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Apparent tornado hits Mt. Juliet

An apparent tornado caused extensive damage in Mt. Juliet early Wednesday from a line of storms that also knocked out power in areas across Wilson County. Mt. Juliet Police Department spokesperson Tyler Chandler said there is "extensive" damage along the Lebanon Road corridor. He said...

The Democrat's Super Bowl Chatroom

The Lebanon Democrat's Super Bowl Chatroom Users must be registered and log in to the website to be able to chat.

Squires re-tweak package liquor store ordinance

City commissioners ditched the first ordinance they crafted on package liquor store regulations and started over Monday night. Charting new ground, commissioners spent weeks trying to come up with mandates to regulate the recently approved package liquor stores in Mt. Juliet.  ...

Fire chief candidate pool continues to grow

Mt. Juliet officials are now inundated with applicants for a new fire chief position. As of Monday morning, 36 applications were on file for the job they hope to fill as soon as possible. The projected date for the fire station to go online is mid-July. The station is being built off Belin...

School shootings prompt new program in high schools

In the wake of tragic school violence across the nation, Wilson County school officials are doing whatever they can to protect students.  Recently, the Wilson County Board of Education and the Wilson County Commission agreed to fund a school resource officer in every school. ...

UPDATE II: Schools cancel Friday classes

Wilson County schools officials have canceled classes for Friday due to hazardous road conditions, according to Director of Schools Mike Davis. Davis said students will not report Friday morning, however, the Central Office wil be open normal business hours, and childcare will be open and ...

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...
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