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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...

Schools restrict outdoor activities again

Extreme heat again stifled school outdoor sports activities Thursday â€“ and today as well â€“ with Wilson County School System officials putting strict restrictions on when and how student athletes scrimmage and practice. School officials said they will re-evaluate the situation and an...

With final touches in place, fair is ready for opening night

The Wilson County Fair office was a beehive of activity Thursday afternoon, as the final preparations were made for the event set to open tonight at 5 p.m. at the James E. Ward Agricultural Center. â€œItâ€™s amazing to see it come together,â€ Hale Moss of Wilson County Promotions sai...

Watertown cuts ribbon on new elementery school

While the building officially opened with the start of school Aug. 1, the new Watertown Elementary building had its ceremonial unveiling Thursday. Surrounded by county, state, local and school officials, principal Anita Christian and Board of Education Chairman Lisa McMillin cut purple and white r...

Men threaten carhop at MJ Sonic

Three men â€“ one brandishing a small pistol â€“ tried to stick up a female carhop at the Sonic in Mt. Juliet around lunch time Monday. According to Mt. Juliet Police Det. David Stolinsky, the carhop refused to give up her cash and the driver threatened to get out of the car. She was unh...

Soldiers, civilians march together in remembrance

What a local National Guardsmen started three years ago as a simple gesture of remembrance for fallen comrades has grown into a full-fledged parade with participation spreading as far as the West Coast. First Sgt. James Williams first walked in Mississippi in 2005 and this was the second August af...

Commission makes first step for 256-home subdivision

A relatively short and straightforward meeting of the Wilson County Planning Commission Friday yielded few surprises. The biggest development for consideration before the board was a sketch plan for a 256-home subdivision between Mays Chapel Road and Cooks Road, northwest of the U.S. Highway 70-St...

Bus drivers say locking bathroom at fuel stop 'inhumane'

Wilson County school system bus drivers are having a hard time dealing with locked bathrooms at their Mt. Juliet fuel station. The drivers work for First Student which is the bus transportation company contracted by the Wilson County School System to transport students to and from school. Recentl...

Extreme heat to continue during county fair

The first day of the Wilson County Fair is fast approaching and, with temperatures hovering, attendees need to take some precautions. Wilson County Emergency Management will provide a free class on Saturday on preventing heat-related emergencies, and University Medical Center will host first aid si...

Heat blamed for death of fair worker

A worker assembling a ride for the Wilson County Fair appears to have been the first heat-related fatality in Middle Tennessee this summer. Emergency management personnel responded to a call on Wednesday from the fairgrounds regarding a possible fatality. The 48-year-old man was found unresponsi...