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Tower One returns home, refurbished and better than ever

On Friday it sat, parked in front of Fire Station One, red and white and with a ladder that can stretch 95 feet in the air. The fire engine known as Tower One had returned home. One of only two tower fire trucks in Wilson County, Tower One was recently refurbished and is now ready for action. â�...

Donâ€™t aim for a misfire: Tips on firework safety

Some things just arenâ€™t meant to be mishandled, venomous snakes being an obvious one. Fireworks are another item to be handled with care, yet every summer, reports of injuries run in the news because someone held a firecracker for too long, aimed one at someone else or simply had a misfire. ...

Man threatens to jump from bridge; Traffic backed up for hours

Traffic on Highway 109 was backed up for two hours last night while police and rescue workers talked down a man who threatened to jump off the bridge over Old Hickory Lake. The man, described by Gallatin Fire Chief Billy Crook as â€œaround 28,â€ climbed to the top of the steel bridge con...

Prominent local attorney hired by Byrd

Circuit Court Judge Clara Byrd has hired prominent local defense attorney Jack Lowery, Sr. to represent her in an ongoing ethics investigation conducted by the Tennessee Court of the Judiciary, a state body that enforces ethics standards for judges. The investigation was prompted by a 2006 complai...

Family farms hit hard by drought

For many farming families in Wilson County, the work day begins before the sun rises and ends after it sets. Often, they devote part of the day to selling their products. Throughout the week, you can find some of them seated at Farmerâ€™s Market on Maple Street in Lebanon, selling products li...

Cumberland to raise tuition

Cumberland University students will be paying a little bit more for their classes come fall. University President Dr. Harvill Eaton said he asked for, and received, a 5 percent increase in tuition for the upcoming year from the CU board. This is the fourth consecutive 5 percent tuition increase at...

County distributing funds to recreation groups

As the budget year winds down, Wilson County government is distributing this yearâ€™s round of appropriations designed to boost the areaâ€™s sports and recreation charities. When last yearâ€™s budget was drafted, the County Commission voted to spend $50,000 on charitable giving. The...

Locals produce side show

As any connoisseur of horror flicks knows, you should never travel off the main road. An ill-advised sense of adventure is the driving force in a new horror movie set to premiere Monday. â€œSide Sho,â€ written and produced by Lebanon residents Frank and Paula Fox through their company Lu...

Fun and preparedness: Amateur Radio Field Day

Long before text messages emerged with terms like LOL (laugh out loud) and TTYL (talk to you later), people were communicating across great distances with codes and terms. For years, radio operators have called out identities and information using phonetic alphabets (Alpha, Bravo, Charlie) and mor...

A changed community: 15 years of Potterâ€™s House Ministries

Sunday afternoon was a time of celebration for many in the Upton Heights community. A cluster of people gathered in the shade of a tree on Lake Street, where they laughed, talked and ate as contemporary Christian music played in the background. Several children played soccer in an open lot across ...