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By BECKY ANDREWSA few days ago Angel turned the big 4-0. Yep, four whole decades. This is a big deal and there’s no way I could forget about this monumental day. Mainly because she’d been reminding me of it once a week since she turned 38. So ...
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Dear Ken: Did the Muppets ever make a Christmas TV special? I remember a show with Muppet-like characters set along a river and with lots of music. That was a masterpiece from the late Jim Henson and his creative crew of Muppet makers. The title was &ldqu...
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As the sleigh bells ring all around Wilson County, Wilson Living is working hard to put the finishing touches on the next issue. It’s hard to believe that 2011 is right around the corner. That being said, enjoy the last few weeks of 2010 making last...
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By ANGEL KANEIt’s inevitable that as cold and flu season makes its way through town, my kids will catch the sniffles. So when my mother heard my youngest cough and wheeze over the Thanksgiving holidays, it was also inevitable that she would break ou...
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Dear Ken: What can you tell me about Megyn Kelly of Fox News? Is she married?Megyn Marie Kelly, 40, grew up in Delmar, N.Y., where she dreamed of becoming a cowgirl as a child. Her nicknames included Magnetta (given to her by her mom) and Tigger Montague ...
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Former Notre Dame football players Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger and Ross Browner will serve as grand marshals of the Mt. Juliet Christmas Parade at 11 a.m. Saturday. The parade begins at West Wilson Middle School and will travel north on Mt. Juliet...
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Bonus plans dies on Council floorBy SAM HATCHERThe City of Lebanon, as many of us, has struggled during a difficult economic environment. The City has slashed budgets, cut services and been creative in a number of ways in order to make ends meet.Credit fo...
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Friday, Dec. 3, 2010Faces of Hope Children’s Therapy Center has started Social Skills Classes for special needs children with any challenge. Teen social skills meet Mondays at 4 p.m.; pre-school social skills meet Tuesdays at 3 p.m.; and elementary ...
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(Editor’s note: The Wilson Post contacted two very good friends of the late Johnny Keel, a Lebanon businessman and community servant who died last week after battling cancer for many years, to ask if they would write a column for publicati...
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By Commissioner GERALD NICELYTennessee Department of TransportationTennessee Department of Transportation recently opened a new section of State Route 840, the highway that makes a half circle south of Nashville connecting I-40 in Lebanon, I-65 and I-24. ...
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By RAY POPEThere have been many friends that have asked for the roosting box plans and I just want to stress that the entrance should not be over 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Anything larger will invite starlings to move in. That would be alright it yo...
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By KEN BECKSpecial to The Wilson PostMT. JULIET—It’s been a bit of a secret, but a chip off the old block known as Music Row moved to Mt. Juliet in 2006 when Mike and Martha Borchetta relocated here with their independent label, Lofton Creek R...
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Faces of Hope Children’s Therapy Center has started Social Skills Classes for special needs children with any challenge. Teen social skills meet Mondays at 4 p.m.; pre-school social skills meet Tuesdays at 3 p.m.; and elementary school social skills...
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By ANGEL KANEThe holidays are in full swing! From colorful light displays to holiday décor to Christmas music being played all day-everyday, it’s definitely Christmas in the county and Wilson Living Magazine couldn’t be happier about it...
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You can talk smack about themBy BECKY ANDREWSAround this time of year when extended family members prepare to convene on our households, Angel and I participate in a spirited game of, ‘I can out do you’ or it’s more commonly referred to ...
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Dear Ken: Where have I seen the actress who plays Lily on “How I Met Your Mother”?That’s Alyson Hannigan, 36, whom I bet you recognized from her role as Michelle Flaherty in three “American Pie” movies (“Pie” No. ...
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By ROBERT T. ROCHELLEA current topic of discussion in Nashville involves former state Commissioner of Revenue Reagan Farr and his actions in resolving tax disputes between the state and businesses. Various news reports have indicated that Farr was acting ...
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Dear Ken: What are the actors who played Kevin and Winnie on “The Wonder Years” doing today?Fred Savage, 34, who played Kevin, earned a degree in English from Stanford University and is now married and has two children. He does a lot of voiceo...
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By RAY POPE My quick trip to Florida started at about 4:30 a.m. two Fridays ago with cold temperatures here in Lebanon. I couldn’t wait to get to the sunshine state where there would be temps in the 80s with plenty of sunshine. WRON...
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By KEN BECK, Special to The Wilson PostVINE — Woodworker Tommy Nation hated the feeling in the pit of his stomach as he saw most of his co-workers pick up not a Christmas bonus check but their lay-off slip. It was three days before Christmas 1990, a...
