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Planner presents fourth option to solve sewer, setback issues

Wilson County's planner presented commissioners with a new option to address questions about setbacks, sewers and septic tanks that arose after the Magnolia Lot 15 controversy. The Magnolia Estates Lot 15 controversy involved a $450,000 home built by developer Landmark Homes which government offic...

Scam artist hits county finance

Identity theft struck the county government Thursday. While reconciling checks from a fund related to the Agricultural Center in Lebanon, Deputy Wilson County Finance Director Sharon Lackey noticed something out of place. "Our checks are dark blue," she recalled. "These are light blue." In total...

Lebanon man killed by gunfire in Upton Heights

A 28-year-old Lebanon man died early Monday morning after suffering multiple gunshot wounds, according to Lebanon Chief of Police Scott Bowen. City police officers responded to a 12:30 a.m. 911-call of shots fired in the Upton Heights area, where they found the victim, Alonzo A. Robertson, last k...

Landmark restaurant closing

Snow White Restaurant has been a fixture in Lebanon for more than 50 years. It began operation in either 1951 or '53 and holds the title as the oldest restaurant in Wilson County. On Feb. 28, owner Edie Oats will close the restaurant for the final time. "I'm sure a restaurant will be in here. I'm ...

Driver crashes into church

A vehicle driven by an unknown motorist crashed into the Unity Church building over the weekend, causing structural damage in the worship center. "It must have happened Saturday night," Unity Church Pastor Kenneth Bowen said. "The gentleman in the building next door said he didn't notice any damag...

Don't panic, WEMA says

Rumors swirled Friday about a short-lived run on a branch of AmSouth bank in Mt. Juliet. A few customers, reports said, asked to withdraw all their money from the bank in fear of what would happen to their savings if the dam at Wolf Creek failed. Though Mt. Juliet AmSouth branch manager Tammy Gree...

Girl Scout cookies arrive

Representatives from 18 local Girl Scout troops gathered at the Lebanon Coop Saturday for the annual Girl Scout cookie distribution. Trucks and trailers of all sizes were loaded down with cases of the sweet treats. "We have right at 2,400 cases of cookies this year," Kim Arnold said. Arnold is the...

Friends, family remember Kristina Schlegel

Friends and family of well loved Mt. Juliet mother, wife and friend Kristina Schlegel gathered Friday to celebrate her life. A fierce battle since June 2006 against an aggressive breast cancer ended Valentine's Day when Kristina died at home. Friends and family say Jesus wanted her as his Valenti...

No decision on new school sites

"Defer" was the word of the evening at last night's meeting of the Education Committee of the Wilson County Commission. With a 5-2 vote, commissioners on the committee chose to delay a decision on two potential new county high school locations for 90 days. "We need more information," commissioner...

Watertown High cited for 19 fire code violations

Each fiscal year every school in the Wilson County School System is inspected to see if they make the grade when it comes to keeping up to snuff with fire safety codes. Though Watertown High last April had 19 recorded fire safety codes violations and the Wilson County School System averaged six v...