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Finance Committee gives go-ahead to new Ag Center arena

A new covered horse arena could be coming to the Wilson County Fairgrounds after a vote by the county governmentâ€™s Financial Management Committee last night. Estimated to cost $1.2 million to construct, the covered â€œlivestock facilityâ€ is planned to go up in the parking lot behi...

Sheriff, police chief want competitive pay for officers

Police academy â€“ $2,000. Uniforms â€“ $1,000. Keeping new officers from hightailing it to greener pastures at other local agencies â€“ priceless. Itâ€™s a problem that has plagued both Lebanon Public Safety Commissioner Billy Weeks and Wilson County Sheriff Terry Ashe. Both m...

Investigation clears former Mt. Juliet public works director

A just released report detailing the results of an investigation into a complaint filed by a city employee alleging former City of Mt. Juliet Public Works Director Hatton Wright violated the cityâ€™s sexual harassment policy has cleared him. Investigator Kristin Berexa, a lawyer with the Nash...

TV production to end at Lebanon Toshiba plant in September

Itâ€™s the end of the line for Toshiba TVs in Lebanon. On Monday, the Japanese electronics manufacturer announced it will be closing its TV production factory on Toshiba Drive, which will cost 196 workers their jobs by the time the last TV comes off the line on Sept. 21. â€œToshiba wil...

Council defers decision on rezoning until October

City council members and attendees were surprised at Tuesday nightâ€™s meeting to find that landowner Sam Hatcher was not present for an important vote that could impact the future of the Campbell Plantation proposed urban development. Hatcher called city government offices shortly before the...

Preds marketing chief says team move is up to fans

The Nashville Predators are safe and sound in the Music City. Provided there are fans to fill the seats. That was the message delivered yesterday by Randy Campbell, vice president of marketing for the hockey team. Campbell was the guest speaker at the noon meeting of the Lebanon Rotary Club. The o...

Musicians raise money for Relay for Life

A local school became a concert hall for three music groups united for one cause Tuesday night. Carolina Rain, Kristi Deck, and the Blues Brokers joined the Wilson Bank & Trust Relay for Life team in their efforts to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Corrie Wells, granddaughter of countr...

Grill tank on track leads to headlines for Music City Star, not much else

Itâ€™s usually not news when the Music City Star makes a routine trip between Lebanon and Nashville. But early yesterday, the commuter rail line opened some morning TV broadcasts after the Star ran over a gas grill-sized propane tank left on the tracks near Beckwith Road. â€œItâ€™s r...

Court shoots down Byrdâ€™s rulings

A 2006 legal error by Circuit Court Judge Clara Byrd led to her receiving one of the strictest findings that can be issued by the Court of Appeals in Tennessee. The case, which has received recent media attention, involved the appellate courtâ€™s ruling that Byrd, an elected Wilson County jud...

Attempted armed robbery at Quik Stop; Suspect at large

Lebanon Police Department officers are looking for a suspect they say attempted a robbery at the Quik Stop Discount Beer and Tobacco Outlet #2 on Saturday morning. The incident occurred just before noon at the South Cumberland Street store. It was unknown at the time whether the suspect succeeded...