By JENNIFER HORTON
The Wilson Post

Is the magical number of 500,000 attendees at this year’s Wilson County Fair fast approaching?

It might be, if the first four nights of the annual event are any indication.

“Our attendance is up 24,875 for the four days,” said Randall Clemons, secretary/treasurer of Wilson County Promotions, Inc., the group that puts on the fair each year.

By BEN DUDLEY
The Wilson Post

Officials and employees of Wilson County Schools have been notified that someone attempted to break, or hack, into payroll information on workers sometime this past week.

Mike Davis, director of Wilson County Schools, said school system officials do not believe any information was accessed but have informed employees. Davis was notified of the unauthorized access to the schools’ bank information on Monday.

Commerce Cumberland Presbyterian Church will celebrate its 160th anniversary and its yearly Homecoming Celebration on Sunday, Aug. 30.

By JENNIFER HORTON
The Wilson Post

A man who died as a result of a collision between a tanker truck and a pickup truck on Highway 231 North on Tuesday has been identified.

The deceased man was identified as William Clarence Norris, 49, address unknown. He was a passenger in a 1985 Ford F150 pickup truck driven by L.D. Bell, 71, of 50 Upton Heights, Lebanon. Bell was injured in the accident.

By BEN DUDLEY
The Wilson Post

Wilson County’s economy is more than half a million dollars richer as a result of the recent Continental Amateur Baseball Association (CABA) 2009 World Series Tournament played here in July.

The tournament was for CABA’s 14 & Under League.

Revenue spent by visitors on hotels, meals, shopping and entertainment brought in more than $500,000 to the local economy, said Ricky Rodriguez, director of the Wilson County Convention and Visitors Bureau.