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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...

Failed inspections a habit at Mitchell Manor

Mitchell Manor Nursing Home serves food on dirty plates, has too few staff, poorly prepared administrators and a history of neglecting the needs â€“ and health â€“ of its residents, according to a Tennessee Department of Health report released last week. The health department found 32 vi...

Large number of car burglaries break into Wilson County

A rash of car burglaries have occurred in Wilson County over the last several weeks, and the reports continue to come in. According to the Wilson County Sheriffâ€™s Office reports, at least 10 incidents occurred in Mt. Juliet over the weekend. Several others occurred in the week prior to tha...

Council sets date for elections

In a special called meeting of the city council Monday night, council members set a date for the city election. The elections, which will occur on Oct. 25, are councilors for Wards 3, 4 and 6. Currently, Ward 3 is represented by William Farmer, Joe Hayes represents Ward 4, and Kathy Warmath repres...

Mt. Juliet Commission meeting heats up over ethics complaint

MT. JULIET - A speedy, business-as-usual Monday night city commission meeting was, in the end, consumed with yet another discussion of an ethics complaint filed against a high-level city official. A former Mt. Juliet mayorâ€™s attempt to spark an ethics investigation into sitting Mayor Lind...

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...