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

The state's Three Star program is raising the bar for the forthcoming year. That was the message delivered by Marshall County Mayor Joe Liggett at the December meeting of the Joint Economic Community Development Board. The board met at Southern Carton Company in Industrial Park... more

A Marshall County grand jury indicted an Alabama man last week on a series of charges including the burglary of a state park ranger's home, theft of his badge, guns, bullet-proof vests and truck. Jerry Wayne Roland, 34, whose address is listed as in Florence, Jackson and Sheffield, Ala., on three records in his court file, was also indicted last week on 14 counts of reckless endangerment and carjacking... more

Lewisburg was one of 25 cities participating in a state seminar available this month to 84 municipalities in Tennessee that face state and federal regulations on the control of stormwater. "Federal people were there from Washington to help us," Lewisburg Stormwater Director Robert L. "R.L." Williams said recently during a lengthy interview at his new office in the historic Ladies Restroom building. "They wanted to know if we were involved in smart growth."... more

A casualty of war, crimes and a firing may be remembered as the top three news stories in Marshall County during 2007. U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Marc Golczynski was killed in Faluja, Iraq, last spring. Mary and Terry Foster died as a result of a murder-suicide in their business on Mooresville Highway in the summer. And shortly after school started, it was clear John David Pierce was soon to become the former director of Marshall County Schools... more

A Lewisburg retail store's co-manager gave Mark Young a bicycle before the Tennessee Army National Guardsman returned to Iraq last spring so he could get from one place to another quickly. Now, back from Iraq, the Coleman Street resident says he doesn't ride the bicycle because his job is in a small, contained area. But he regularly loans it to friends. He grins a little when he adds, it's OK if a comrade on base "borrows" it without asking... more

U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon has helped to secure $1.1 million in federal funding to help state and local officials fight methamphetamine production and abuse. "Strong state and federal laws are making an impact on meth production, but we still have too many meth labs in Tennessee," Gordon said. "Last year, Tennessee had more meth lab seizures than all but four states... more

The rural water service in Marshall County is reapplying for a $500,000 grant to fund water line extensions after its board was officially notified last week that its application had been denied for this year. Drought and its effect on water supply and quality are seen as two factors that might increase the chances of landing the Community Development Block Grant, according to utility officials... more

A Marshall County grand jury has indicted a Lewisburg couple on charges of aggravated child abuse in connection with the scalding of a 3-year-old boy whose buttocks was allegedly dipped in a tub of hot water. A Vanderbilt University Medical Center document in the court case file includes statements from a cousin of the boy's mother. ... more

Brody Griffin is making his way through the house, a tiny whirlwind of constant noise and activity. Tethered to the moving tornado of a boy is a golden retriever whose languid movements stand in marked contrast to the movements of the boy. With his sorrowful, lovely eyes, Millo is the calm in the eye of the storm. He's literally Brody's anchor... more

Construction crews have been putting the finishing touches on the Arby's restaurant on Ellington Parkway. One of the new managers estimates the store will hire 60-70 people starting late this week. The roast beef sandwich shop was among the Tax Increment Financing program participants to sign a contract with Lewisburg this year while other steps were being taken to locate another so-called "sit-down" restaurant here... more

The Lewisburg campus of Columbia State Community College is closed for the holidays from Tuesday, Dec. 25, through Tuesday, Jan. 1. Offices will re-open on Wednesday, Jan. 2. The Marshall County offices in the Courthouse Annex, Courthouse and Hardison Office Annex will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 1... more

A woman who was raised in Marshall County was arrested Thursday night on charges stemming from the stabbing death of a Nashville man who tried to stop a purse snatching Murder suspects Robert Williams and Stephanie Hudson, who are wanted for Tuesday afternoon's murder of Jerry McEwen outside the Kroger store on East Thompson Lane in Nashville, were taken into custody at Jackson, Miss... more

Back when he worked for CKNA of Lewisburg, Henry Arsenault used to put in his 40 hours a week, putter around the house after he got off, maybe catch the game on Sunday, then get up and do it all again the next week. After 12 years, he had begun to think maybe he'd be right there till he retired. Then he decided to take his shot at living the American dream. So he gave up the security of a factory job with a good company to become his own boss... more

SHELBYVILLE -- A Petersburg-area man accused of stealing jewelry, dolls, knives, copper, coins and other collectibles was indicted last week by a Bedford County grand jury. Allen Jasper Lawson Jr., 29, of 1358 Pickle Road, Petersburg, is named in three burglary and theft cases reported out on Dec. 17. Thirteen other defendants were indicted, including a woman who appears to have been Lawson's co-defendant... more

The traveling Chapel Hill faithful were just recovering from the Lady Rockets' double overtime thriller versus the Trojanettes from Collinwood when the unbelievable happened all over again. The Rockets duplicated the feat in defeating the Trojans in another double-overtime pacemaker-breaker game 59-57 on a Buck Bennett rebound and put-back with 1.3 seconds left... more

"I just love my job," says Sarah Campbell, director of the Marshall County Adult Learning Center. From her office, at the back of the Spot Lowe Vocational Center, 1771 Jason Maxwell Blvd., Campbell presides over a number of adult education programs... more

Bobby Dunnivant admits he had no earthly idea what a eutectic cooling plate was when he first went to work for Dole Refrigerating Co. That was more than 31 years ago. Since then Dunnivant has sold or serviced eutectic plates from Canada to South America, and from Europe to Australia. The company is even in the early stages of doing business with China... more

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait -- Soldiers assigned to the 1175th Transportation Com-pany of the Tennessee National Guard received an early holiday treat here when they were visited on Dec. 11, by Maj. Gen. Gus Hargett, Tennessee adjutant general. Hargett expressed delight in being able to spend quality time with his soldiers and check on their well-being... more

As my son Gideon prepares to celebrate his fourth Christmas, I hope his memories will be happy and indelible. I certainly have fond recollections of Christmas in Lewisburg in the Sixties and Seventies. The general themes of a small town Christmas never change, but the details alter over the years. The friends and acquaintances you ran into while shopping back then talked about places that would seem alien to today's newcomers... more