Lebanon Police Department will be conducting high visibility impaired driver counter-measures this weekend.

Officers are planning checkpoint(s) on Highway 70 and / or Highway 231 on Friday, May 17. In addition, they will be conducting saturation patrols.

“We'll be monitoring for DUIs while enforcing traffic violations and other offenses. The deterrent effect of DUI checkpoints is a proven resource in reducing the number of persons killed or injured in alcohol or drug related crashes,” said Lt. Brent Willett. Officers will be observing drivers who pass through the checkpoint(s) looking for signs of impairment.

By SABRINA GARRETT
The Wilson Post
It is no secret that in the south – football is king. Mt. Juliet City Commission unanimously approved a plan Monday, May 13 to convert three of the four softball fields at the city’s Mundy Park into youth football fields.

District 1 Commissioner Ray Justice explained that the vote was not intended to limit adult recreational activity but to simply treat the city’s “growing pains.”

A Mt. Juliet man pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion on Friday, May 10, and was sentenced to one year probation. An investigation conducted by the Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue into the matter led to the guilty plea by Frederick C. Ritter, 69.

In addition to his probation, Wilson County Criminal Court Judge David Durham also ordered Ritter to pay full restitution to the state.

By SABRINA GARRETT
The Wilson Post
Wilson County Board of Education approved a three-year contract for Dr. Timothy Setterlund, who will replace exiting Director of Schools Mike Davis, effective July 1, this past Thursday.

Setterlund, who currently serves as the Assistant Superintendent of Memphis City/Shelby County School, will receive a salary of $165,000 for the job, which Board Chairman Don Weathers said is more than Davis was paid.

Although he did not mention the exact dollar amount that Davis earned annually, Weathers admitted that he was “probably underpaid for how much growth we have had in the last few years.” Weathers compared Setterlund’s $165,000 salary to counties such as Sumner and Williamson.

Main Street Newspapers LLC, a newspaper group based in Lebanon, announces the sale of its newspaper group, which includes the twice-weekly Wilson Post, the weekly Gallatin News and the weekly Hendersonville Standard, to former Tennessean Advertising Executive Dave Gould.

Gould was Vice President/Advertising with The Tennessean for the past 11 years and spent 23 years with Gannett Co., Inc., The Tennessean's parent company.

"I am thrilled to have the opportunity to be a part of these excellent newspapers and communities they serve," Gould said. "We have a strong team in place and will continue the newspapers' commitment to strong local journalism that delivers very desirable audiences for our advertisers."