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5 bridges in county classified as structurally deficient

Five bridges across the county are â€œstructurally deficientâ€ according to state officials. In the aftermath of the Minneapolis bridge collapse, which left five people dead and dozens more injured or missing, the Tennessee Department of Transportation released a list of bridges deemed â...

MJ business leaders vent frustration over sign ordinance

Irate business owners packed Mt. Juliet City Hall Thursday to vent their frustration over the current sign ordinance with one city commissioner describing the policy as a â€œpiece of crapâ€ and Mayor Linda Elam saying it was far from perfect and not her administrationâ€™s â€œcreat...

Volunteers needed to help with arriving donations

The Brooks House will have no shortage of supplies come Monday, thanks to a donation from a Nashville Days Inn. However, they will have a shortage of help. The hotel will be sending four trailers of furniture items. The first two will arrive Monday, and the other two are scheduled to come Tuesday....

City of Lebanon personel director retires

Early Wednesday afternoon, co-workers, family and friends gathered at Lebanon City Hall to honor City Personnel Director Jim Henderson, who is retiring from his position. â€œJim took on what is probably the most difficult position in any corporation. A personnel director is the one who has to ...

Former Commissioner Natchel Palmer dies at 72

Lebanon and Wilson County leaders are mourning the loss of former county commissioner Natchel Palmer this week. He died Sunday at the age of 72. The eleventh of twelve children, Palmer was born and raised in Wilson County and spent all of his life in Lebanon. According to those who remembered him,...

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...