Lebanon City Council is to hold a special called meeting today at 5:30 p.m. to consider on second reading several measures brought up during Tuesday night's regular meeting.

Items on the agenda include several amendments to lease agreements with aircraft hangar tenants at the Lebanon Municipal Airport, construction of an outdoor firing range for the Lebanon Police Department and many line item transfers.

The council will meet in the Town Meeting Hall of the Lebanon Administration Building located at 200 N. Castle Heights Ave. in Lebanon.

After 22 years of service to the Mt. Juliet Police Department and more than 45 years of total law enforcement service, Lt. Gwin King has announced that the time has come for his retirement.

King, who began serving with the Mt. Juliet Police Department in 1987, has served as the Chief of Detectives since the start of his career in Mt. Juliet. However, King has close to five decades dedicated to the law enforcement profession.

By PATRICK HALL
The Wilson Post

A proposal to raise sales taxes in Lebanon unanimously passed the City Council Tuesday night, which City Mayor Philip Craighead said could generate up to $3.4 million to tackle a laundry list of needed improvements in the city, but first the measure must go to a public referendum.

Craighead is calling for a 0.5 percent increase to the local share, which would increase the rate from 2.25 to 2.75 percent.

The mayor said, “we have a whole list” of priorities the additional revenues would be used to address. He pointed to solving flooding issues, increasing yearly paving budgets, improving and adding sidewalks in the city and possibly building a new fire hall as options.

By PATRICK HALL
The Wilson Post

Two children that went missing along with their mother, Cindy Bates, were safely found Tuesday morning and returned safely into Department of Children Services’ custody while the Lebanon Police Department continues its investigation.

Danny Scott, 4, and Cheyenne Bates, 10, were found with their mother Tuesday morning at approximately 10 a.m., in Nashville, according to Lebanon Police Chief Scott Bowen.

The 4th Annual National Dress In Blue Day event will be held in communities and offices nationwide on Friday, March 2nd as part of Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Just as red has come to symbolize AIDS and pink represents breast cancer, blue now signifies the fight against Colon Cancer.

Dress in Blue Day encourages individuals, businesses and community groups to wear blue and talk to each other about the importance of colon cancer screenings.  In addition to asking people to Dress in Blue, Lebanon Endoscopy Center located on 100 Physicians Way, Suite 340, will host an open house to encourage the community to get involved.  The open house will provide free educational materials, wristbands, Blue Star buttons, refreshments, $25 “Gas Card” and Awareness T-Shirt giveaways.