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The flood on Saturday, March 28 damaged a lot of businesses throughout Wilson County, but one area hit really hard was the Valley Center.Most of the businesses in the plaza are still closed, and it […]

Kim Bush is the Teacher of the Year for Elzie Patton Elementary.Bush is the second grade virtual teacher this year, and has spent her entire nine year career at EPE.Bush was worried when she learned […]

The Mt. Juliet Planning Commission denied a land use change Thursday night that would have paved the way for a new townhome project behind Walmart.The development would have been for sale townhomes, 148 units in […]

After over a year of discussion, The Wilson County School Board has approved a dollar amount from Traveler’s Insurance to rebuild the schools damaged by the March 3 tornado.Wilson County Schools has been in dispute […]

The Mt. Juliet Board of Commissioners approved Windtree Pines on second reading, as well as $300,000 to local sport leagues Monday night.Windtree Pines is the over 400 home development that is to go where the […]

Stacy Tanner is the Teacher of the Year for Rutland Elementary.Tanner has been a teacher for 25 years, most of that time spent at Rutland. She was there when the school opened in 1999. She […]

Mt. Juliet Police Department is going green and saving a lot of money in the process.MJPD has been replacing their end-of-life, high-mileage patrol vehicles with Ford Interceptor Utility Hybrids.“We evaluated the costs, and it was […]

All school employees got a surprise Monday night as Director of Schools Dr. Donna Wright recommended that the Board of Education approve a $1000 employee bonus for the entire school system.That covers 2,342 employees, certified […]

In a Special Meeting Thursday, the Wilson County School Board reduced the number of Director of Schools candidates to two.Jeffrey Luttrell and Dr. Aimee Wyatt were named the finalists for the position. A second interview […]

Sara Pulcastro is the Teacher of the Year for Mt. Juliet Middle School.Pulcastro has been a teacher for 17 years, six of them at MJMS.“Oh my goodness, everything,” said Pulcastro on what she loves about […]