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Tinseltown comes to Lebanon

Wannabe moviestars, here's your chance: the lights, cameras and action that make movie magic are coming to Lebanon. F3 Films, a Hendersonville-based production company, will be shooting the final scenes of its latest project at Walter J. Baird Middle School on Saturday, April 7. To fill out the ca...

LHS principal asked to step down

Lebanon High School Assistant Principal Randy Sampson said Tuesday his immediate boss, Principal Don Hassler, has been asked by a top level Wilson County school system official to tender his resignation or move to the classroom. Sampson said Hassler told him the request came from Interim Director...

A royal coo: Queen's pigeon alights in Watertown

The Queen has never been to Wilson County. Her Majesty has never walked the streets during the Mile-Long Yard Sale. Elizabeth II has never sampled the pulled-pork sandwiches at Snow White. It's a safe bet she has never stood in front of a mirror and asked, "Who is the Fairest of the Fair?" But th...

Council considers city's financial woes

Lebanon Mayor Don Fox said the city's hiring freeze will soon be reconsidered to allow the hiring of part-time summer help in areas like parks and recreation. However, the freeze of approximately two months only saved the city about $150,000 at most, according to city Finance Director Hal Bitting...

Farm icons honored at Ward Center

The men and women that keep Tennessee's farming industry humming gathered at the James E. Ward Agricultural Center last night to celebrate four men who have helped make Wilson County a jewel in the state's agriculture crown. More than 350 people packed the East-West Building at the Ward Center to ...

Schools Director presents 2008-2009 rezone plan

A final academic year 2008-2009 rezone plan to help accommodate the new Mt. Juliet High School and a new elementary in West Wilson and address other growth areas was presented to the Wilson County Board of Education by the interim director at Monday's regular meeting. School Board Chair Lisa McMi...

Lynn cries foul over subcommittee vote

State House Rep. Susan Lynn accused fellow legislator Rep. Ben West of not divulging an important conflict of interest before effectively killing legislation Lynn brought before the House State Government subcommittee yesterday. "That Ben West," Lynn, R-Mt. Juliet, said. "He should have made known...

Beavers pushing sex predator legislation

Legislation authored by state Sen. Mae Beavers aimed at increasing the penalties for violent sexual predators is meeting with a positive reception from state lawmakers. Beavers' bill would increase the minimum prison term for people convicted of violent sexual offenses against children to 25 years...

Bikers adopt child abuse victims

Sean "Buffalo" Herbert pointed to a small girl sprinting across the neatly manicured lawn of a Mt. Juliet home. "That little girl used to hide behind her aunt's legs," said the president of the Central Volunteer State chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse. The young girl – an abuse surviv...

Bookstore welcomes authors for signing

Book lovers from around the area gathered at Sherlock's Bookstore Saturday to celebrate the works of four authors as the store held its first ever book signing event. Owner Steve Guynn invited novelists Eric Wilson, J. Houston Gordon and James Delaney and poet Gavin Lustre to the store as a means...