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Group holds horse show in Lebanon for 17th year

For the 17th year in a row, Lebanon is hosting the Tennessee Saddle Clubs Association state show, an event the groupâ€™s president describes as half contest, half reunion. The showâ€™s 60-plus events will attract 3,000 participants and spectators to the arena at the James E. Ward Agricul...

Some MTSU didn't receive e-mail warning of bomb threat

An unidentified technological glitch prevented potentially thousands of Middle Tennessee State University students from receiving an e-mail notifying them of a bomb threat at the school Monday morning. School officials admit they do not know what happened to the system, and they have no idea how m...

Cumberland University uses text messages for emergency communications

An e-mail warning sent out by Middle Tennessee State University left many of their students unaware during a bomb scare Monday, but Cumberland University has already moved beyond e-mail. â€œFolks were starting to realize that more and more frequently students, especially the younger students,...

Farmers cope with drought, sell off livestock

As the drought continues, Wilson County farmers are being forced to sell off their livestock because a lack of water and adequate feeds makes it difficult to maintain a herd. â€œThere are some people who have culled some animals,â€ Ruth Correll, a Wilson County agricultural extension offi...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...