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Hargett comes to county archives bearing gift

Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett visited the Wilson County Archives on Monday to present archive staff with a $2,000 grant from the state for the preservation of the archives.

Supplies still needed for Brooks House babies

Timing is everything, and last Saturday the Wilson County Sheriff Department's attempt to collect supplies for the babies of Brooks House went on despite a torrential downpour. But the shelter, which aids women and children in crisis, didn't receive as many baby items as was hoped.

Local soldiers' body returns home

The body of a Lebanon airman who drowned in a swimming accident nearly two weeks ago in Gunsan, South Korea arrived in Nashville on Monday and was escorted by special motorcade to Lebanon.

13 in ’13: Life’s good in Wilson County

Wilson County Mayor Randall Hutto said government’s role in providing a good quality of life for residents isn’t too difficult, rather it just comes naturally. Hutto listed quality of life as one of his priorities this year. Those 13 items, highlighted in Hutto’s S...

Democrat names new marketing manager

The Lebanon Democrat and Mt. Juliet News hired recently a longtime Mt. Juliet resident to bring closer and build upon the relationship between the two newspapers and Wilson County community. Publisher Joseph H. Adams named Charity Toombs as marketing manager of the two newspapers recently....

Rocker faces prior DUI charge in similar incident

Mt. Juliet resident and 3 Doors Down bassist Robert Todd Harrell – who made national headlines this month after his arrest on a charge of vehicular homicide by intoxication in Nashville – told police in D'Iberville, Miss. he had taken five prescription drugs when he was arrested last ...

Wilson receives nearly 4 inches of rain

Capt. Steve Spencer with the Wilson Emergency Management Agency said Monday Wilson County received nearly 4 inches of rain last weekend.

Students partner with Election Commission for class elections

It's never too soon to start a good habit, and voting is a good habit to have.

Swain speaks to Wilson Tea Party

A special guest joined the Wilson County Tea Party at its April 22 meeting. Carol Swain, professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University and host of the conservative talk show "Be The People," was the featured speaker
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