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Concerned residents meet with developer

About a dozen Coles Ferry Village residents met Friday with the developer of Campbell Plantation, a proposed residential planned unit development to be located on adjacent property. The meeting provided a chance for neighbors to vent frustrations about key aspects of the development proposal. "I ...

City asks to use landfill for firing range

Lebanon Public Safety Commissioner Billy Weeks and City Attorney Andy Wright met with the Wilson County Roads Commission on Friday to discuss the gun range city police plan to create soon near the county landfill on Dump Road. "We just wanted to come out and tell you we want to be good neighbors,"...

Seven contend for LHS principal post

Seven education professionals will vie for the Lebanon High School principalship with interviews scheduled for early this week. School system officials said the contenders will be considered for the open assistant principal spot at the school if they are not eligible for the top post. The two hig...

Fire, explosions, tear through Mt. Juliet welding shop

Shortly before a torrential downpour soaked the area yesterday afternoon, firefighters from the Wilson County Emergency Management Agency brought their own rain to Lebanon Road in Mt. Juliet. A fire and series of small explosions ripped through the back half of Welding Techniques, Inc. around 3:45...

TDOT slaps Jenco with fat fines; did not complete Adams Lane project on time

Starting this week fat fines will be slapped on Jenco Construction – the contractor responsible for the South Mt. Juliet Adams Lane enhancement – for each day the project is behind schedule. Tennessee Department of Transportation spokesperson B.J. Doughty confirmed Monday TDOT has not ...

Watertown books artists for jazz festival

The line-up for the 12th Annual Watertown Jazz Festival has been confirmed. The festival is set for 4 p.m. on July 7 in the town square. The first act will be saxophonist Pattie Cossetino, who has performed with the Tennessee Jazz Orchestra. Cossetino will be followed by the U.S. Navy Band from M...

County employees looking forward to move to new Justice Center

The Criminal Justice Center is still on target for a June 4 opening date and the new jail addition is expected to open shortly thereafter. "We're looking forward to moving," said Linda Neal, Wilson County Circuit Court Clerk. "The packing is beyond us because of the records, so I am hoping they wi...

Nation's bees in danger, but Wilson County remains untouched

Wilson County's bee population has been spared the devastation of the mysterious killer which has struck many of the country's hives. Over the past few months, beekeepers in 27 states have reported a loss of 25 percent of their colonies, a rate five times the normal winter die-off. Thus far, thoug...

Cumberland University graudates almost 400 students

Cumberland University celebrated its 165th commencement Saturday, honoring almost 400 graduates in a ceremony held in the Dallas Floyd Center. The traditional ceremony on Memorial Lawn was moved indoors due to a persistant rain. University President Dr. Harvill Eaton welcomed the graduates and th...

Investigation deems Jessen, Akins-Siens innocent

The names of Mayoral Assistant Debbie Jessen and City Liaison Sue Akins-Siens have been cleared in the two-year investigation into suspected improprieties surrounding their professional conduct. Akins-Siens stood accused of helping Jessen connect with developers to become the agent entrusted with s...