From outer space to a downhome Christmas, Barry Wilmore will be the grand marshal of this year's Mt.

The Festival of Lights driving tour is scheduled to begin Friday and will be open from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays through December inside Historic Fiddlers Grove at the James E. Ward Agricultural Center, 945 E. Baddour Parkway in Lebanon.

H1N1 FluMist and shot - 615-206-1100. Hendersonville - H1N1 shot - 615-824-0552. Portland - H1N1 shot and FluMist - 615-325-5237. Other locations Walgreens, participating locations - find times and addresses at 1-866-825-3227 or www.takecarehealth.com . Cost is $18. Gibbs Pharmacy, Lebanon, Tenn.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has just the recipe to help you spend a little more time with family and friends this holiday season, starting with Thanksgiving.

The first 500 shoppers to visit guest services wearing pajamas will receive a free goody bag starting at midnight Nov.

Police recovered an estimated $1 million worth of stolen goods after arresting a federal fugitive in Pulaski County.

Wilson County officials are talking again about relocating the cramped headquarters of the county's emergency management agency in Lebanon, possibly splitting it into two stations.

CYNTHIA LYNN HUNDLEY, age 50, of Burlington, North Carolina died Tuesday, November 10, 2009.

With his vote in favor of government-run health care on Saturday, Rep. Jim Cooper let down not just his constituents here in Middle Tennessee, but undermined what until recently had been a career as a "deficit hawk." We had always counted on Cooper, a self-proclaimed "Blue Dog Democrat," to be our watchdog against big government spending.

Byars Dowdy Elementary School was awarded $2,000 for having the most participants in the Think Green Litter Challenge hosted by the City of Lebanon Beautification Commission.

A Cumberland University choir's trip to Italy in October created a friendship with a group of nuns that resulted in a spontaneous gift from the students' pockets and hearts to a Filipino orphanage.

Alysha Moore, a nurse at the Blakeford at Green Hills, uses a software program to check what dosage of medication to dispense to patients at the long-term care center.

Federal prosecutors in Nashville said two former executives of an investment firm have been indicted in an $18 million Ponzi scheme.

The rezoning for Bible Park USA might have emerged from bondage and crossed the Red Sea, thanks to a judgment from on high, but the theme park is still wandering in the wilderness, far from finding a home.

Wilson County native Randall Hutto has announced his candidacy for Wilson County mayor.

The Tennessee Department of Transportation will add new additions along Interstate 40 in hopes of preventing deadly incidents.

A C Wharton is sworn in as Memphis Mayor; Joyce Avery has become acting Shelby County Mayor.

FAST FACTS: First time in more than 20 years somebody not named Herenton is elected.

Shawn Bozarth wanted to take more advanced computer classes during his junior year at Wilson Central High School, but nothing was offered.

Where: Grace UMC Family Life Center, 3085 N. Mt. Juliet Road, Mt. Juliet Tickets: free About the event: The Mt.