Wilson County News

There is a major roadblock on Interstate 40 and it will likely last into the early morning.

While new U.S. Census Bureau figures show poverty has dropped in most of Middle Tennessee between 2007 and 2008, the area's children remain disproportionately affected.

A federal judge's ruling has cleared the way for defendants to sue over how bail is set in Trousdale County, one of a series of lawsuits claiming that Tennessee counties set the amounts arbitrarily.

A crash involving a school bus in Wilson County killed at least one person on Tuesday afternoon, said emergency management officials.

MT. JULIET, Tenn. - The woman convicted of killing two Wilson County law enforcement officers during a high speed chase will once again try to fight for an appeal Friday.

A Metro middle school teacher has been arrested on drug charges. Jeffrey Chafin was arrested Sunday night in Mount Juliet, charged with public intoxication and possession of crystal meth for resale.

Scared and uncertain, it's a common reaction to many who find themselves pregnant at 18.

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.

Brentwood-based Ozburn-Hessey Logistics LLC has leased an entire warehouse in Lebanon's Rockdale Distribution Center.

" The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation wants to start charging local police agencies for testing done at the state's crime labs.

In an attempt to save between 50 and 80 employees and reduce the budget by $4 million, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is working on a proposal to generate revenue.

The Department of Veterans Affairs' plan to open a call center in Smyrna creating up to 450 jobs is some of the best news we've heard in months.

Despite the county's second court loss to the Shelton family over the rejected rezoning of Bible Park USA, it would be surprising to see the theme park return to Rutherford County .

A Lebanon firefighter was in court Wednesday facing allegations he dumped his wife's body in rural Wilson County in late August.

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

Bible Park USA came and went from Rutherford County in 2008, yet the Tennessee Court of Appeals in Nashville ruled Friday that the previously rejected rezoning application is granted.

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

A decision by the federal government to open a call center here could add as many as 450 jobs to the community.

The body of a man who died 40 years ago was exhumed Wednesday in Wilson County in an attempt to solve how he died.

A new $12 million operations center means dozens of new jobs will be headed to Wilson County.