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School board wants raises for teachers

There was good news for the countyâ€™s teachers out of Stumpy Lane Monday night, but their proposed pay raise still has to get past the County Commission. The Wilson County Board of Education voted unanimously to approve contract negotiations between the school system and the teacherâ€™s...

Hartmann Drive to gain more lanes

Traffic may be moving a bit slower along Hartmann Drive for a little while, but city officials say it is for the greater good. â€œThere are pains for progress,â€ Public Works Commissioner Jeff Baines said. â€œOne day youâ€™ll look and all the barrels will be gone and everyone wil...

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....

Rep. Gordon, Sen. Alexander pass â€œBrainpower Advantageâ€ protection act

Two Tennessee lawmakers, Congressman Bart Gordon and Sen. Lamar Alexander, are celebrating the final passage of a bill both say will protect what they call Americaâ€™s â€œbrainpower advantageâ€ in math and science. The bill doubles current federal funding for basic scientific researc...

Road named for county's most decorated veteran

During his lifetime, the Army honored Sgt. Claude R. Walls with medals and decorations. Yesterday, more than year since his death, his hometown honored him, as well. U.S. Highway 231 from the Lebanon square to the Wilson-Rutherford County line was dedicated as the Sergeant Claude R. Walls Highway...

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...

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...