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City News and Notes: They grow up so fast

They grow up so fast Wouldn’t it be cool if our kids could go through life without us having to worry about someone or something becoming a bad influence on them? Life could be that way if we didn’t have negative influences. These negative influences are an e...

Our Viewpoint: Mt. Juliet Fire Department should also respond to medical calls

It's exciting to see the new fire station off Belinda Parkway take shape. For the past eight years Mt. Juliet News has published editorials highlighting the need for Mt. Juliet to start its own fire department. The paper also published an award winning series about emergency services within the c...

Mt. Juliet's economic boom continues

Mt. Juliet is exploding with economic development, according to City Manager Kenneth Martin. "We are working very hard in an effort to take our city to the next level in retail economic development," he said.  As many of the city's residents have probably already noticed, there...

No football at Charlie Daniels Park

City commissioners unanimously supported a resolution to move football and cheerleading from Charlie Daniels Park to Mundy Memorial Park at their meeting Monday night. Charlie Daniels Park is overcrowded and Mundy Park is under-utilized, Mayor Ed Hagerty said after the meeting. Hage...

Latern Lane kicks off capital campaign; safe place to heal

Lantern Lane Farm is in the rural reaches of Mt. Juliet, far removed from the sprawl of subdivisions and regional malls. Ralph Cook lives and practices where he is a licensed marriage and family counselor. He uses the tranquil setting as part of his therapy, as well as including his horses in man...

Legacy splash pad a reality

Last Thursday on a warm, sunny day, Krista Bright dug a golden shovel into the mud and turned dirt on a project at a Mt. Juliet park she's worked toward for nearly two years in honor of her daughter who left this earth a tiny toddler. Ava's Splash pad is a reality. It is a tribute to Brigh...

Board pinpoints two director candidates

Saturday, the Wilson County Board of Education interviewed  four candidates to be the new director of schools, narrowing the field to two.  Dr. Donna Wright, who is currently the assistant superintendent of Williamson County Schools and a former assistant superintendent for the K...

BREAKING NEWS: 3 Doors Down member charged with vehicular homicide

MT. JULIET –  Police charged a Mt. Juliet musician with vehicular homicide after a deadly crash Friday night, according to Metro Nashville police. Metro police said Robert Todd Harrell, 41, of Secretariat Drive in Mt. Juliet, was charged with vehicular homicide by intoxication a...

BREAKING NEWS: School bus involved in crash

Mt. Juliet police issued a traffic advisory Friday afternoon after a crash that involved a school bus was reported at the intersection of Lebanon Road and Benders Ferry Road. Officers said there were no injuries, and all students were safe.

Police warn of home burglaries

MT. JULIET – Recent burglaries in one neighborhood have Mt. Juliet police on high alert with one thread common to each of the incidents. Police said burglars recently struck homes in the Clearview Estates neighborhood on three different occasions, but all the crimes happened dur...
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