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Animal control project stalls in Mt. Juliet

Progress toward a Mt. Juliet animal control facility has bogged down with environmental concerns about the chosen sight requiring more in-depth soil studies recommended by city commissioners. After a year-long search to find an appropriate site on which to build an animal control facility, commiss...

County appears immune from national housing woes, experts say

Local real estate experts say that Wilson County appears ready to weather the housing storm that has rocked home markets across the country and sent investors on Wall Street heading for shelter. â€œOur market isnâ€™t as good as it has been over the past four years, thatâ€™s true,â�...

Window cooling units provide easy access for burglars

A common way to keep homes cool may be helping burglars. Burglars are using window air conditioning units and box fans placed in windows as a means of entry. â€œA lot of people take that opportunity to push those in and crawl through the window,â€ Lebanon Police Chief Scott Bowen said. ...

The toast of the 2007 Wilson County Fair

The Crazy Mouse. The Fireball. Antique toast. All this and more will be found at the Wilson County Fair for the first time this year. Along with the usual collection of contests, food and fun that marks the countyâ€™s annual August celebration, fair organizers are touting a long list of new a...

Group repairs community activistâ€™s roof

A woman known throughout the community for helping others is getting some help of her own from a local church. Members of Lebanon Cumberland Presbyterian Church are making needed repairs to the roof and ceiling at the home of Liz Reese, a community activist who serves as the director of Brooks Hou...

CABA tournament hits economic home run

The Columbus Cobras were the winners on the field at last weekâ€™s Continental Amateur Baseball Association World Series. Off the field, the winner was the Cedar Cityâ€™s tax coffers. Hits and runs may matter more to the players and fans, but to the city, itâ€™s all about dollars an...

Bikers teach children to trust again

Editorâ€™s note: In order to protect the identities of those in the story, no children have been named. Adults in the story will be identified by their â€œbiker namesâ€ only. As children ran, laughing and playing up and down the hillside on Saturday, one would never suspect the atr...

395 families shop the School Store

Hundreds stood in line Saturday morning waiting to be admitted into the School Store and College Hills Church of Christ. â€œWe had one family outside in their car at four in the morning, and the children were asleep in the car,â€ said Sue Walker, a retired teacher who volunteered at the e...

County unemployment rose in June

The unemployment rate in Wilson County rose slightly to 3.6 percent last month, according to figures released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce development last week. The figure represents a increase in the jobless rate of .2 percent between May and June. In real terms, that means...

National hotline tips local authorities to fugitiveâ€™s whereabouts

An anonymous tip line that began in Ontario, Calif., has helped capture a fugitive in Lebanon. â€œThe caller is being commended for taking action to prevent crime and clean up the community,â€ a WeTip press release stated. The release stated that according to Officer Don Hamblin of the W...