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Veterans of all ages honored at Amsouth

Local Marine Sgt. Mark Tyree, 26, was filled with emotion Friday as he met fellow veterans at a reception in their honor at AmSouth Bank in Mt. Juliet. Tyree was part of the 2004 Fallujah, Iraq invasion and saw much action...so much he doesn't like to talk about it. But, on Friday Tyree was with ...

LSSD report card released

The Lebanon Special School District made gains in all categories and surpassed state averages in all four categories of the 2006 Report Card. Released Friday by the state Department of Education, the report also shows the system met all federal benchmarks under adequate yearly progress. Only one sc...

State grades Wilson County schools

The Wilson County school system fared well again this year on the 2006 State Report Card with all kindergarten-8 achievement scores at or above state average and improved value added scores, but work still needed on ACT and middle school adequate yearly progress marks. School officials are carefull...

Officials call for head count in Wilson County

State and local leaders want a special census for Wilson County, as recent estimates from the Greater Nashville Regional Council show the county's population has exceeded 100,000 people. This could mean an increase of an estimated $160,000 for the county in state-shared revenue along with modest sa...

Political climate changing in Wilson County

Wilson County helped put Tennessee's newest U.S. Senator Bob Corker over the top in a relatively stellar showing for Republicans. In what was an otherwise bleak year for the GOP, the Republican Corker held on to win by about 3 points over Democratic candidate Rep. Harold Ford Jr. in an open race fo...

Marksmen turnout for turkey shoot

Gladeville Men's Club and the Gladeville Community Center kicked off their annual Turkey Shoot Saturday. The annual event gives marksman an opportunity to compete for prizes while sharpening their shooting skills. "This is probably about the tenth year we've done it," Gladeville Men's Club member E...

Fall festival raises funds for school

Students and parents of Lakeview Elementary enjoyed a day of fun that benefited the school as they participated in the annual Fall Festival Saturday. The event has been a tradition at the school for about 20 years, said Lakeview Parent Teacher Organization President Gina Winfree. "It was around bef...

Local shelters push for animal adoptions

Local animal shelters are teaming up with others across the United States for the eighth annual Iams Home for the Holidays pet adoption drive which will kick off Monday, Nov. 6. "It started in 1999 and its just grown from there," Melissa Richards of the Wilson County Humane Association said of the ...

Thousands turnout for early voting

As early voting came to a close Thursday night, election officials saw "encouraging" numbers as more than 15,000 voters cast their ballots at polling places in Mt. Juliet and Lebanon. "Today at 8 a.m. there was already a line to vote and both polling places had lines after 6 p.m.," Assistant Admini...

ACLU lawsuit to get national attention on O'Reilly Factor

The Wilson County School System's strong stand to defend themselves against a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union has garnered national attention with a Mt. Juliet city commissioner scheduled to appear on Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor next week to discuss the issue. Mt. Juliet Distr...