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VUMC study says people with higher genetic risk of obesity must work out harder for same results


Persons with a higher genetic risk of obesity need to work out harder than those of moderate or low genetic risk to avoid becoming obese, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center paper published in JAMA Network Open. Study authors used activity, clinical and genetic data from the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program to explore the association of genetic risk of […]

Term limits in Mt. Juliet won’t appear on 2024 ballot



The Mt. Juliet Board of Commissioners defeated a proposed ordinance that would have placed a referendum on the November 2024 ballot to ask voters if they want term limits for board members. The vote was 3-2 with Mayor James Maness, Vice-Mayor Bill Trivett and District 4 Commissioner Jennifer Milele voting not to have the referendum on the November ballot. Also […]

AAA: Tennessee gas prices jump nine cents

Tennessee is seventh least-expensive state in nation for gas prices

Pump price increases across the state gained momentum last week, rising nine cents on average. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $3.18 which is 24 cents more expensive than one month ago and five cents more than one year ago.   “There’s still plenty of upward pressure on gas prices right now in the market, and with last week’s crude oil price increases it’s likely Tennesseans will see […]

Wilson County approves Global Vision Bible Church site plan



Some of the more than 100 people in attendance at the March 22 Wilson County Planning Commission meeting applauded after the commission unanimously approved a site plan for Global Vision Bible Church, located just outside of Mt. Juliet. It is the first site plan approved for the property, located at 2060 Old Lebanon Dirt Rd., and it may be a […]

Organic food producer Bridgetown to open Lebanon facility

Bridgetown receiving $1.8M from state


Oregon-based organic food producer Bridgetown Natural Foods plans to locate a manufacturing and distribution facility in Lebanon’s Eastgate district. Lebanon and state officials on March 20 announced the company, which produces all-natural, organic and gluten-free snacks, would invest $78.3 million to expand its operations at 8051 Eastgate Boulevard.  The Center Square News Service reported that Bridgetown is receiving $1.3 million […]

Mt. Juliet opens Hamilton-Denson Park



Mt. Juliet held a ribbon cutting at its newest park, Hamilton-Denson Park, on March 22 to show off the multipurpose fields and playground there. Several dozen city officials, dignitaries, business owners and residents attended the half-hour ceremony that introduced the community to the park that’s just in front of Victory Baptist Church at 1855 Tate Lane. The park has eight […]

Wilson County primary election results unchanged after certification



The results of the March 5 primary election remained unchanged after the Wilson County Election Commission certified the results about two weeks after the election.  Wilson County Elections Administrator Tammy Smith said the certified results did not reveal any significant changes, which included no changes to the Lebanon Special School District Board of Education results. Heather Sadler Gallaher’s victory over […]

A bird’s-eye view of Easter eggs

Approximately 400 children (infants to fifth graders) searched for candy-filled eggs during the annual Immanuel Baptist Church Easter Egg Hunt event held March 24 on Cumberland University’s Alumni Lawn. According to a Cumberland news release, between 7,000-8,000 plastic eggs were placed on the lawn for collecting. The event which started in 2010 also featured photo opportunities with the Easter Bunny, jumping in […]

Mt. Juliet’s Barry Wilmore will command Starlite spacecraft to International Space Station



NASA veteran and Mt. Juliet native Barry “Butch” Wilmore is preparing for a mission this spring to the International Space Station that makes him a trailblazer for similar flights in the future.   Wilmore, 61, will serve as mission commander along with mission pilot Suni Williams for the first flight test of Boeing’s Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 Starliner spacecraft. It will […]

Mt. Juliet Eagle Scout Samuel Rumbley receives Boy Scouts award



Samuel Rumbley was a first grader at Stoner Creek Elementary School when he and his dad saw a poster on the wall about joining the Cub Scouts. Fast forward to this month when he was recognized as one of the Middle Tennessee Council Boy Scouts of America’s six Scouts of the Year. Rumbley was honored at the Council’s fundraising event […]

Nelson named Cumberland sports band director


Josh Nelson has been named Cumberland University’s Director of Athletic Bands. Nelson holds a music education degree from East Tennessee State University. He has been the executive director of the Music City Mystique, an eight-time Winter Guard International World Champion percussion ensemble based in Nashville. “I’m excited and humbled to direct the Cumberland University Athletic Bands,” Nelson said in a […]

County Ag Hall of Fame announces 2024 inductees


The Wilson County Ag Hall of Fame has announced its 2024 class of inductees: Bill and Cheryl Ligon, Johnnie Ricketts, Don Simpson and Nelson Steed. The induction banquet is scheduled for Tuesday, April 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ward Ag Center in Lebanon. Tickets for the banquet cost $30 each and can be purchased by calling (615) 444-1890 ext. […]


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