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Most Wanted and Sheriff's Reports for June 11, 2013

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. March 22 Evan Wade Peyton, 26, of Nashville, was charged with harass...

Get to know Fiddlers Grove: Ligon and Bobo Funeral Home

The Ligon and Bobo Funeral Home in Fiddlers Grove houses a viewing and embalming room, along with a carriage house for a horse-drawn hearse. It represents the oldest funeral home business in Lebanon. The business began in 1920 as Ligon & Son, and was operated by Charles Hora...

Sheriff's department plans Citizens Police Academy

Wilson County Sheriff’s Department will hold its first Citizens Police Academy, beginning in July. “This program is designed to show the citizens of Wilson County all areas of its sheriff’s department, to meet the people behind the badge and give our citizens first-hand k...

BREAKING NEWS: Suspects charged in officer assault

Kenneth Clemmons

Wilson woman faces TennCare fraud charges

Authorities charged a Wilson County woman with TennCare fraud in nearby Rutherford County on Monday. Jennifer J. Creque, 33, of Lebanon, was accused of selling prescription drugs paid for by TennCare. According to a statement from the state’s Office of Inspector General, autho...

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation kicks off Great Strides walks in Lebanon

The Tennessee Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation held its annual Wilson County Great Strides walk Saturday at Cumberland University’s Nokes-Lasater Football Stadium. More than 200 people came together to celebrate the fight against cystic fibrosis, the largest number since the...

UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm warning extended

The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Wilson and Trousdale counties Monday until 3:45 p.m. NWS forecasters initially issued the warning to end at 3:15 p.m., but extended it at 3:07 p.m. The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for Wilson an...

Father returns from Afghanistan, surprises daughter at graduation

One Wilson County student brought home more than a diploma recently. Graduation ceremonies were held June 1 at Middle Tennessee State University for Wilson Central High School seniors. There, the graduating class of 2013 walked across the stage and received the diplomas for which they were...