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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...

CABA tournament hits economic home run

The Columbus Cobras were the winners on the field at last weekâ€™s Continental Amateur Baseball Association World Series. Off the field, the winner was the Cedar Cityâ€™s tax coffers. Hits and runs may matter more to the players and fans, but to the city, itâ€™s all about dollars an...

Bikers teach children to trust again

Editorâ€™s note: In order to protect the identities of those in the story, no children have been named. Adults in the story will be identified by their â€œbiker namesâ€ only. As children ran, laughing and playing up and down the hillside on Saturday, one would never suspect the atr...

395 families shop the School Store

Hundreds stood in line Saturday morning waiting to be admitted into the School Store and College Hills Church of Christ. â€œWe had one family outside in their car at four in the morning, and the children were asleep in the car,â€ said Sue Walker, a retired teacher who volunteered at the e...

County unemployment rose in June

The unemployment rate in Wilson County rose slightly to 3.6 percent last month, according to figures released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce development last week. The figure represents a increase in the jobless rate of .2 percent between May and June. In real terms, that means...

National hotline tips local authorities to fugitiveâ€™s whereabouts

An anonymous tip line that began in Ontario, Calif., has helped capture a fugitive in Lebanon. â€œThe caller is being commended for taking action to prevent crime and clean up the community,â€ a WeTip press release stated. The release stated that according to Officer Don Hamblin of the W...

Anderson celebrates 60 years with Wilson County Motors

Many people might struggle for an answer if asked what their favorite job was. For Frances Anderson, the answer is easy. Saturday marks her 60th year working at Wilson County Motors. She was honored with a luncheon at the companyâ€™s Chevrolet-Buick dealership Friday. â€œI was right out...

State funding expands local pre-K programs

More 4-year-olds in the county will get a head start on their education, thanks to a $25 million expansion of the stateâ€™s pre-K program. The expansion brings the programâ€™s total statewide funding to $80 million, adding 257 new pre-K classrooms in the Volunteer State. â€œWe have e...

CoverTN program helps local businesses offer health insurance, director says

Help has come for Tennessee small business owners facing rising health insurance costs according to Stephani Ryan, director of the stateâ€™s new CoverTN health insurance initiative. Ryan addressed a meeting of the Lebanon-Wilson Chamber of Commerce yesterday, answering questions from local bu...

$20 million in state money up for grabs for non-profits, local government groups

Local non-profits and government agencies have less than three weeks to cash in on a new state program that will distribute $20 million to small civic groups and charities across Tennessee. On Aug. 15, the Tennessee Secretary of Stateâ€™s office will stop taking applications for Community Enh...