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Low Country Boil raises cancer awareness

Four years after a small group of neighbors met at a backyard party, the Low Country Boil has become a premier event to raise awareness about cancer. From that backyard party grew the Shamrock Society, which was formed as a support system for one of the members whose niece was fighting breast cance...

Mt. Juliet commissioners vote to support county in ACLU lawsuit

Mt. Juliet squires have crafted a resolution in support of Wilson County Schools after learning the American Civil Liberties Union filed suit claiming a West Wilson school actively promoted Christianity. A top level Lebanon official quickly jumped on board in the show of support, stating all Wils...

Principal puckers up for piglet

Sam Houston Elementary Principal Julie Walker said she'd do anything if her students would meet their fund-raising goal. Well, almost anything. "I told them I'd do anything except sleep outside or do anything to my hair," Walker said. And when the fundraiser sponsored by the Parent-Teacher Organiza...

Chrisman pleads not guilty

A woman accused of bludgeoning an elderly man with a hammer in an apparent robbery attempt pleaded not guilty in Wilson County Circuit Court Tuesday. Kelly Chrisman, 20, is accused of severely beating 71-year-old James Lanier in his Spring Street home about the face and head with a hammer in May. A...

Sex offender extradited to Washington

A man arrested for allegedly driving under the influence is expected to be extradited to the state of Washington for failing to report to his parole officer for a child molestation conviction. Lebanon Police Patrolman Ptl. Tim Kelley spotted a white van driving erratically early Tuesday morning, Le...

MJ commissioners hear train whistle complaints

MT. JULIET — City squires here Monday discussed the effect of the "obnoxious and traumatizing" train whistle on residents who live near the rail road tracks and questioned why Music City Star officials have ignored a 2001 city resolution that established quiet zones along the railroad. Commut...

Deputies go hands free

If you soon see Wilson County Sheriff's deputies apparently talking to themselves while driving, don't be concerned with their mental health. The reason is likely a new hands-free only policy Sheriff Terry Ashe is implementing Oct. 1. After that date deputies driving marked patrol cars will only be...

Local murder suspects sports criminal past

The Lebanon man arrested for allegedly pushing a homeless Nashville woman into the Cumberland River has a history of domestic assault and resisting arrest, local police say. Timothy S. Webber, 21, of Tribble Lane in Lebanon, and Josh S. Dotts, 22, of Smalling Road in Lafayette, were charged Thursda...

Lebanon corrects record procedure

City leaders quickly worked Friday to correct a new open records policy on city employees which was apparently illegal under state law. Lebanon Personnel Director Jim Henderson said the provision requiring extensive information from individuals seeking personnel records, as reported in Friday's edi...

Employee files age discrimination claim - animal control director claims he was denied raise because of age

A dispute over a wage increase had led Wilson County's animal control officer to accuse the county of age discrimination. In March, director of animal control Bill Arnold filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The 66-year-old Arnold wrote in his complaint to the f...