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Developer wants city to buy his land for a rec park

A local developer presented an intriguing proposition to the Mt. Juliet city commission at a special workshop Monday night whereby the city buys his land and he then purchases the old Mt. Juliet Elementary School site and turns it into a mixed-use city center that could also house municipal buildin...

Cars vandalized at Lebanon High

Several students leaving Lebanon High School on Tuesday afternoon were in for a bit of a surprise when they reached the parking lot. â€œI think over eight cars had been hit. Someone had thrown shingles and rocks,â€ said an LHS junior whose car had been damaged. All told, at least twelve c...

Congressmen breakfast with Wilson County residents

Congressmen Bart Gordon and Jim Cooper met with Wilson County residents Tuesday morning to answer questions and discuss current issues. The event was arranged by the Lebanon/Wilson County Chamber of Commerceâ€™s Government Relations Committee, which was instituted this year. According to bo...

Watertown police chief suspended

Watertownâ€™s mayor has suspended the townâ€™s police chief. Mayor Mike Jennings informed the City Council last night he had suspended Police Chief Seth Norris without pay for two weeks. The suspension stems from what Jennings called â€œa lengthy investigationâ€ where he discov...

County departments react to final county budget

With the 2007-2008 Wilson County budget finalized Monday night, the countyâ€™s department heads, many of whom asked for employee raises or funding for new personnel or programs, woke up Tuesday morning to face a year with no new significant funding in place. Perhaps they should talk to Steve ...

Commission passes budget; keeps tax rate steady

It took three hours, including 45 minutes to subtract and then return $14,194 to the school budget, but just before 10 p.m. Monday, the Wilson County Commission passed the status quo budget recommended by the Financial Management Committee. The heavily attended meeting was sometimes heated and som...

Itâ€™s time to drive, do you know where your license plate is?

While many people are always sure to carry their drivers license or regularly check the purchases attributed to their credit cards, they often forget to check another basic form of identification, their license plate. â€œItâ€™s an ongoing thing. It happens all the time,â€ Wilson Coun...

WEMA offers water to drought-stricken farmers

With the summer-long drought, farmers throughout the county are faced with dried up creeks and empty ponds, making it difficult to provide adequate water to their livestock. With the hard times affecting the agricultural community, many of whom have been using city water for their livestock, Wilso...

Downed power line sparks fire near Mt. Juliet school

Fire whipped by strong winds and fueled by dry grass consumed about five acres precariously close to Mt. Juliet Christian Academy just as school dismissed Thursday. According to Mt. Juliet Police Chief Ted Floyd, the fire was sparked when a â€œhot wireâ€ fell from a transformer located on...

County unemployment rate stays steady

Once again, Wilson Countyâ€™s unemployment figures were lower than the state rate. For July, the statewide unemployment rate was 4.1 percent, unchanged from the June figure. In Wilson County, 3.5 percent of the labor force was out of work in July, down slightly from Juneâ€™s 3.6 percent....