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.

There was standing room only as more than 150 people gathered in support of the Mt. Juliet Senior Activity Center for Pig-stravaganza. Attendance at the event reiterated the need for a larger facility. 

Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation has awarded a $28,000 grant to the City of Mt. Juliet: Parks & Recreation Department for Charlie Daniels Park.