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New Youth Council to be formed

Itâ€™s time for new members to be named to the Mayorâ€™s Youth Council, according to Lebanon Mayor Don Fox and coordinator Nicole Teague, marketing director with the Jimmy Floyd Family Center. Those high school kids interested in becoming part of this community active organization need t...

Three-car crash results in drunken driving charges

What began as an apparent decision to get behind the wheel while impaired resulted in several lives being endangered. Ricky D. Scott, 38, of Hermitage was arrested Wednesday night on charges of driving under the influence of intoxicants, implied consent, two counts of reckless endangerment, two c...

CU student leading public tours at county museum

A Cumberland University student will be conducting tours of the Wilson County Museum on Sundays throughout the summer. Todd Henderson, a senior CU history and geography major, is earning class credit and, at the same time, filling a void at the museum located inside Fessenden House on West Main St...

Bridge named for â€˜Mr. Watertownâ€™

Edsel Cordell Floyd has long been regarded as a Watertown fixture and now his contributions to the East Wilson community have a permanent memorial. The bridge on U.S. Highway 70 over Round Lick Creek was officially named the Edsel Cordell Floyd Bridge Sunday afternoon at a ceremony marked with lau...

Two arrested in home invasion, assault

A local resident was injured Thursday night after two subjects entered the residence and assaulted the victim. Police responded quickly, and the two subjects were taken into custody. Two males entered the residence in the 500 block of Fairview Avenue at approximately 10:45 p.m., at which point the...

Growth taxing resources at WEMA, officials say

According to agency Director Jerry McFarland, the phones are ringing off the hook at the Wilson County Emergency Management Agency these days. â€œWeâ€™ve really been swamped,â€ McFarland said in WEMAâ€™s Lebanon headquarters Friday. â€œMost of the time, weâ€™re just try...

Lebanon Publishing Company wins big at 2007 press awards

Lebanon Publishing Company journalists and staff left Nashville with an armful of press awards Friday. Democrat Staff Photographer Dallus Whitfield was the big winner, picking up two first place plaques and a slew of other awards at the 2007 Associated Press Managing Editors Awards. Other Democra...

Police make arrests in break-ins at mall

Two burglaries occurred at businesses at Lebanon Prime Outlets early in the morning on Sunday, July 15. Lebanon Police arrested three subjects in connection with the incidents, who all gave Ashland City addresses. According to a police report, several officers responded to an alarm call at Tommy ...

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 yearâ€™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...