By JACK PRATT,
Wilson County Assessor of Property
Every six years, all of the taxable property in Wilson County is reassessed for tax purposes per state law (T.C.A. 67-5-1601), and the year 2011 marks our next state-mandated reappraisal.

This week your Property Assessor’s office will be sending out assessment change notices to all property owners. The notice you will receive includes this year’s appraisal and assessment values and last year’s assessment value. This isn’t your tax bill; this is your notice of value.

By GEORGE ROBERTSON, M.D.
Did you ever have a favorite place to hide? As a child we often had hideouts that were probably inspired by the Cowboys and gangster movies that were prevalent on early TV shows. The train robbers would always go to their secret place in a canyon where no one could find them.

By SAM HATCHER
As the saying goes . . . “a lot of water has passed under the bridge.” In this instance I’m referring to the beginning of the Wilson County Civic League some 27 years ago in 1984.

On Saturday the non-profit organization will host its 26th Annual Fellowship Dinner in Cumberland University’s Baird Chapel.

To the editor:
Having been a part of the Wilson County community for some 14 years, we have on many occasions witnessed its strong commitment to taking care of its members, but on March 5 we were the direct recipients of that generosity. 

Our deepest gratitude goes out to everyone who participated in blessing us with the financial support that has allowed us to focus on our family and my husband’s recovery. Our dear friend Marcia Wright and the College Hills Community Bible class prepared a meal in our families name and many of you came and ate in order to help us through this difficult time. 

Words cannot adequately express our many thanks. It is a testament to how wonderful this community is and how blessed we are to be a part of it. Thank you!

The Carney Family
Lebanon

By GEORGE ROBERTSON, M.D.
Have you been bitten yet? When warm spring weather comes have you had the urge to get to a pond, creek, river, lake or whatever body of water is close by to wet a line, drown a worm, or otherwise chase a fish?

Every spring, the compulsion strikes me and as soon as the water clears up from the last big rain I simply must get to the riverside for that primeval experience.