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Commission votes to appoint third judge but doesnâ€™t decide who gets the job

Wilson County is getting a third General Sessions court judge. But not right away. After a long meeting of the Wilson County Commission filled with arguments over the intricacies of parliamentary procedure, commissioners left the courthouse with a number of long-running county issues finally laid ...

Mt. Juliet mayor no longer employed by real estate developer

Nashville company Commercial Realty Services â€“ the developer responsible for Mt. Juliet Crossings in West Wilson â€“ has told Mt. Juliet Mayor Linda Elam they no longer need her services. Elam, a commercial lawyer, had been CRSâ€™s full-time, in-house attorney until her employment...

Trial set for Jan. 22 for carjacking suspects

Four men accused of carjacking a Trousdale County man and murdering another man in Davidson County last month will face trial in Trousdale County Court Jan. 22, 2008. Judge John D. Wootten, Jr., set the early 2008 trial date during a criminal court session in Hartsville. Wootten also set Sept. 10...

Ex-cop arrested in day camp hidden camera sting

The retired Metro Nashville-Davidson County police officer and former police union president arrested in Mt. Juliet Saturday night for allegedly setting up hidden cameras at a Metro-run childrenâ€™s day camp has a Wilson County connection â€“ he used to be a member of the Mt. Juliet polic...

Beavers calls for â€˜more accountabilityâ€™ of judges

State Sen. Mae Beavers said sheâ€™s in favor of a call for increased accountability standards for state judges made on the editorial page of The Lebanon Democrat Tuesday. â€œI agreed with the editorial,â€ she said. â€œI have long thought there needs to me more accountability for...

Fireworks arsenal used to assault police

While many people in Lebanon were admiring the fireworks last week, others were using them as a means of assaulting officers. â€œItâ€™s been going on for probably the last 10 years,â€ Lebanon Police Chief Scott Bowen said of the assaults. â€œThis year seemed to be a little worse....

Teacher goes to space camp

Joyln Mitchell, a Lebanon resident who teaches at Merroll Hyde Magnet School, recently had an experience that was out of this world. Thanks to a scholarship from Honeywell Industries, she got to go to space camp in Huntsville, Ala. â€œI grew up in the â€˜60s and â€˜70s. I remember the ...

Woman killed in head-on collission

More details became available on Wednesday regarding the head-on collision in Mt. Juliet that resulted in the death of one woman. The accident occurred at Lebanon Road, just West of Mt. Juliet Road. Dorothy J. Griffin, 64, of Lebanon, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Accident Investi...

New General Sessions Judge could be appointed Monday night

The County Commission could take the final step towards adding a third General Sessions Court Judge to the county bench Monday night. Commissioners will first vote to approve a private act passed by the legislature last session that grants the county government the right to appoint the new judge. ...

Local law enforcement want ability to enforce immigration laws

Local authorities are seeking federal assistance and certification in order to identify and deport criminal offenders who are in the country illegally. The Lebanon Police Department currently utilizes an inquiry system to identify undocumented immigrants, and the Wilson County Sheriff's Department...