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Man jumps to his death from I-40 overpass

A 27-year-old Lebanon man jumped off the Interstate 40 overpass Thursday night, according to the Lebanon Police Department. Around 10:20 p.m., the man jumped from the interstate into the path of a vehicle traveling on Old Murfreesboro Road. Traffic at the I-40/Highway 231 interchange was stopped ...

McNair helps Tucker's Crossroads raise funds

Tuckers Crossroads Elementary desperately needs a new playground. "We needed a name draw to get the word out to the community," said Keenan Dixon, vice president of the school's Parent-Teacher Organization. Enter former Tennessee Titans and NFL MVP quarterback Steve McNair. "This is the type of se...

Branchaud alleges discrimination led to firing

Three women from the Wilson County Finance Department – the recently fired director and two current employees – are in the process of filing discrimination lawsuits against the county government. On Monday night the County Commission fired Janice Branchaud, the county finance director,...

Williamson resigns from Finance Department

Wayne Williamson resigned yesterday from the Wilson County Finance Department. Williamson, a former County Commissioner, is the purchasing clerk at the center of a pair of sexual harassment claims that were used in the dismissal case against Finance Director Janice Branchaud. She was fired Monday...

Cumberland University holds vigil for Va. Tech victims

A cool wind whipped flags flying half mast on the Cumberland University campus Thursday as a large crowd gathered to unite – and clasp hands – in a memorial service to honor the victims of the senseless shootings at Virginia Tech. Students, faculty and members of the community stood cl...

Program tries to make teens safer drivers

An average of 7,000 teenagers die in America each year because of car crashes. More than 60 percent of those deaths are caused by failure to maintain four basic skills – vehicle handling, speed management, space management and hazard recognition. "We're teaching them the skills they need t...

Jeffrey Stone wins Lebanon Democrat business honors

Jeffery Stone took home the General Carl Wallace Lebanon Democrat Award for Business at the Cumberland University Lambry School of Business and Economics annual award banquet last night. The award is given out yearly to a "rising Junior of special merit" from Wilson County. Stone and his family ar...

Worker's comp suit filed by Jessen drags on

A lawsuit filed little more than a year ago by Lebanon city Mayoral Assistant Debbie Jessen landed in Wilson Circuit Court for a status conference last week to update Judge John Wooten on the progress. The suit centers on Jessen's allegations that the inhalation of mold discovered in City Hall in O...

Dedman outs sexual harassment accuser

A woman who accused a fellow Wilson County Finance Department employee of sexual harassment says she plans to sue County Mayor Robert Dedman, District 24 Commissioner Paul Abercrombie and other county officials after Dedman identified her in an open meeting Monday night. Dedman's name drop seems t...

Criminal justice teacher booked on DUI charges

A criminal justice teacher at Mt. Juliet High School was arrested Sunday morning on a charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants. Kenneth E. Hartman, 40, of Lee Road, drove his vehicle into a ditch near the intersection of Academy Road and Bradshaw Road around 4:30 a.m., according to a s...