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Senate candidates court GOP women

December 5, 2005 All three Republicans vying for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Bill Frist, R-Tenn., played up their conservative credentials and experience to a group of influential Republican women in West Wilson County on Saturday. The brunch event at the home of State Rep. Susan Lynn, R-...

TDEC to examine Horizon Concrete

December 6, 2005 Inspectors with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) will visit Horizon Concrete's Beckwith Road facility in Mt. Juliet later this week, following up on an environmental complaint recently lodged by a city official. TDEC spokesperson Dana Coleman said Mon...

Teen may face child porn charges

December 7, 2005 A 17-year-old Wilson Central High School student could face as many as 200 charges for allegedly viewing child pornography on a school computer, officials say. "There's evidence that 100-200 photos were pulled up and each one of them could end up being a separate count," Wilson Cou...

Pedestrian killed on interstate

December 8, 2005 A 19-year-old pedestrian was killed Wednesday night after being struck by a vehicle on Interstate 40 near the State Route 840 overpass, authorities said Wednesday night. Lebanon resident Daniel L. Musser died when a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe hit him while he was standing on I-40 near th...

Wilson GOP explores idea of county primary

December 9, 2005 It's an issue local Republicans say comes with nearly every city and county election: Should there be a GOP primary for local elections? Sources close to the party say talk of such a primary has surfaced again as area politicians look ahead to the county's August 2006 elections due...

Mt. Juliet's peer cities provide their own fire protection

November 26, 2005 As Mt. Juliet juggles to accommodate a swelling population brought on by unprecedented retail and residential growth, a debate about whether city government should provide fire service to its residents has become a political football. Presently, the city has no fire department of ...

Group homes draw concern

November 23, 2005 A group of city officials have agreed to meet Wednesday morning to discuss recent complaints about two group houses located on the south edge of Cumberland University's campus. The houses – 316 and 320 McClain Ave. – are part of the Wilson County Youth Ranch, an organi...

County to review Mt. Juliet fire protection contract

November 19, 2005 Members of Wilson County's Financial Management Committee will receive a "briefing" on the details of a 19-year-old fire protection agreement between county government and the City of Mt. Juliet at their Dec. 8 meeting. District 14 County Commissioner Rusty Thompson, chairman of t...

Martin enters guilty plea

November 18, 2005 Former Wilson County property assessor Jimmy Carter Martin pleaded guilty to charges of official misconduct and oppression Thursday for illegally changing the assessed value of land after losing his 2004 re-election bid. Martin was charged in a two-count criminal information filed...

Warren ponders bid against Bone

November 18, 2005 Having recently taken a poll in an effort to gauge his chances in either a state or county race, Lebanon real estate executive and one-time state Senate candidate Phillip Warren is apparently eyeing a political comeback. Warren, who is a past chairman of the Wilson County Republic...