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Mt. Juliet biker pursues passive park/greenway dream

An avid biker, Sally Robertson pedals 6,400 miles a year.  She's covered every inch of Mt. Juliet's bike lanes and people remember her son riding along beside her when he was in grammar school. He's now in the military. Always a proponent for alternative means of transportation, Rober...

MJ officials see vision of Bel Air at Beckwith in Texas

A vision for a huge development in the works near the Beckwith Road interchange and Interstate 40 was revealed to Mt. Juliet city officials recently during a trip to Texas. The developers of Bel Air at Beckwith – a planned 500-plus acre mixed development – hosted Mt. Juliet Cit...

Hole-in-one x2

Sam Jones knew it was a rare pretty day in December with tolerable temperatures. He took advantage and headed to the links at Windtree Golf Course in Mt. Juliet. What he didn't realize when he took to the course with some buddies was he would pull off something so rare it might go into the Guinne...

MJ Animal Shelter plans big birthday bash

Just prior to the Mt. Juliet Animal Shelter's fourth birthday in December, Nashville Paw magazine named the Mt. Juliet Animal Shelter as the third best shelter in middle Tennessee. To celebrate their fourth birthday and this award, the shelter is hosting an open house birthday party on Sat...

A legacy for a little girl; 'Ava's Splash Pad' can become reality if you just vote

Little Ava Shaye Bright loved nothing more than to splash. She didn't care if it was a fancy pool, at the shores of a lake, or in puddles of rain. Her mother, Krista, said Ava did a lot of splashing in her short two years of life and the memories of her little girl finding such fun with wa...

With votes, Ava's Splash Pad can become reality

Little Ava Shaye Bright loved nothing more than to splash. She didn't care if it was a fancy pool, at the shores of a lake or in puddles of rain. Her mother, Krista Bright, said Ava did a lot of splashing in her short two years of life, and the memories of her little girl finding such fun ...

Local newspapers enhance online experience with e-Editions

The Lebanon Democrat, Mt. Juliet News and Hartsville Vidette readers will soon have an all-new way to experience nearly everything the three newspapers have to offer in a completely different way. Lebanon Publishing Co. will unveil new e-Editions for the three newspapers Tuesday after mont...

Sellars land swap complete

The city's swap of four acres of land for the old Mt. Juliet Sellars Funeral Home is complete with Friday's closing on the parcel of land at the corner of Mt. Juliet Road and  Industrial Drive. City offices will move into the building end of year. The Sellars will occupy the funeral ...

MJ fire chief job description posted

The new Mt. Juliet fire chief must be able to "oversee, plan, direct and review the day-to-day activities of the fire department and have a minimum of a two year degree in fire science or equivalent of five years progressively responsible firefighting experience, two of which were in a supervisor...

Some MJ leaders support wine in grocery stores referendum; if state allows

MT. JULIET – With the renewed push on Capitol Hill for a bill to let grocery stores sell wine, several Mt. Juliet leaders support the idea of letting citizens decide via a referendum vote. The issue is once again up for debate in the Tennessee State Legislature. As the bill takes sha...
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