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City codes enforcer says job is â€˜no winâ€™ position

Mt. Juliet City Codes Enforcer Steve Thomas has been the subject of much discussion of late in the community in regards to the controversial sign ordinance that has business owners up in arms and calling for major revisions to the document. Thomas last week said he wanted to â€œset the story s...

Schools director wants distance learning program for Wilson County schools

Director of Schools Mike Davis has pushed for a distance-learning program in Wilson County since he was first interviewed for the job in April. Davis was previously the director of the Scott County school system â€“ a small, rural district on the Cumberland Plateau. Despite Scott Countyâ€�...

Publix opens in Lebanon

A storeâ€™s grand opening is often marked with first-day jitters. The new Publix grocery store on West Main Street in Lebanon was no different, though the biggest problem on Wednesday was a good one. The store did not have enough carts to accommodate the number of shoppers streaming through t...

Golfers to tee off for Nathan

For the second year, golf balls will be flying to benefit second grader Nathan Nokes, son of Stephen and Melissa Nokes of Lebanon, in his ongoing fight with a brain tumor. Set for Thursday, Sept. 13, at the Lebanon Golf and Country Club, the four-person scramble is open to all interested parties a...

Council to consider zoning request Tuesday

While the Wilson County government takes a week off from meetings during the fair, the Lebanon City Council will meet as scheduled Tuesday night. Among the items the councilors will consider is approval for a commercial-only planned unit development. The development, known as Grayâ€™s Station...

Home for the aged in Hartsville loses state license

The state of Tennessee has â€œsummarily suspendedâ€ the operating license of Hartsvilleâ€™s Sun Valley Home for the Aged, according to Andrea Ewin Turner, communications and media relations director for the State Health Commission. In an Aug. 13 letter from Health Commissioner Susan ...

Couple accused in rape case have bond revoked

The Watertown couple who was accused with sexual assault in Wilson County and drug-related charges in DeKalb County appeared in court Monday morning. Judicial District 15 Assistant District Attorney Linda Walls filed a motion to revoke the coupleâ€™s original bonds. Billy Robert Eaton Jr., 63...

Developer breaks ground on spec building

A major development company has decided to make in-roads into the Middle Tennessee market and selected a Wilson County site as the way to do it. IDI, an Atlanta-based developer, has broken ground on the Wilson Commerce Center, located on Couchville Pike and State Route 840. Eventually, the site co...

GED program to benefit from new state funds

The head of the countyâ€™s adult education program thinks new money for GED programs announced by Gov. Bredesen earlier this week will have a positive effect in Wilson County. Bernadine Nelson said the countyâ€™s program is one of the Volunteer Stateâ€™s most successful, with a 90 p...

Fairgoers wait for cooler evenings during heat wave

Though temperatures have creeped into the triple digits during the opening days of the Wilson County Fair. Folks are still pouring into the fair, just a little bit later than usual. Fairgoers are waiting until the heat breaks in the evening, according to Randall Clemons, of Wilson County Promotion...