CHAPEL HILL -- A decision on whether beer service will be permitted at restaurants in this north Marshall County town is anticipated on Monday night. "Let's get it over with," Alderman Bucko Bryant said Tuesday during a joint non-voting workshop session of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen and the town's Beer Board... more

Residents express concerns over quarries' runoff more

Even though rocks are as old as the ages, Lewisburg still doesn't have an official definition of quarrying. But city councilmen have a hymnal, so to speak, with some verses over which they're ready to say grace. The council unanimously voted Tuesday night to roll out their definition of rock quarry activities, but that was after a public hearing with a few questions on quarrying that may help hammer out a better ordinance... more

First Commerce Bank reported Monday that as of Dec. 31 its assets now top $190 million. A bank's assets include cash on hand, bonds, loans and any physical structures it may own. "Pretty good for a small town," said an obviously excited Chairman and President/CEO Bill Marsh... more

March 15, 1986. Has it really been that long? My goodness, time sure flies. The above date may not mean anything to most of you, but to me March 15, 1986, was the beginning of a new chapter in my life. It was my first day at the Lewisburg Post Office... more

A Marshall County jury convicted a Lewisburg man Wednesday on burglary and assault charges in connection with his aggressive attempt to recover an exotic dancer's pet puppy. Jason Wayne Crabtree, 29, of Old Columbia Road worked one night as a substitute bouncer at the Boobie Bungalow at Elkton in autumn 2006 when he responded to a call to retrieve Amy Nicole Chamblee's dog, Taebo... more

"Tullahoma, send us your sewage!" That's what a former engineer for the City of Shelbyville says people downstream on the Duck River should be saying. That's because Tullahoma is taking water from Normandy Reservoir and then pumping its treated waste water into the Elk River watershed instead of back into the Duck River watershed... more

Discussion on merit pay raises continues to be a topic for Lewisburg City Council as members decided Tuesday they should have another full discussion on it during a session late this month. "What other job do you get a guaranteed 5 percent increase every year?" Councilwoman Quinn Brandon asked a day after council agreed to explore her suggestion on the afternoon of Jan. 23... more

The most exciting moment of Cornersville's public hearing Tuesday night was the unexpected arrival of Don Nelson, the Marshall County government zoning administrator, just after the very short and sparsely-attended meeting had adjourned. Nelson announced that he was "trying to get better relations between Cornersville and Marshall County" and brought with him copies of the part of the Tennessee Code Annotated 6-58-106, which details the legal requirements for the urban growth boundaries of a municipality.. ... more

This paper has run numerous stories in recent months about the continuing water crisis in our area, and rightly so. In Middle Tennessee we are suffering one of the worst droughts on record. When I was assigned to write about how people here are coping with the drought, I didn't have to go very far to find someone to interview... more

Lewisburg seaman gets Christmas Eve surprise more

Two stockyards in Tennessee burned this week and officials say the fires will hurt their areas' farm economy. Other stockyards, however, may benefit because of the fires. "Whenever you lose a facility like that, you lose some of your competition," said Rick Skillington, director of the Marshall County Agricultural Extension Service. "When farmers carry their livestock to market, they like the competition."... more

FARMINGTON - A man is recovering from stab wounds suffered Saturday morning at his mobile home, where he'd been dancing with a girl from his neighbor's trailer, according to his mother. The mobile home park is located southwest of where Shelbyville Highway (State Route 64) intersects with Nashville Pike (U.S. 31-A)... more

Ardeth Bender of Lewisburg shares this news of her great-granddaughter, Lexys Bender. Lexys, 10, lives in Maitland, Fla., with her parents Bob and Sarah. She's the granddaughter of Roger Bender of Lewisburg. Lexys decided to forego any Christmas presents this year so she could give to someone less fortunate instead. Her mom contacted the Arnold Palmer House, which put them in touch with a family that has a 1-year-old girl with leukemia. They also have four little boys and a teenage girl... more

Lewisburg Police have arrested a man who tried to apologize to the owner of a business he allegedly burglarized, but that apology wasn't accepted, the owner said late last week. Earl Dewayne King, 43, of 745 Lunn St., is named in four arrest warrants sworn out Friday by city police Detective Santiago Mcklean for burglary and thefts at West Side Market, 445 Cedar St., and Lewisburg Eye Clinic, 435 Cedar St... more

A handful of Marshall County Jail inmates have grown tired of killing time and have begun turning pages in an effort to turn over a new leaf as they study for their General Educational Development certificate. "We had requests from several inmates about taking their GED test while in jail," County Jail Administrator Sam Bragg explains... more

Pat Taylor met her "absolute best friend," her late husband John, in the '70s. They started dating in 1988 and married in 1991. Both had been raised in farm families that had moved to town and one of their mutual dreams was getting back to farm life. They bought land in northern Marshall County and started out with three goats that were given to them... more

The Marshall County JECDB Executive Committee will meet at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, at 2209 Courthouse Annex. The Board of Commissioners of Marshall County will meet in special session at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 2, in Room 2204 of the Marshall County Courthouse Annex. The Town of Cornersville will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 3, at City Hall in Cornersville to amend its Urban Growth Boundary on the north side of the Lynnville Highway and the half parcels on the east side of Hwy. 31-A South. . . . . . more

The Lewisburg City Council appears ready to annex about 15 acres between Yell Road and Mechanico Trail, just across the city line south of South Ellington Parkway, where new homes could be built. more

Lewisburg's Public Housing Authority recently completed installation of central heat and air conditioning systems for the homes it rents to 473 residents. Ronald Robinson, executive director of the housing authority, explained late last week that two more buildings might get new systems this year: the Carver Heights and George W. Turner community centers... more