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Vote for Zaxby’s Fan of the Year

Local products make unique stocking stuffers

By Staff Reports - NASHVILLE – With holiday shopping in full swing, folks are probably looking for the perfect gift ideas for friends, loved ones or coworkers. Local products from across Tennessee offer the…
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 06:06pm - 0 Comments

Cedar Recovery signs TennCare agreement

By Staff Reports - Cedar Recovery, an office-based opioid treatment facility in Mt. Juliet that serves Middle Tennessee, announced it signed an agreement with TennCare, MCO’s Amerigroup, BlueCare and United Healthcare to provide insurance…
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 06:02pm - 0 Comments

Prepare body and mind for holiday party season

By Staff Reports - Staff Reports The holiday party season is here, and everyone wants to have a good time with seeing friends and family and all those parties in between to provide an…
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 05:53pm - 0 Comments

Dear Abby: Kids are never out of mom’s sight with grandparents

By Abigail van Buren - DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have three wonderful grandchildren who live with our daughter and son-in-law in another state. Our daughter will not allow us to take the children…
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 05:51pm - 0 Comments

Shelly Barnes: Get a spoonful of soup-er nutrition this winter season

By Shelly Barnes - Editor’s note: This column was previously printed in The Lebanon Democrat. What’s better on a cold winter’s day than a steaming hot bowl of your favorite soup? Soup can be…
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 05:50pm - 0 Comments

Cooking with JoJo: Take a trip to Morocco with spiced butternut squash soup

By Joey Morasse - Oh, the weather outside is frightful…and it can’t seem to make up its mind, which brings on for many of us a lingering cold and flu season. A common go-to…
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 05:48pm - 0 Comments

Ruth Correll: Feeding raw whole soybeans to beef cattle

By Ruth Correll - Soybean harvest in Wilson County was hit and miss this fall. Rainy weather prevented timely harvest. Some beans remain in the field and may not make the grade at grain…
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 05:44pm - 0 Comments

GALLERY: Wilson County Mayor’s Office Open House

By Matt Masters - The Wilson County Mayor’s Office held an open house on Thursday, December 6 where community members gathered for an evening of food, punch and conversation.
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 05:09pm - 0 Comments

Ali family leads voting for Zaxby’s Fan of the Year

By Jared Felkins -

The Ali family currently has a commanding lead to win Zaxby’s Fan of the Year, but there’s still time to vote at lebanondemocrat.com.

Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 04:17pm - 0 Comments

Lady Devils repeat as District 12 champs

By Staff Reports - Lebanon’s undefeated girls added the District 12 championship to their list of accomplishments Monday. The Lady Devils rolled past Portland, which had defeated Mt. Juliet in the semifinals, 22-5 at…
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 04:17pm - 0 Comments

911 Center to open bids for colocation

By Matt Masters - The Wilson County 911 Board accepted a motion to advertise for bids for the new colocation center construction at its Monday meeting. The bid will open Jan. 24 for 90…
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 03:11pm - 0 Comments

Law Enforcement

Undocumented man pleads guilty to rape of child

By Staff Reports - An undocumented Guatemalan man pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of rape of a child, according to Lebanon police. Edwin Alfredo Velasquez-Curuchiche, 42, will serve the entire 25-year sentence for…
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 02:23pm - 0 Comments

Death Notices for Dec. 13, 2018

By Staff Reports -

Linda Bright Berg

Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 01:51pm - 0 Comments

By Jared Felkins - The family of Mrs. Sircy will be receiving friends Thursday from 4-8 p.m. and Friday from 11 a.m. until the service at Sellars Funeral Home in Lebanon. The funeral service,…
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 01:48pm - 0 Comments

Hemp talk brings hundreds to fairgrounds

By Matt Masters - The University of Tennessee Extension Institute of Agriculture held a talk on growing industrial hemp as an alternative agricultural crop Thursday in the East-West Building at the James E. Ward…
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 12:03pm - 0 Comments

Mt. Juliet police takes action for school bus safety

By Matt Masters - The Mt. Juliet Police Department rolled out a program about a week ago to help curb the instances of drivers who illegally pass school buses, a program that has resulted…
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 09:23am - 0 Comments

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