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Former MJH athlete killed in car accident in Maine |
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010 |
From Post staff reports
A two-car collision that occurred Wednesday, June 16 near Portland, Maine, resulted in the death of a former Mt. Juliet High School cross-country athlete who was there on a mission trip.
Palmer Maphet, 19, was a passenger with three other people from Tennessee in a 2005 Hyundai Elantra that was headed east on Route 25 in Standish, Maine and driven by Marilyn McClendon, 57, a supervisor of the mission program called Tennessee Baptist Collegiate Ministry. The group was on their way back from Laconia, N.H. where they attended Motorcycle Week and gave out water and talked about their faith with others visiting the annual event.
According to reports from the Portland (Maine) Press Herald, a 2010 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck driven by Paula Haddow, 63, crossed the center line of the roadway and struck the Hyundai head-on. Maphet, police said, was in the front seat of the Hyundai. They also said all occupants of the vehicles were wearing their seatbelts. |
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Heat index stays in triple digits |
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010 |
By JENNIFER HORTON
The Wilson Post
There doesn’t appear to be any way around it, but we’re going to remain hotter than normal for the next six to 14 days.
And during these very hot days, it is important to remember that if you be outside, be extra careful so you don’t suffer from heat stress, heat exhaustion or worse, heat stroke.
The high heat has contributed to stagnant air and for the second day in a row, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has issued a Code Orange Health Advisory for the area, including Wilson County, which is in effect until midnight, Wednesday.
What the advisory means is that ground level ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. |
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Local Guardsmen expected to return early from Iraq |
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010 |
From Post staff reports
Maj. Gen. Max Haston, Tennessee’s Adjutant General, announced today that the state’s largest Army National Guard unit, the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, will return from Iraq earlier than scheduled.
Lebanon’s Guard unit is a part of the 278th.
The first units of the regiment returned last week with approximately 250 Soldiers from armories in Maryville, McKenzie and Henderson.
“In order to meet the National Command Authority’s timeline of less than 50,000 combat troops in Iraq after Aug. 31, 2010, soldiers of the 278th have begun leaving their Iraqi bases and heading back to the United States,” Haston said. “We are extremely pleased to welcome these brave soldiers home earlier than planned.”
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Ashe, Commission awards Medal of Valor to two deputies, resident |
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010 |
By ZACK OWENSBY
The Wilson Post
Wilson County Sheriff Terry Ashe presented the Wilson County Sheriff’s Department Medal of Valor to two deputies and a citizen for their efforts during the flooding earlier this year during the special recognition portion of Monday’s County Commission meeting.
Deputies Steve Gatlin, Jon Jenkins and Wilson County resident Thurman Mullins were awarded the medal and were commended for the rescue of a stranded motorist in rising flood waters of May 1-2 depicted in the Special Flood Coverage issue of The Wilson Post, among numerous other rescues.
Jenkins and Gatlin reportedly moved from one rescue to another when they were noticed a stranded vehicle in deep water at Oak Grove Road and Central Pike that deep into floodwaters.
Ashe said the two deputies got into the bed of Mullins’ one-ton pickup truck as he backed it through the waters to the stranded vehicle.
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More than 400 tickets sold for special Music City Star train to Nashville fireworks |
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010 |
There is still time to purchase tickets on the Regional Transportation Authority’s (RTA) special July 4th Music City Star Train to the Nashville fireworks at Riverfront Park.
Approximately 421 of the 900 tickets have been sold.
Round-trip tickets cost $10 and are available for purchase at Music City Central, which is located at 400 Charlotte Ave., Nashville, on the Music City Star Web site at musiccitystar.org, or with a credit card over the phone by calling 880-1535.
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