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Lebanon city wastewater worker challenges court decision

September 30, 2005 The one-time head of Lebanon's wastewater treatment facility is challenging a decision to deny him pretrial diversion on charges of falsifying records submitted to state environmental officials. A hearing for James "Butch" Arnold scheduled for Thursday in Wilson County Criminal C...

Crudup still suing city

October 1, 2005 Even though he pleaded guilty to a single charge of misusing a city issued credit card, former Lebanon Purchasing Agent Johnny Crudup's legal battle with the city may not be over. A potentially explosive 2002 federal court lawsuit filed on behalf of Crudup against the city, Mayor Do...

Sumner County developer makes multi-million dollar land deal

October 1, 2005 A Sumner County development company overseeing the construction of a 265-acre mixed-use project in Hendersonville recently purchased nearly 150 acres near Hickory Ridge Road for more than $2.3 million. According to documents filed with the Wilson County Register of Deeds, Halo Prope...

Local political races getting expensive

September 28, 2005 Monday's highly-charged election forum at Pickett-Rucker United Methodist Church proved the Mayor's race is already a contentious endeavor. But it is also an expensive one, and that is evident from the numerous pieces of campaign literature Mayor Don Fox and challenger William F...

Providence road project delayed at Mt. Juliet interchange

September 21, 2005 Though anchor stores in Providence Marketplace open in early 2006, construction to improve the Mt. Juliet Road Interchange may have just begun – a "bump in the road" one developer said could create traffic snarls. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will not t...

Puryear to push for new LHS if elected mayor

September 22, 2005 Former county school superintendent and Lebanon mayoral candidate Kip Puryear insists Lebanon needs a new high school, and if elected mayor, he says he'll use the office to get it. Puryear, who served as Lebanon High School's principal from 2000 to 2003, said Lebanon residents' c...

Hilleary winning '06 Battle of the 'Burbs

September 21, 2005 POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: The battles for the suburbs is on in the Tennessee Republican U.S. Senate primary, and former Congressman Van Hilleary appears to be winning. Leading Republican state lawmakers in two of the three key suburban swing counties surrounding Nashville have publicly...

Tatum disciplined by Court of the Judiciary

September 23, 2005 Though the details remain a secret, disciplinary action has been taken against Wilson County Juvenile Court Judge Barry Tatum in connection with highly controversial court orders he issued requiring Hispanic mothers to learn English in child custody cases. Documents from the Tenn...

Governor's ethics panel hears citizens

September 21, 2005 Concerns about the undue influence of lobbyists over state legislators and the need to make state business more transparent dominated a discussion of ethics reform at Cumberland University on Tuesday afternoon when the governor's ethics advisory panel stopped in Lebanon to hear d...

Gordon gears up for '06 run

September 21, 2005 Gearing up for his 11th re-election campaign, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon attended a fund-raiser Monday night in Lebanon. And while the 6th Congressional District may be witnessing a political shift underneath his feat, Gordon said he is planning on running just as he has for every cyc...