Wilson County Home Equity Monitor

09/17/2019

This will affect anyone using Leeville and Crowell Lane for the next several months.

02/28/2019

Legends Drive extension is completed!

Local, Transportation Legends Drive extension opens in Lebanon By Staff Reports - February 27, 2019 Lebanon officials announced Wednesday the Legends Drive extension is finished.After three years of construction, the road will be open for traffic Thursday with an official ribbon cutting set for Marc...

02/22/2019

“To be honest, the decision to go this route is brutal,” Schunk said. “It’s always been hard to make money here because it’s seasonal and weather related. If it rains over the weekend, we can’t get that revenue back.”

Jim Schunk said his decision to turn 29-year Cedar Creek Sports Center into townhomes and two commercial lots is “brutal.”

02/22/2019

Flooding is happening all over Wilson County. Comment your pictures and videos below!
Video courtesy of Brian Mintel from Gladeville. Thank you for sharing.

02/21/2019

“What happens is (con artists) will submit documents, forge names, forge signatures, basically steal a property owner’s identity and then take a mortgage out on the property,” Murphy said. “The bank will drive by and do a property assessment from the road. They’ll take out a $50,000 loan on a property that’s worth $250,000, so when the bank drives by they’re like, ‘yeah, that’s worth that,” Murphy said.

Jackie Murphy, Wilson County’s new Register of Deeds, spoke to the Wilson County Commission last week about property fraud and what her office is doing to combat the issue.

02/20/2019

Upcoming local events are listed at the link below!

The first Wilson County Election Institute program is now accepting applications. The Institute is a series of four weekly two-hour classes conducted by the Wilson County Election Commission to give

02/20/2019

The district purchased the 57-acre property in 2015 for $1.5 million, and authorized $50 million in bonds last year for the elementary school, as well as a middle school.

The Lebanon Special School District board received an update to its latest school construction project Monday from Upland Design Group officials.

02/19/2019

Great job Wilson County!! Helping our community one family at a time adds up quickly. If you'd like more information on how to get involved, visit their link below..

There is nothing more satisfying than to know I have made another human being's burden lighter. I would be remiss to keep that joy to myself when I know full well that it has taken all of us to do this together. Your financial giving, your food and thrift donations, your volunteering and sharing of our mission has resulted in the following numbers of how WCCHC and you have made a difference in 2018!!! Thank you for all that you have done to make this happen. - Ben Spicer / Executive Director

02/19/2019

State of the County Address was hosted by the Lebanon Wilson County Chamber of Commerce. Wilson County Mayor Randall Hutto presented “The State of the County Address,” which focused on improvements and growth in Wilson County.

Hutto stated that the three most focused areas are: education, public safety and quality of life. Current enrollment for Wilson County schools is up. Several new schools have been added to the district, with more planned for the future. This growth has allowed for all portable classrooms to be removed from Wilson County Schools.

Hutto spoke briefly on the plan to incorporate co-location of emergency services. There will be an addition to the 911 dispatch building in Lebanon, to co-locate all of the agencies. What this means, is that other agencies like WEMA, will be in the same location. This saves time during dispatching emergency personnel, saving time and lives.

Quality of life is one of the top three concerns for Wilson County this includes the great amenities that already exist, such as the Music City Star Railroad, James E. Ward Agricultural Center, Wilson County Fairgrounds, Veteran’s Park, trails and parks, greenways, and numerous restaurants.
Hutto discussed the Improve Act which is expected to do great things for Wilson County. Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has several projects in the works and in the future.

Hutto ended on enjoy your family. With all the everyday workings, family is most important.

State of the County Address was hosted by the Lebanon Wilson County Chamber of Commerce. Wilson County Mayor Randall Hutto presented “The State of the County Address,” which focused on improvements and growth in Wilson County.

Hutto stated that the three most focused areas are: education, public safety and quality of life. Current enrollment for Wilson County schools is up. Several new schools have been added to the district, with more planned for the future. This growth has allowed for all portable classrooms to be removed from Wilson County Schools.

Hutto spoke briefly on the plan to incorporate co-location of emergency services. There will be an addition to the 911 dispatch building in Lebanon, to co-locate all of the agencies. What this means, is that other agencies like WEMA, will be in the same location. This saves time during dispatching emergency personnel, saving time and lives.

Quality of life is one of the top three concerns for Wilson County this includes the great amenities that already exist, such as the Music City Star Railroad, James E. Ward Agricultural Center, Wilson County Fairgrounds, Veteran’s Park, trails and parks, greenways, and numerous restaurants.
Hutto discussed the Improve Act which is expected to do great things for Wilson County. Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has several projects in the works and in the future.

Hutto ended on enjoy your family. With all the everyday workings, family is most important.

02/18/2019

**The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) small-business optimism index fell 3.2 points in January to a seasonally adjusted reading of 101.2, the lowest reading in over two years.
**Job openings reached 7.34 million in December, the highest level since 2000. The figure also exceeds the 6.5 million Americans who were classified as unemployed, showing there are more open positions than workers available. The quit rate was unchanged at 2.6%.
**The weekly mortgage application survey declined for the week ending 2/8. New purchase application submissions were down 6.0% and refinance application submission were down 0.1% for a composite decrease of 3.7%.
**The consumer price index was unchanged month-over-month but up 1.6% from January 2018. Core CPI, excluding more volatile food and energy costs, was up 0.2% month-over-month and 2.2% year-over-year.
**For the week ending 2/9, initial claims increased to a level of 239,000 and continuing claims increased to 1.77 million. Though both figures are up, the levels remain historically low.
**The December retail sales report was delayed due to the government shutdown and released this week. Retail sales declined 1.2% month-over-month. Excluding auto sales, the figure was down 1.8% month-over-month, and excluding gas and auto sales it was down 1.4% month-over-month.

02/18/2019

Each year, a teacher in each school in the county, public and private, is selected from his/her peers as its teacher of the year. Then a panel of educators at Cumberland University chooses one of the teachers as the Wilson County Teacher of the Year.

Wilson County Motors and CedarStone Bank have announced the 21st Annual Wilson County Teacher of the Year winners.

02/18/2019

Congratulations to Watertown H.S. Principal, Jeff Luttrell, on being named "Principal of the Year" for Middle Tennessee by the TN Association of Secondary School Principals!