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Frustration over jail construction costs takes center stage at County Commission meeting

Unforeseen costs related to the new Wilson County courthouses on North College Street and the new jail complex on Baddour Parkway created the only moments of tension at an otherwise by-the-numbers meeting of the county commissioners last night. At issue was a resolution authorizing the release of ...

Ramsey PAC contributed to Beavers' fund

Along with other Republicans state senators up for re-election in 2006, state Sen. Mae Beavers benefited from what may have been an attempt to circumvent campaign finance regulations from Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey's political action committee. A campaign finance analysis by The Associated Press shows Be...

Almost 60 cars vandalized in Mt. Juliet

A Sunday post-midnight vandalism spree in a slew of Mt. Juliet subdivisions left at least 59 cars peppered with BB's, pellets and marbles with police offering a reward and vowing to catch the culprits. Numerous citizens in the Mt. Juliet area awoke Sunday morning to discover their cars shot up a...

6 local students honored with scholarships

Six local students were awarded college scholarships in a ceremony at the Second Baptist Church Sunday. The scholarships were made possible through the effort of the Martin Luther King Task Force of Wilson County. "This is the twenty-first year," scholarship chairman Susan Mitchell said. "We've awa...

Trousdale Co. eyed as site for CCA prison

Nashville-based Corrections Corporation of America has Trousdale County in its sights as a possible location for a privately-owned minimum security prison facility. Dick Walker, director of Four Lake PowerCom Industrial Site, said today the Four Lake office received a correspondence from CCA repr...

Beavers to chair judiciary committee

State Sen. Mae Beavers was named chair of the judiciary committee Friday – a move which elevates the Mt. Juliet Republican to one of the most influential posts on Capitol Hill. In her second term as state senator, Beavers will chair the committee that considers all criminal and civil laws as...

TEMA testing MJ air, water after massive fire

The day after a massive blaze demolished S & S Industries Inc. in Mt. Juliet what's left of the factory still smoldered and county fire officials awaited the results of professional tests performed to check air and water quality there. S & S Industries is located in the heart of Mt. Juliet and was...

Bible course may be unconstitutional

Oct. 11, 2006 — Portions of a Bible curriculum proposed to Wilson County School Board members were deemed unconstitutional by a federal court in Florida in the 1990s. A National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools (NCBCPS) proponent asserted to school board members last week that th...

Jessen's role in land deal under scrutiny

Dec. 21, 2006 – Already under the cloud of a state ethics investigation, Mayoral Assistant Debbie Jessen has again become involved in a land deal which involves the City of Lebanon. While her role is unclear, The Lebanon Democrat can confirm Jessen attended a Dec. 12 meeting at a private offi...

Construction on new jail could end this summer

If all goes according to plan, Wilson County inmates could have a new place to lay their heads this summer. Four years after the original bond authorizing its construction, officials handling the building of the new Justice Center say the building phase of the project is nearing the homestretch, ...