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Embattled Mt. Juliet public works director retires

MT. JULIET — The City of Mt. Juliet was hit with more news Friday afternoon when long-time Public Works Director Hatton Wright turned in a letter stating he was retiring effective immediately. Wright's retirement announcement comes in the midst of an investigation into complaints against him...

Juvenile arrested in connection with graffiti

Mt. Juliet detectives have charged one local female juvenile and are questioning a second in connection with a slew of vulgar graffiti, racial slurs and swastikas smattered across several streets in an upscale Mt. Juliet neighborhood. The graffiti was spray painted predawn Wednesday on many city s...

City appeals $45k cemetery suit settlement

There was "no expert proof" to support a local family's claim that a mix-up with their Cedar Grove Cemetery burial plots caused them emotional distress, the city of Lebanon claimed in an appeal filed in the ongoing civil case. The Wilson family, of Lebanon, sued the city in 2002 after learning that...

Three key finance department employees to retire

The city finance department will lose three key employees to retirement within the year. Hal Bittinger, city finance commissioner, will retire in August and move to Sparta. Accounting Manager Pam Denny will leave this year as well and Payroll Manager Mechelle Bass will retire early next year. All ...

Army Corps releases final Wolf Creek Dam Report

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the agency's report on the Wolf Creek Dam in Kentucky yesterday. The thick report offers little in the way of new information about the dam, which The Corps put at the top of the national list for repair in January. The 50-plus year-old structure was built...

Bellwood WEMA station set to open by Summer

A long-running saga centered around one poorly placed driveway is set to reach its end by summer. Station 8, the Wilson County Emergency Management fire and rescue station planned for the Bellwood Community on Carthage Highway is finally on track to open its doors in about two months, according to ...

JECDB delivers annual report

Wilson County's economic development board annual report said 2006 was a year of "anticipation and accomplishments." The Wilson County Joint Economic and Community Development Board of Directors met Tuesday and JECDB Executive Director G.C. Hixson presented the group's annual report, highlighting ...

Former chief justice reminds listeners of civic obligations

"People talk about 'no child left behind,' but we are essentially leaving a generation behind." With these words, the Honorable A.A. Birch Jr., Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice (retired) urged the audience at the 22nd Wilson County Civic League Annual Fellowship Dinner Saturday to fulfill thr...

Frost cost county farmers $2.9 million

The unseasonably warm weather in March followed by the freeze in mid-April cost Wilson County farmers close to $3 million, according to a report complied by the county branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency. The FSA report will be used to determine whether Wilson County...

Brown-Forman sells Hartmann division

The parent company for Hartmann, Inc. has found a buyer for the 130-year-old luggage company. Clarion Capital Partners, LLC, a New York-based private equity firm, will purchase Hartmann for an undisclosed amount. "We are very excited about the opportunity to partner with Hartmann's management to ...