Kenny Howell

Managing Editor

In the last few years, especially with the widening of North Mt. Juliet Road, Mt. Juliet has become a more bike friendly city. 

Kenny Howell

Managing Editor

For seven years, Encore Theatre Company has been entertaining Mt. Juliet and the surrounding areas. 

On Aug. 13, Mt. Juliet resident Richard Moses officially filed for the vacant District 2 County Commissioner position. The seat will be contested in the November general election after the resignation of Commissioner Stephanie McDonald in July.

Kenny Howell

Managing Editor

The board of commissioners approved the contract for new City Manager Kenny Martin, and heard a fire proposal from Wilson County Mayor Randall Hutto Monday. 

This week, we have another selection from “Julip” by Ron Castleman, his book about growing up in Mt. Juliet. This chapter is titled “The Fire Chief.”

I was five years old in 1950 and of course hadn’t started to school. On what I remember as a spring day, Daddy and I went to the nearby town of Lebanon.  Lebanon is about 15 miles East of Mt. Juliet and to me was a big city at the time. I’m not sure I knew why we were going until we arrived.