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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...

Locals produce side show

As any connoisseur of horror flicks knows, you should never travel off the main road. An ill-advised sense of adventure is the driving force in a new horror movie set to premiere Monday. â€œSide Sho,â€ written and produced by Lebanon residents Frank and Paula Fox through their company Lu...

Fun and preparedness: Amateur Radio Field Day

Long before text messages emerged with terms like LOL (laugh out loud) and TTYL (talk to you later), people were communicating across great distances with codes and terms. For years, radio operators have called out identities and information using phonetic alphabets (Alpha, Bravo, Charlie) and mor...

A changed community: 15 years of Potterâ€™s House Ministries

Sunday afternoon was a time of celebration for many in the Upton Heights community. A cluster of people gathered in the shade of a tree on Lake Street, where they laughed, talked and ate as contemporary Christian music played in the background. Several children played soccer in an open lot across ...