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TBI probe sparks ethics reform

June 23, 2006 An investigation into a possible significant conflict of interest involving a top city official has renewed calls for ethics reform in Lebanon city government. In fact, if the city lags on implementing a code of ethics, the state will do it for them, a local state legislators said Thu...

Lock 5 open for eight weekends to teens only

June 23, 2006 A 200-acre tract of land in north Wilson County will remain virtually closed to hunting under a compromise reached Tuesday by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission. TWRC spokesman Doug Markam said the agreement calls for keeping the land closed to hunting except for eight weeken...

Raid turns up narcotics

June 24, 2006 Lebanon police raided a suspected drug dealer's home on Sycamore Street late Friday afternoon, uncovering an undisclosed quantity of narcotics and cash. Lebanon Police Chief Scott Bowen explained his detectives obtained a search warrant for Jonnie Ogletree's home at 228 Sycamore Stree...

Mt. Juliet office of GOP opens

June 26, 2006 Republican candidates and their Wilson County supporters came out Saturday to celebrate the grand opening of the Mt. Juliet headquarters of the Wilson County Republican Party. The building, located next to Our Place restaurant on Mt. Juliet Road was "pretty rough when when first got i...

District 15 candidate dropping out

June 27, 2006 The race for the District 15 Wilson County Commission seat is down to two candidates as Ronnie Wilson announced Monday he will no longer campaign for the post. "I don't think I realized what it was going to encompass when I started," Wilson said Monday of the tasks entailed in campaig...

MJ allocates funds for animal control

June 27, 2006 MT. JULIET — For the first time in city history, city commissioners unanimously passed the proposed city budget on second reading, a move that nodded a 2006-07 $9.8 million general fund budget that includes nearly a half million dollars for an animal control facility and robust ...

Safety talks slow Windover progress

June 19, 2006 – The Wilson County Planning Commission deferred approval of the preliminary plat for the Windover subdivision Friday at the request of attorney Jere McCulloch, who represents owner Dale McCulloch. However, McCulloch's request came after a heated exchange between Frank Fly, a Mu...

Fire protection headed to Tuckers

June 20, 2006 – For Billy Swindell, a long-standing wish is finally coming true. The District 15 Wilson County commissioner has wanted a county fire station in his Tuckers Crossroads district for years, and Wilson Emergency Management Agency Director Jerry McFarland has said it is the area in...

DA, TBI investigates city

June 20, 2006 – Speculation about the possible interference from a high-ranking city official regarding a large real estate development seemed to reach new heights as the local district attorney and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation launched a probe into the matter. 15th Judicial District Att...

Board suggests 6 percent raise for educators

June 14, 2006 – A proposed 6 percent pay raise for Wilson County teachers has been included in the needs assessment approved by the Wilson County Board of Education in a special reconvened meeting Monday. "This 6 percent would adjust their pay from 117th to 44th in the state," School Board Ch...