Mount Juliet News Archives

PLEASANT VIEW - The Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously approved a bid submitted by Southeast Contractors of Nashville for phase one of the Pleasant View Community Park project.

Join Terry Utley and Butch Cushenberry for the last regular season game pitting the play-off bound Buccaneers from Beech against the play-off bound Bears from Mt.

On Monday, November 2, between 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM, country music megastar Alan Jackson will meet fans and sign autographs at the Mt.

Karen Summey is among 400-plus people here who've signed up for a free notification service that keeps them in the loop 24/7. The traffic and weather alerts she's received to her Blackberry have saved her a lot of time and frustration, Summey said.

A Tennessee legislative committee on Tuesday moved the state to the forefront of efforts by conservatives to reassert "state sovereignty" and rein in the federal government for usurping its constitutional authority.

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

Odell Binkley has taken steps to enter a contract to buy the former Mt. Juliet Elementary School property, about 12 acres on North Mt.

Cumberland University is expanding its nursing program to Mt. Juliet where the school hopes to attract working adults to its night and weekend nursing program.

We read with pride about Capt. Barry Wilmore being chosen to pilot the November space shuttle mission .

As business and residential growth has outpaced road capacity in portions of Wilson County, road projects currently under way are poised to alleviate crowded highways.

In 1949 the president of the Screen Actors Guild told my father, a Hollywood TV personality, 'Someday the government will confiscate our TV airwaves and what we view for free will cost us hundreds of dollars.' Today, the average cable bill in America is $71 a month.

A chance meeting between a teenager in a wheelchair and a Mt. Juliet police officer walking his beat brought music back into the girl's life.

Grace UMC Family Life Center in Mt. Juliet hosts an environmental awareness day, part of a larger grassroots effort on climate control.

Niceley and McCord discuss their environmental scores. Here's a really hilarious story to brighten your Monday morning: The legislature's many environmental Neanderthals are shocked and outraged because the Tennessee Conservation Voters gave them bad grades on their annual scorecard.

Back in July, by a split of 13-11, county commissioners voted to ultimately spend $100,000 on a special referendum to the voters to decide whether a new Lebanon High School and property for a new Watertown High School was worth a $25 wheel tax increase.

Last Christmas, customers saw overstocked shelves filled with steeply discounted gifts, with even high-end stores like Saks Fifth Avenue offering discounts up to 70 percent.

The city of Mt. Juliet walked away with six regional awards last week during the 42nd annual banquet of the Greater Nashville Regional Council , held inside the barn at Cedar Creek Farm.

Featuring bluegrass music and a family-friendly environment, the 10th annual Mount Juliet Homecoming will run from 10 a.m. through 10 p.m. Saturday.

As a public school teacher, I read with interest, 'Obama: Longer school year could give kids an edge,' Sept.

Take a quick glance at the first five football games of the season for Kenwood High School and you'll quickly understand just how difficult the Knights have had it.

Voters in Wilson County said no to doubling the wheel tax to build a new high school in Lebanon.

Despite recessionary times, there's abundant retail activity cycling through the Lebanon Pike corridor, with Bicyclette Cafe and Wine leading a group of independents to offer diners tasty options in a chain-laden locale.

A road closure is planned for the intersection of Curd and Clemmons Roads. This road closure is projected to begin Monday and should be done by Oct.

Want to see solar energy at work up close? The Middle Tennessee Solar Home Tour will take place 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct.