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County money men see blue skies ahead for revenue

The three men who spend their days collecting and managing the county government's money see a bright future for the county coffers. Wilson County Property Assessor Jimmy Locke, county Trustee Jim Major and the county Register of Deeds John "Bev" Spickard spoke to a group from the Lebanon/Wilson C...

April brought more slippage in home sales figures

Home sales took another hit last month. Across the greater Nashville area and in here in Wilson County, fewer homes are selling than at the same time last year. According to the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors, home sales fell by 7.6 percent in April versus the same month in 2006. Across...

After 16 years, sheriff's deputy finishes what he started

Pat Hamblin has worked 17 years for the Wilson County Sheriff's Department – the last nine of which were spent investigating domestic violence and child abuse cases. She has been married 26 years and raised two children. As of Saturday, after 16 years of diligence, she is also a Cumberland U...

Democrat begins daily local gas price update

With the summer driving season upon us, gas prices are in the front of every driver's mind. Thanks to the work of a local retired vet, The Lebanon Democrat will soon be your source for the best gas prices in town. Dr. Morton Goldberg has always been a gas price nut. For years, he posted the best lo...

Report: No ethics violation by MJ mayor

The fact Mt. Juliet Mayor Linda Elam talked with city staff about possible decisions on her employer's development last September without revealing she worked there was part of the findings of an investigation into an ethics complaint against her, however, the report, obtained by the Lebanon Democr...

Fire consumes Belinda City home

Acts of heroism displayed by area residents and firefighters punctuated the tragic scene of a raging Monday afternoon fire that consumed a Belinda City residence and claimed the life of a beloved family pet. Around 1 p.m., Belinda City resident Robert Dunlap noticed smoke coming from the back side...

School board votes to close K-8 schools

Gathered parents of students in Wilson County's three K-8 schools left Stumpy Lane disappointed last night after the Board of Education voted 3-2 to move 6-8 graders to a new middle school planned for the existing Lebanon High School. For most students at Tuckers Crossroads, Carroll Oakland and Sou...

Concerned residents meet with developer

About a dozen Coles Ferry Village residents met Friday with the developer of Campbell Plantation, a proposed residential planned unit development to be located on adjacent property. The meeting provided a chance for neighbors to vent frustrations about key aspects of the development proposal. "I ...

City asks to use landfill for firing range

Lebanon Public Safety Commissioner Billy Weeks and City Attorney Andy Wright met with the Wilson County Roads Commission on Friday to discuss the gun range city police plan to create soon near the county landfill on Dump Road. "We just wanted to come out and tell you we want to be good neighbors,"...

Seven contend for LHS principal post

Seven education professionals will vie for the Lebanon High School principalship with interviews scheduled for early this week. School system officials said the contenders will be considered for the open assistant principal spot at the school if they are not eligible for the top post. The two hig...