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MJ Pow Wow fundraiser set for Saturday at Providence Kroger

The thrum of drums and beauty of authentic Indian dance will soon draw thousands to Mt. Juliet at the upcoming Mt. Juliet Pow Wow set to take place Sept. 21-23. A fundraiser to help raise money for this year’s event will take place this Saturday at Providence Kroger from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ...

Railroad authority votes to study eastern extension

With the line to Monterey nearly complete, the Nashville and Eastern Railroad Authority is looking towards the east. The rehabilitation of the N&E line from Cookeville to Monterey is set to be finished this fall and members of the NERA board committed $5,000 to a $88,000 study of the feasibility o...

New ordinance makes it easier for property owners to build

Property owners interested in building a shed or other outbuilding on their vacant land have one less hoop to jump through, thanks to a resolution passed by the County Commission Monday. The resolution changes the rules governing the construction of so-called “accessory structure” on u...

Apparent artillery shell found in Watertown

An apparently abandoned artillery round shut down Watertown City Hall Tuesday afternoon. The 717th Explosive Ordinance Disposal Corps from Fort Campbell, also known as the “Army Bomb Squad,” was called in to examine the round, said Jennifer Harmon, spokesperson for the Wilson County Em...

Police defend arrests at public housing complexes

At last night’s Lebanon City Council meeting, the issues of crimes, arrests, motivations and authority within public housing were discussed. Questions were raised as to the limitations and responsibilities of the police within public housing areas. “We just do our job,” Public ...

Local attorney nets $1.2m for students in locker room video camera case

A legal team led by Lebanon attorney Jack Lowery Jr. celebrated a $1.2 million jury verdict awarded in Putnam County Circuit Court yesterday. The jury award brought an end to a four-year legal battle that began when the Overton County school board placed security cameras in the visitors’ lo...

After approval, controversy remains for new Ag Center arena

District 3 Commissioner Fred Weston is claiming that a June vote by the County Commission to spend $1 million on a new arena at the James E. Ward Agricultural Center was invalid. “They didn’t follow the proper procedure,” Weston said this week. “If the proper procedure wa...

Habitat for Humanity brings another family home

Well-wishers gathered on Saturday, bearing gifts and smiles for the future homeowners of 1210 Mimosa Court in Lebanon. The house is the 40th built by Habitat for Humanity of Wilson County, the second built in the county by the St. Stephen’s Catholic Church’s tithe program and the fi...

Revisiting an old art: Canning class at Moss’

On Saturday, tucked away in a tiny kitchen at Moss’ Florist & Garden Center, Marjorie Hoffman taught a canning class, and let attendees sample the goods. “Now that we got off on the right foot, we're going to eat,” Marjorie said. With help from an assistant, a tray of freshly ba...

Police say crime on the rise in public housing areas

The federal housing projects in Lebanon have become a hot spot for crime, according to Lebanon Police Chief Scott Bowen. “Those housing projects are not being utilized for what they were made for,” Bowen said. “A significant portion of folks up there are there to deal dope.â€...

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