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Ag Center hosts ninth annual Rocky Top Showdown for pygmy goats

Animal enthusiasts from across the country gathered in Lebanon Saturday and Sunday to show their prize winning Pygmy Goats at the ninth annual Rocky Top Showdown held at the James E. Ward Agriculture Center. The show attracted visitors from Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, and various cities in Tennessee...

Bad reception for cell phone towers in MJ

Two cell phone towers built near Mt. Juliet this month are transmitting criticism to the members of the Wilson County board of Zoning and Appeals. Yesterday morning, a contingent of upset citizens led by state Sen. Mae Beavers stood before the members of the BoZA, demanding that one tower built fo...

Council to consider grant, hangar, ethics

A Lebanon distribution company will seek approval in Tuesday night's city council meeting for a grant application that could help with a $400,000 expansion of its Maddox Simpson Parkway facilities. Performance Food Group is requesting the city's assistance in applying for the FastTrack Infrastruct...

Chamber opens doors, fills plates at open house

Anyone who stopped in the Lebanon/Wilson County Chamber of Commerce Friday was welcomed with a smile and the opportunity to sample food from a variety of local restaurants. The Chamber hosted the 12th annual "Taste of Lebanon" at its office on the Public Square to give residents and visitors the c...

Higher than normal copper level found in Watertown water supply

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation warned Watertown officials last week that the town's water supply has an above average copper content. According to TDEC testing, Watertown water collected in January had a copper level of 1.49 parts per million, slightly higher than the age...

Final decision on new judge looms

To elect or appoint. When it comes to a third General Sessions Court judge in Wilson County, that is the question. The only thing the 25 members of the County Commission agree on in the days leading up to Monday night's session is that a third judge is needed to ease an increasingly overcrowded ca...

Marines take America's pastime with them to Iraq

GLADEVILLE — A ball hit to the diesel generators is a ground-rule double. If it hits a water tank it's a home run. A volleyball net meant a single. And sliding into the bases, which are sandbags, is highly discouraged on the rocky surface. Three sandbags form a pitcher's mound. That is baseb...

Opportunistic thieves target unlocked cars

Cell phones, navigation equipment, credit cards and cameras were some of the multiple items allegedly swiped by two Mt. Juliet teens early morning Sunday from a slew of unlocked cars parked in driveways of Willoughby Station residents during a car burglary spree that was foiled when local police ...

Lecturer tells story of Africa Road farms

Members of the Wilson County Black History Committee hosted a lecture on the history of the Africa Road community Saturday at the Roy Bailey African American History Center. "We are all connected by our history," WCBHC President Mary Harris said. "It's important for us to hear these stories." The...

Student athletes squat, bench press, lift their way to championship

Local athletes showed some muscle Saturday at Lebanon High School as they competed for the honor of best weightlifter at the first Blue Devil Powerlifting Challenge. Football players from six high schools entered Campbell Brandon Gymnasium to show their lifting skills to the audience and their tea...