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County ethics commission appointed

The five men who will make up the first Ethics Commission in county government history were appointed by Wilson County Mayor Robert Dedman on Monday night. District 8 Commissioner Frank Bush, District 13 Commissioner Clint Thomas, District 4 Commissioner Jim Emberton, former Mt. Juliet Mayor N.C. ...

Council appoints new finance director

City Council members and meeting attendees were introduced to the City of Lebanonâ€™s new Finance and Revenue Commissioner at last nightâ€™s meetings. Russell Lee has accepted the position and will begin his new duties on July 1, when the new fiscal year begins. â€œI was fortunate en...

New finance commissioner to take over July 1

As of July 1, Russell Lee will be taking over as the new finance commissioner in Lebanon. â€œMy background for quite some time has been financially related,â€ said Lee, who saw the ad for the job in a newspaper. â€œIt sounded like an interesting position, and I like small towns.â€�...

Federal aid on its way to local farmers

More than two months after Gov. Phil Bredesen declared a state of emergency for Tennesseeâ€™s farmers, the federal government offered low-interest loans to help farmers hurt by this yearâ€™s weather to replant their crops. All 95 counties in Tennessee will be eligible for the federally-b...

Contentious vote earns Ward Center new arena

One million dollars in taxpayer funds will go to build a new covered outdoor arena at the James E. Ward Agricultural Center after a contentious round of politicking at the County Courthouse last night. Most all of the commissioners present last night agreed that a new arena was a good idea for the...

City tries to close pay disparities with new pay plan

In recent years, Lebanon city employees have been tempted by greener pastures, or by more greenbacks, that is. Higher rates of pay in some surrounding cities are pulling Lebanon employees away from the city. â€œWhat brought it to my attention was the police turnover rate,â€ City Council M...

Local expert warns of bad news ahead for foreclosures

A local real estate agent specializing in the sale of foreclosed property says that Wilson County could soon experience the same squeeze on the housing market felt across the country in the wake of skyrocketing mortgage defaults throughout 2007. So far, the county appears to have avoided a nation...

CommUnity Fest brings out the kid in everyone

The conventional wisdom is that community is dying. Bestsellers have been written about Americans breaking the bonds of society and becoming ever more insular, never knowing their neighbors, let alone the family down the street. Events like Lebanonâ€™s CommUnity Fest seek to buck the conventi...

Mt. Juliet celebrates Fatherâ€™s Day with cars and barbecue

No two fathers are the same, thatâ€™s true. But if two things that most dads enjoy had to be identified, cars and barbecue would be good places to start. The city of Mt. Juliet held their second annual Fatherâ€™s Day Car Show and Barbecue Cook-Off Saturday at Charlie Daniels Park, combi...

LSSD expansion plan dead for this year

A plan to expand the borders of the Lebanon Special School District to include a industrial and office park will not get a vote this legislative session. Sen. Mae Beavers, R-Mt. Juliet, effectively killed the proposal with a letter she sent to the state attorney general asking for clarification o...