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Long year for local farmers adds cattle to the list of victims

The continuing drought conditions across Tennessee have exacerbated the problems local farmers are facing this year since the April frost killed off much of the areaâ€™s wheat, fruit and hay fields. The lack of good weather for crop production has now swept cattle into a year of bad luck farm ...

School board likely to revisit athletic trainer issue

The debate about who provides trainers for the countyâ€™s student-athletes may not be over. At their June 4 meeting, the Wilson County Board of Education voted 3-0, with two members absent, to transfer control of their athletic training program from University Medical Center to the Tennessee ...

City Council approves pay raise in new budget

The city council voted to include pay raises for city employees in the proposed 2007-08 budget at Tuesdayâ€™s budget hearing. â€œThis is really going to make a big impact on a lot of peopleâ€™s pay,â€ Ward 6 Councilor Kathy Warmath said. â€œThe lower you were, the more you g...

Beavers leads half-cent reduction in food tax to Senate victory

State Sen. Mae Beavers led the fight to see a half-cent reduction in Tennesseeâ€™s 6 percent tax on food pass the Senate yesterday. The measure now moves on to the State House, where Beavers said she hopes it will gain final passage. That plus the signature of Gov. Phil Bredesen would clear t...

Downward trend in real estate continues

Real estate sales dipped again last month, continuing a steady decline in the sales of new homes that began at the start year. According to real estate trade groups across the area, more property was on the market last May than in the same month in 2006. Property is staying on the market longer, a...

Former Mt. Juliet mayor files complaint against current mayor

MT. JULIET â€“ It appears things have not yet settled down at Mt. Juliet City Hall with news a former mayor has filed a complaint against the sitting mayor. Former Mt. Juliet Mayor Kevin Mack submitted Sunday night to city commissioners and the acting city manager an e-mailed ethics complaint...

Agency hopes Busch car will have locals running for the border

The U.S. Border Patrol is looking for a few thousand good men and women. As part of a nationwide drive to put 6,000 new agents on the nationâ€™s borders, the agency has fielded the number 28 Border Patrol Chevrolet in this yearâ€™s NASCAR Busch series. The car will make its Nashville Sup...

Final tally for new elections HQ could reach $1.2m

Last year, the Wilson County government paid $440,000 for the old Nave Funeral Home at 304 East Main St. The more than 30-year-old structure was originally intended to be used as a new home for the county archives. In January, County Mayor Robert Dedman announced his intention to turn the building...

Fleeing police, Lebanon man crashes car into roadside stand

A pursuit of a vehicle on Highway 70 ended with the driver crashing his car into a produce stand in Mt. Juliet. Lebanon Police Department officers twice noticed a speeding vehicle westbound on Hwy. 70 around 10:30 p.m. Thursday. The driver was Reginald Marthell, 46, of Classic View Drive. The fir...

Rally for the Relay: Have fun and help seek a cure

Few diseases have affected so many lives as have the various forms of cancer. It seems that nearly everyone knows someone or knows of someone who has battled the disease. While there is currently no known cure, the American Cancer Society is actively seeking one. The quest to find a cure will uni...