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Colorado developer's past marred by legal woes

September 1, 2005 A Colorado company with plans for a 287-acre development of mostly rental property in the Callis Road area and its founder have faced numerous legal battles in recent years, including at least one set of criminal charges, The Lebanon Democrat has learned. Mile High Capital Group, ...

Sex offender arrested near school

September 1, 2005 A man wanted on charges of failing to register as a sex offender was arrested moments after dropping a child off at Tuckers Crossroads Elementary School, police reports indicate. The suspect, identified as David Allen Cabrera, 31, of Trousdale Ferry Pike, is being held without bon...

Louisiana family finds relief in Lebanon

September 2, 2005 Before New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin issued an SOS for help Thursday, local officials reacted with lightning speed to a similar signal from a Louisiana family who fled to Wilson County earlier this week to avoid the hurricane. Tina Ruiz, her two children and boyfriend, Ron Galle, ar...

Gas shortage hits Wilson County

September 2, 2005 Local leaders huddled to ward off potential gasoline and diesel fuel shortages Thursday, mirroring concerns felt by their constituents as some area gas stations again grappled with temporary outages. "We've had spot shortages and outages throughout the day," said Evelyn Leroy of t...

Wes Clark back on the campaign trail

August 29, 2005 POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Wesley Clark appears to be back on the campaign trail. With the 2008 presidential elections already in full swing, Clark has made the rounds this last week reminding the American public – but mostly national Democratic party insiders – that he is a v...

School vandalism suggests gang link

August 20, 2005 Graffiti scrawled across a white board and class door at the scene of Wednesday's Mt. Juliet Middle School burglary and vandalism may be a term used in gang situations, police authorities said. More disturbing than smashed computers, holes punched in walls and total destruction of f...

Lebanon soldier killed in Iraq

August 16, 2005 A 35-year-old father of two has become Wilson County's second casualty of the war in Iraq, one of three area National Guardsmen killed Sunday by what military officials called "hostile fire." Staff Sgt. Asbury F. Hawn II, 35, serving with Troop E, 2/278th Regimental Combat Team, was...

Candidates spar over city budget surplus

August 16, 2005 City mayoral candidates continued sparring Monday over the existence of a city budget surplus with both sides' claims further confused by city staff refusing to confirm numbers used by the campaigns. The mayoral campaigns of Ward 3 Councilor William Farmer and incumbent Mayor Don Fo...

Date set for India Clark fund-raiser

August 16, 2005 A Sept. 10 date has been selected for a fund-raiser on behalf of a one-time Lebanon High School cheerleader seriously wounded in an apparent random shooting. The event on behalf of India Clark, 15, will be 6 p.m. at Pickett-Rucker United Methodist Church, event organizers said. Clar...

Lebanon city taxpayers deserve answers

IN OUR OPINION August 16, 2005 City taxpayers deserve straight answers about their government's budget. Unfortunately, that may not happen during this already contentious election season. The 2004-05 budget year was a difficult one for Lebanon. Unexpected expenses totaling millions of dollars taxe...