An online petition urging the organizers of the Tennessee State Fair to move the event to later in the year has garnered more than 2,500 signatures.
Read MoreNew Petition to Move Tennessee State Fair to Fall Gains Steam
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Wilson County Man Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Voter Registration Fraud Charges
In criminal court on Monday, a Lebanon man admitted to committing voter registration fraud, according to WSMV 4 Nashville.
Read MoreThe Webstaurant Store, LLC Announces $103.9 Million Investment in Wilson County
The Webstaurant Store, LLC announced Tuesday that the company will invest $103.9 million to locate new distribution operations in Lebanon’s Speedway Industrial Park.
Read MoreNew Balance Announces New Distribution Center in Wilson County
Athletic footwear and apparel manufacturer New Balance Athletics announced that the company will invest $68.5 million to establish a new distribution center in Lebanon.
Read MoreBrad Lytle Details GOP Candidate Meet-and-Greet on April 7th in Lebanon at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Leahy welcomed Chairman Brad Lytle of the Wilson County Republican Party in studio to give details of the GOP meet and greet scheduled for April 7th at 5:30 pm in Lebanon.
Read MoreUltimate Linings, LLC Establishing Manufacturing Operations in Wilson County
Ultimate Linings, LLC officials announced Tuesday the company will relocate its chemical manufacturing facility from Bedford, Texas, to Lebanon, Tennessee, according to a press release by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD).
Read MorePermobil, Inc. Expands Manufacturing Operations in Wilson County
Permobil, Inc. officials announced the company expects to invest $15.5 million to expand its manufacturing operations at the company’s North American headquarters in Middle Tennessee, according to a press release by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD).
Read MoreMassive Beirut Blast Kills More Than 60, Injures Thousands
A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. More than 60 people were killed and more than 3,000 injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said.
Hours later, ambulances still carried away the wounded as army helicopters helped battle fires raging at the port.
Read MoreOfficial with Taxpayer-Funded Lebanon Medical Facility Allegedly Stole More than a Half-Million Dollars
The former chief operating officer of the taxpayer-funded Cumberland Pediatric Associates in Lebanon allegedly stole more than half a million dollars, Tennessee Comptrollers said.
Comptrollers identified the woman as Emily Gannon.
Read MoreWilson County Commissioners Harmed Community by Tabling Refugee Resolution, Audience Told
LEBANON, Tennessee — Wilson County commissioners did their constituents a big disservice last month when they tabled a resolution that would have opposed Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee on the issue of refugee resettlement.
This, according to former Wilson County GOP Chair Terri Nicholson.
Read MoreThe Tennessee Star to Host Wilson County Town Hall February 17 to Discuss County’s Decision to Table Refugee Resettlement Resolution
On Thursday’s Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed former Wilson County GOP chair, Terri Nicholson on the newsmakers line to talk about the upcoming Wilson County town hall.
During the second hour, Leahy and Nicholson discussed plans for a Wilson County Town Hall which will take place at DT McCalls in Lebanon on February 17 at 6:30 p.m. Hosted by The Tennessee Star, this public town hall will give the Wilson County community an opportunity to openly and publicly discuss the resettlement of refugees in their community.
Read MoreWilson County Commissioners Kill Resolution That Would Have Opposed Governor Bill Lee on Refugee Resettlement
LEBANON, Tennessee – A majority of Wilson County commissioners voted Monday night to indefinitely postpone voting on a resolution that would have opposed Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee on the issue of refugee resettlement.
Read MoreWoman Reportedly Alleges Lebanon City Council Violated Tennessee Open Meetings Act
A Lebanon woman says Lebanon’s City Council violated the Tennessee Open Meetings Act several times. This same woman, Lorrie Hicks, reportedly said the Lebanon City Council has barred her from entering a city council meeting. According to the Tennessee Coalition for Open Government’s website, Hicks wants city officials to…
Read MoreIllegal Alien in Lebanon to Serve 50 Years for Raping Child
This week an illegal immigrant in Lebanon pleaded guilty in state court to two counts of rape of a child, according to the Lebanon Police Department. That man, Edwin Alfredo Velasquez- Curuchiche, 42, will serve 50 years for that crime. He will serve that concurrently with a 50-year federal sentence…
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