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Pay raise for commissioners possible

May 12, 2006 – Following the election of a new Wilson County Commission in August, county lawmakers may see a $200 increase in their monthly paychecks – a $60,000 a year expense for county government. The county's rules committee recently recommended the full Commission consider a resol...

Ex-jailer faces six years behind bars

May 13, 2006 — NASHVILLE — Ex-Wilson County jailer Shane Conatser will spend the next six years of his life behind bars, according to a sentence handed down Friday by U.S. District Court Judge Todd Campbell. In January, a jury found Conatser guilty of conspiring to abuse and cover up th...

County amends new fire contract

May 16, 2006 — Seeing a renegotiated fire contract between Wilson County and Mt. Juliet failing to pass Monday night, a West Wilson County commissioner amended the pact at the last minute, ultimately providing fire service to Mt. Juliet nearly for free. District 10 Commissioner Bill Patton sp...

Osbornes sentenced to six years

May 17, 2006 — After enduring abuse at the hands of his father and stepmother – abuse that entailed being kept chained to a bed and routinely fed nothing more than soup and water – a severely handicapped Lebanon teenager had just one request for his parents: that they receive the ...

Tuckers target of home development

May 19, 2006 — Last heard by county officials in 2004, a request to rezone nearly 1,400 acres near East Wilson County's Tuckers Crossroads community for a planned residential development is set to appear before county planners Friday. Located on the southeast quadrant of the intersection of B...

Grand jury indicts five on truck thefts

May 19, 2006 — A Wilson County grand jury has handed down 103 indictments to five individuals involved in a long-running scheme of stealing trucks, trailers and goods from area business, Lebanon police said Thursday. The truck thievery ring, which was part of a much larger organized crime ope...

Dawgs earn third World Series trip

May 19, 2006 — Going to the NAIA World Series never gets old for Cumberland, newcomers and veterans alike. The Bulldogs qualified for their third straight Series on Thursday with a 16-7 win over Tennessee Wesleyan to complete a 2-0 NAIA Super Regional sweep at Woody Hunt Stadium. "It never ge...

Shooting suspect out on $25K bond

May 10, 2006 – A Lebanon man accused of shooting another man from his pickup truck while in traffic on West Main Street is out on bond. Kenny R. Oliver, 48, of No. 3 Donnell Court, was out on his $25,000 bond Tuesday following his Friday arrest. He is charged with criminal attempt at criminal...

New school leader search halts

May 11, 2006 – The second round of interviews for two finalists vying for the Wilson County Schools director position are officially postponed with the school board chair calling to "deal with" the volatile issue at the next school board meeting June 5. Wilson County Board of Education Chair ...

Former inmate sues county jail vendor

May 8, 2005 – A former Wilson, Trousdale and Macon County inmate has filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court, claiming his constitutional rights were violated when the jails in those counties contracted with a private company to sell inmates basic items such as underwear at very high pr...