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Council to consider budget crunch, PUD freeze

Lebanon's City Council will consider one measure designed to limit costs and another halting consideration for Planned Unit Developments. Ward 3 Councilor William Farmer proposed both resolutions, which will have their first reading at the council's regular meeting Tuesday. With Lebanon's sales-t...

Send us your snow pictures!

Last Friday morning, Wilson Countians awoke to find between a half-inch and inch of snow blanketing the ground. By 11 a.m., The Lebanon Democrat had received a couple of phone calls about snowmen being built in the area. So, we headed out and took a couple of pictures – all to inspire you to...

Fallen Deputy's name could grace new Judicial Center

As soon as the doors are finally open, the new Wilson County Judicial Center on Baddour Parkway will play host to the delicate balance between order and justice. According to those who worked with him, the man whose name could grace the building – the late Sheriff's Deputy John Wayne Musice...

Planning key to calm, safe and orderly disaster

Tuesday, 3:00 p.m. The streets are calm and quiet. The sun shines down from a cloudless sky – just another beautiful afternoon in Middle Tennessee. Suddenly, a Wilson County Emergency Management truck turns the corner. Its siren blares and a voice comes through truck's loudspeaker: "Atten...

Spared the worst so far, Wilson County schools starting to get sick

Wash your hands, get plenty of rest and – above all – cough into your sleeve, not your hands. For Wilson County Schools, these tips aren't just good advice. They're the last line of defense keeping the doors open. Middle Tennessee has seen a record outbreak of flu in recent days that ...

City files appeal of $750,000 decision

The City of Lebanon has served notice that they plan to appeal a judgement which awarded $750,000 to a Macon County man badly injured in a 2003 gas line rupture. Along with Bush Construction Company Inc., they are appealing the judgment from Wilson County Circuit Court Judge John Wootten Jr. which...

Few in Wilson insured for flooding

Most homeowners across Wilson County will be left high and dry by their insurance company if the Wolf Creek Dam in Kentucky breaks. Only 475 properties county wide have federally-backed flood insurance policies – the only type of coverage available. Last week the Army Corps of Engineers rele...

Officials say site on Commerce Rd.

The county's road superintendent said late last week a potential site on Commerce Road for a new Watertown High School presents the least challenges to street infrastructure. The site – about 66 acres on Commerce Road just north of the city limits – is also the least expensive in terms...

Watertown learns to kick back

Teaching women how to escape from a dangerous situation was the focus of a self-defense program hosted by the Watertown High School cheerleaders Saturday. "I hate to call it a self-defense class," instructor Brian Fussell said. "It's not possible to teach self-defense in a two hour class. This is ...

Lake level could affect city water

While the city limits of Lebanon would likely not be endangered in the event of a catastrophic failure of the Wolf Creek Dam, the water supply could potentially be affected. City officials will meet Monday at 7:30 a.m. to discuss contingency plans in case the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' worst fe...