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Churches labeled ‘next soft target’
Tuesday, June 30, 2009

By SAM HATCHER
The Wilson Post

If your church hasn’t yet developed or considered organizing a security team, now may be the time to do so, according to Wilson County Sheriff Terry Ashe.

Ashe told a Lebanon civic group recently that “places of worship” are likely the “next soft targets” for strikes of violence.

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Church halts mission trip to Honduras
Tuesday, June 30, 2009

By BEN DUDLEY
The Wilson Post

College Hills Church of Christ in Lebanon had been planning a mission trip to Honduras for several months.

The team of 45 teenagers and adults had raised money, completed service hours as well as prayed about the work they were going to do.

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Two sides face-off on city budget
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
By BEN DUDLEY
The Wilson Post
          
As the holiday weekend nears, the City of Lebanon finds itself still without an approved budget for the new fiscal year.
         
Although the process is now more than a month late, there has been progress made but by no means is the budget issue resolved, with $519,000 still needed to balance the budget as of June 24.
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Gangs ‘infiltrate,’ threaten area
Thursday, June 25, 2009

Active ImageBy SAM HATCHER
The Wilson Post

Gangs and gang-related crimes have a local presence.

That was the message Wilson County Sheriff Terry Ashe delivered Thursday to a Lebanon community service club.

Ashe said gangs are responsible now for 80 percent of violent crime across the U.S. and related that gang activity here and in other counties in Middle Tennessee is increasing significantly.

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Wilson County jobless rate climbs again
Thursday, June 25, 2009

From Post staff reports

Wilson County’s unemployment rate for May rose 0.5 percent to 9.3 percent, according to figures released Thursday by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

The rate in April stood at 8.8 percent.

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