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Ex-jailers plead for leniency

April 1, 2006 A pair of ex-Wilson County jailers received relatively lenient sentences from a federal judge Friday, who said his decisions were based in large part on the high level of cooperation both men demonstrated during the investigation and trial of their former colleagues. Brian Ferrell wa...

Explosives found near LHS

April 5, 2006 Federal and state authorities removed a number of dangerous and possibly illegally stored explosives from the grounds of a Lebanon construction company Tuesday, after investigators declared the site – located next to Lebanon High School – extremely dangerous. The Bureau o...

NERA, Metro in negotiations over portion of stadium site

March 30, 2006 Officials with the Nashville & Eastern Rail Authority and Metro Nashville are working toward a deal that will ultimately help clear the way for a new minor league baseball park in Music City. "The railroad actually for many years, prior to the Nashville & Eastern Railroad Authority, ...

Jail construction lagging

Construction on a 300-bed annex to the Wilson County Jail is lagging behind schedule, causing Sheriff Terry Ashe to worry that by the time the new jail is completed he will be facing a new round of capacity problems that have plagued his department for years. "We're a lot farther along than we were...

TACLE facility lays foundation

March 28, 2006 Construction on a $6.1 million automotive seat manufacturing facility forecast to create 160 high-paying jobs in Gladeville's Nashville-East Logistics Center could be completed by early autumn, economic development officials confirmed Monday. TACLE Seating U.S.A. LLC – a joint ...

Suspected truck thieves caught

At least two individuals Lebanon police suspected of being key operators in the string of truck and trailer thefts plaguing parts of the city for more than a year were arrested last week in Georgia for similar activity. The Pike County (Ga.) Sheriff's Office arrested four men last Tuesday after an ...

Council to review felons on city payroll

March 20, 2006 A list of felons the City of Lebanon employs will be unveiled this morning when city lawmakers convene to discuss city hiring practices. Lebanon Personnel Director Jim Henderson confirmed Friday he was in the process of reviewing employee files to compile a list to present to city co...

Lebanon police name 17 more subjects

March 21, 2006 – Lebanon Police released the names of 17 more suspected offenders arrested on state level charges in a massive drug ring "take down" that began Friday. The new list of alleged dealers represents "really hard work" by Lebanon officers, though Public Safety Commissioner Billy We...

CU athlete faces drug charges

March 22, 2006 A Cumberland University football player was arrested Monday by Lebanon Police for trying to grow marijuana in his campus dorm room. Clifton Ryan Bone, who was living at One Commons Square, Apt. 16 was charged with one count of possession of drug paraphernalia and one count of manufa...

Fire panel plans to negotiate full deal

March 23, 2006 Talks between Wilson County and Mt. Juliet officials regarding a now-defunct fire protection agreement are expected to resume soon following Wednesday's appointment of a five-member ad hoc committee intended to oversee discussions. Almost four weeks after the Wilson County Commission...