DURANGO, Colo. — Renowned fiddler player and Wilson Countian Charlie Daniels is recovering after suffering a mild stroke while snowmobiling in Colorado, his spokeswoman said Wednesday.

Daniels, 73, suffered the stroke Friday, Jan. 15 and was treated at a hospital in Durango, 230 miles southwest of Denver, spokeswoman Paula Szeigis said. He then was airlifted to a Denver hospital and released on Sunday.

"It was a scary moment there but he's doing great," Szeigis said.

By BEN DUDLEY
The Wilson Post

There were moans and groans heard from Lebanon’s City Council on Tuesday night as they discussed changes to the city’s charter at a work session and dealt with several line item transfers during the regularly scheduled meeting.

By SAM HATCHER
The Wilson Post

While one potential candidate for the 17th District State Senate seat has removed his name from consideration, a second person has indicated that he is considering a decision to enter the race for the Republican nomination.

John Rose, a former state agriculture commissioner and businessman who makes his home in neighboring DeKalb County, said Tuesday he has received a number of inquiries as to whether he might be interested in running for the post that is to be vacated this year by Sen. Mae Beavers.

Editor’s Note: This is the third part of a series regarding whether to once again add fluoride in Lebanon’s water supply. The Wilson Post on Friday will look at possible health risks versus health benefits of adding fluoride in the city’s water.

By ZACK OWENSBY
The Wilson Post

Lebanon is one of the only local water municipalities that chooses not to fluoridate their water, an issue which has created controversy over the past few months.

According to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, approximately 296 of 490 community water systems in Tennessee are fluoridated. Thirty-one systems have stopped fluoridation since 2006, Lebanon being one of those.

By ZACK OWENSBY
The Wilson Post

An orphanage in Haiti supported by the Love One Another Embassy was totally destroyed in last week’s earthquake, but the 60 orphans it cares for were luckily outside playing in a courtyard when the ground started to shake.

According to Bob Evans, pastor of Lebanon’s LOAE, only one child from the Port-au-Prince orphanage was injured in the quake that is feared to have killed more than 100,000 Haitians.