Phil Blackwell's retirement reception on Friday was part roast and part playtime with his grandson, a toddler who's one of the reason's for Blackwell's retirement. There were fond farewells, back slaps, warm handshakes, cake, punch and a lot of sitting around by big men in uniforms with experienced officers talking about old times and others looking like they're ready to pounce... more

The new executive director of a countywide panel for economic and community development should be paid $45,000 per year, according to a unanimous recommendation of the panel's executive committee on Friday. Mike Wiles, 48, of McBride Road, who's been a human resources generalist at the Calsonic Kansei North America plant here, was elected June 10 by the Joint Economic and Community Development Board of Marshall County... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer Marshall County teachers' first pay day was scheduled early last fall "to help teachers," according to the former schools director who testified Wednesday during a Chancery Court trial in which bad faith is alleged during work contract negotiations... more

Two shows planned in Chapel Hill Now that Independence Day is one week away, it's safe to say that fireworks stands have been popping up all over. Meanwhile, two fireworks shows are being planned in Chapel Hill for this year's celebration of America's Independence Day. The first is Wednesday by the pyrotechically-minded business partners set up in the tent just south of Forrest Landing. The second is by the town as it celebrates the founding of Chapel Hill. more

Six more months in the Marshall County Jail is part of the punishment handed down Wednesday for a 17-year-old boy who stabbed a man after he'd been dancing with a 15-year-old girl. When Wesley Paul Jedlicka is released on parole, he faces a considerable challenge, Judge Robert Crigler said, noting that the teen had a "particularly poor upbringing" since both his parents have been incarcerated... more

Marshall County commissioners honored a lawman on Monday "for his professionalism, concern for his fellow man, dedication to duty and courage," according to the resolution adopted without dissent. Sheriff Les Helton's patrol captain, Phil Blackwell, will be retiring after 34 years of service at the Marshall County Sheriff's Department. There's a reception for him from 3-6 p.m. on Saturday at the sheriff's office... more

Marshall County residents apparently want to have a referendum on landfill issues, according to one county commissioner who spoke up Monday at a meeting that saw another new commissioner appointed. Amid new and renewed controversy over garbage disposal, Doug Martin, a member of the county's Board of Zoning Appeals, was appointed to succeed Jennifer Harris as the 5th District Commissioner. Harris resigned. Martin was supported by 12 of the 16 commissioners present... more

Business Listings Letchworth Painting & General Contracting, 1726 Buena Vista, Lewisburg. Owner-Russell Letchworth. Marriage Licenses Cecil Gene Adcock, Sr. and Sadie Lee Stewart Ghee; Jackie Travis Aldridge and Norma Jean Ledford; James Kenneth Binkley and Carol Jane Loudermilk Waters; Bertsel Earl Everson and Sandra Faye Tindell Jett; Karl Lee Lynch, Jr. and Sandra Lynn Stephens; Scott James Scribner and Jennifer Lindsey Wilson... more

Last Wednesday afternoon there was a party for Henry Dowlen, who is leaving the Experiment Station, as locals call it, after nearly 37 years. He calls parties "not my thing," so family and colleagues had to surprise him with the gathering. Past and present employees presented Dowlen with an inscribed watch, and he rose to the occasion with a short speech... more