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Second Chance Prom king, queen candidates named

Lebanon High School Band Boosters announced the candidates to be king and queen of the "Second Chance Prom" were selected.

Most Wanted and Sheriff's Reports for May 2

Editor’s Note: The following are suspects booked into the Wilson County Jail during the specified time frame. All persons charged are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Feb. 23 Quante Lashaun Davis, 23, of Memphis, was charged with simpl...

13 in ’13: Veterans deserve attention

From wartime combat to peacekeeping protection of America and its freedoms, veterans and their service to country are one of Wilson County Mayor Randall Hutto’s priorities this year. Those 13 items, highlighted in Hutto’s State of the County address, are education, jobs, budget...

Ashe leads prayer breakfast

MT. JULIET – In the end God won't fight battles for us unless we get on the battlefield, and that battlefield is prayer, former Wilson County Sheriff Terry Ashe told those in attendance Thursday at the annual Mt. Juliet Prayer Breakfast at Cooks United Methodist Church . The breakfas...

Church plans 200th birthday celebration

A small country church in Wilson County that has about 75 in attendance on a good Sunday morning will celebrate 200 years of both triumph and tribulation Sunday. Cedar Grove Baptist Church deacon chairman Elliott Graves said it is the fourth oldest Baptist church in Wilson County. &...

BREAKING NEWS: Vandals strike airport

Police discovered someone vandalized a runway light and its corresponding power source sometime Wednesday at the Lebanon Municipal Airport, according to police. According to reports, police are unsure when the property damage took place, but it was last inspected in mid-March, and there w...

BREAKING NEWS: TDOT Weekly Construction Report

Tennessee Department of Transportation announces construction activities in Wilson County. I-40 widening from Central Pike to East of SR 109 will be May 2 through May 8 from 8 p.m.-5 a.m. There will be alternating lane closures on I-40 eastbound and westbound for asphalt patching. One lane will r...

13 in ’13: Wilson’s getting older, wiser

The largest segment of Wilson County residents – 33 percent – also happens to be the oldest, those 50 or older, according to 2010 U.S. Census figures. With the enviable fact that people get older, Wilson County Mayor Randall Hutto made senior citizens one of his priorities...

Voter ID bill becomes law

A new state law restricts the types of photo identification voters can use when casting their ballots. Gov. Bill Haslam signed into law a bill aimed at prohibiting the use of photo library cards and other forms of city and county identifications for voting purposes. Lawmakers crafte...