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Animal control worker reprimanded

October 20, 2005 A Lebanon Animal Control worker has been reprimanded in connection with an incident at the city's animal pound which left a dog injured, with a top official vowing a "methodical" review of the operation. "If we find that we have any problems we'll correct them," Public Safety Commi...

Lebanon to end animal control agreement with Mt. Juliet

October 22, 2005 The City of Mt. Juliet will apparently soon be on its own when it comes to housing stray pets, the result of an incident in Lebanon's animal shelter which left a dog seriously injured. Lebanon Public Safety Commissioner Billy Weeks said the city sent a letter to Mt. Juliet City Man...

Ashe to seek re-election, Dedman close

October 21, 2005 The political shuffling in county government widely expected to accompany the 2006 elections may not come to pass if two incumbent officeholders have anything to say about it. Wilson County Sheriff Terry Ashe announced Thursday he will seek a seventh term as the county's highest ra...

Tatum disciplined by court of the judiciary - Full Text

September 23, 2005 Though the details remain a secret, disciplinary action has been taken against Wilson County Juvenile Court Judge Barry Tatum in connection with highly controversial court orders he issued requiring Hispanic mothers to learn English in child custody cases. Documents from the Tenn...

Tennessee conservatives losing the fund-raising battle in Senate race

October 10, 2005 POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Hardcore conservatives in the Tennessee Republican Party have some difficult decisions to make after another round of reports in the U.S. Senate campaign fund-raising fight. Amid all of the press release spin and verbal gesticulations from the campaigns of form...

Lebanon fire fighters, police differ on candidates

October 10, 2005 Lebanon's police officers and firefighters have two very different ideas about how this month's city elections should go. Last week, the Fraternal Order of Police and the Lebanon Firefighters Association endorsed opposite slates of candidates in the city races. The police organiza...

City employed three Fox family members during mayor's term

October 5, 2005 The two main combatants in the Lebanon Mayoral race – incumbent Mayor Don Fox and Ward 3 City Councilor William Farmer – have had family working for city government while each man was serving Lebanon's residents. A survey of personnel and payroll records by The Lebanon D...

Rochelle bypasses run for State Senate

October 5, 2005 Former state senator and state income tax proponent Robert Rochelle says he would like to return to elected office but has no plans to challenge incumbent State Sen. Mae Beavers for the state's 17th Senatorial District seat. In a print advertisement appearing in today's Lebanon Demo...

Feds probe Lebanon airport

September 29, 2005 Federal and state officials have launched a formal inquiry into business practices at Lebanon Municipal Airport, focusing on competition for flight instruction businesses at the facility. According to federal and city officials, the formal inquiry was the result of a complaint lo...

Lebanon city wastewater worker challenges court decision

September 30, 2005 The one-time head of Lebanon's wastewater treatment facility is challenging a decision to deny him pretrial diversion on charges of falsifying records submitted to state environmental officials. A hearing for James "Butch" Arnold scheduled for Thursday in Wilson County Criminal C...