By BEN DUDLEY
The Wilson Post

The National Guard Armory in Lebanon has been busier than usual as they received the order to mobilize the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, the state’s largest National Guard unit.

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates signed the mobilization order and it was announced on Monday of this week. The 278th is made up of over 3,000 soldiers across the state, with nearly 200 stationed in Lebanon.

By BEN DUDLEY
The Wilson Post

The Lebanon city budget for fiscal year 2009-10 is set to be voted on during the city council’s August 4 meeting.

The council is planning on abolishing 37 city positions, 27 that are currently manned with the other ten empty, in order to gain funding necessary to balance the budget.

By BEN DUDLEY
The Wilson Post

As of 12 a.m. Tuesday, July 14, anyone with a Handgun Carry Permit will be allowed to carry their concealed firearms inside restaurants that serve alcohol as long as they do not drink.

However, several restaurant owners are opting to post signs that prohibit guns, which the new law allows.

By CONNIE ESH
The Wilson Post

Volunteers allow Wilson County Sheriff’s deputies to do a better job of protecting the county, Capt. Gary Keith says.

Wilson County Sheriff’s Department has three different groups of volunteers offering special support services that make the officers jobs easier and allow then certified officers to stay on the street, Keith added.

Nissan North America has signed a design-build lease with Opus Northwest for built-to-suit construction of the automaker’s new North American redistribution facility in a transaction facilitated by CB Richard Ellis (CBRE). 

The new 717,160 square foot redistribution center, which includes 20,000 square feet of office space, will be built in the Couchville Pike Business Center, located at the intersection of State Route 840 and Couchville Pike in Wilson County. Occupancy is planned for April 1, 2010.