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Former LHS star Price killed |
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Thursday, August 6, 2009 |
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MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT CLAIMS CHRIS PRICE Former Lebanon High baseball standout and successful local businessman Chris Price died in a motorcycle accident Thursday en route to the National Biker Round Up in Atlanta. A former All-OVC standout at Middle Tennessee, Price was a successful businessman, husband and father. A longtime representative for a pharmaceutical company, he had also enjoyed a career as a builder of custom homes. The incident occured on I-75S on State Route 92. Georgia Department of Transportation assistant deputy spokesperson Erica Fatima said the wreck involved Price and another vehicle. |
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Budget passes, 14 laid off |
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009 |
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From Post staff reports Lebanon City Council approved on first reading the $18 million budget for fiscal year 2009-2010 and gave final approval to the immediate lay-offs of 14 city employees at Tuesday night’s regular meeting. The budget must be voted on three times before it is finally approved. Council also set the city property tax rate which remains unchanged at 37 cents per $100 of assessed value. Council will meet in two special called sessions to give second and third approval to the budget and will also hold a public hearing on the matter as required by law. |
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Sales tax holiday big weekend for Wilson |
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009 |
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Tennessee Department of Revenue reminds shoppers that the 2009 Sales Tax Holiday is scheduled for this Friday through Sunday, Aug. 7-9. This annual weekend of savings provides three full days of tax breaks on clothing, school and art supplies, and computer purchases. Although the holiday provides savings for back-to-school purchases, anyone can take advantage of the savings this weekend. |
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McFarland eyes Wilson mayoral election in 2010 |
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009 |
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From Post staff reports There may yet be another candidate to toss his hat in the ring for Wilson County mayor. Former Wilson County Emergency Management Agency Director Jerry McFarland and now a member of the Wilson County Commission has indicated that he is quietly exploring a candidacy for the post which is to be on the ballot next year. |
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MJHS busting at the seams |
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009 |
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By TOMI L. WILEY
Special to The Wilson Post MT. JULIET -- Wilson County schools officially started back on Monday, and rapid growth in the western section of the county is already causing some growing pains – with Mt. Juliet High, after just the first day of school, already nearing capacity in its second year in the new school. Wilson County Director of Schools Mike Davis said Monday evening that most of the county’s student growth is in Mt. Juliet, specifically Rutland Elementary and MJHS. He said that while the “hard numbers” of enrollment won’t be available until the end of this week, early numbers for MJHS are nearly 1,900 students in a high school with a core capacity of 2,200. He added that there are already around 10 “floating teachers,” which are teachers with no assigned classroom who move from room to room per period to teach. |
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