The Lebanon Democrat

01/14/2025

Join AutismTN and the Lebanon-Wilson County Public Library for the launch of New Inclusive Programs for Autistic Patrons on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 10:30 a.m.

01/14/2025

Mt. Juliet Police finished the delivery of a pizza after the delivery driver was arrested.

01/11/2025

Because of the winter storm, the Saturday delivery of the Lebanon Democrat weekend edition will be delayed to Monday, Jan. 13. The e-edition is available at lebanondemocrat.com to all subscribers and non-subscribers throughout the weekend.

01/10/2025

The Lebanon City Council commended the Lebanon Police Department in their efforts to arrest the suspect in last Saturday’s incident at Walmart when a man allegedly fired a handgun at

01/10/2025

Sparta Pike

01/09/2025

The Tennessee Department of Transportation says motorists should feel assured that it is ready to clear roadways of ice and snow.

01/09/2025

*** WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE FROM 3 AM FRIDAY UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY ***
*** Significant travel impacts tomorrow through Saturday morning ***
Good afternoon/evening, weather peeps. Well, the snow totals have crept up a little. The latest model run shows us with a little more moisture than we were seeing before, so the snowfall totals have increased accordingly. At this time, it appears that most of Middle Tennessee can expect 4-8" of snow from early Friday into Friday night. (Some areas will receive less, some will receive more.) The heaviest snow will occur late tomorrow morning through the early evening. Roads will quickly become treacherous, especially rural roads and roads less traveled. Some melting will occur this weekend during the daytime, but overnight temperatures dropping back below freezing will refreeze the snowmelt. Peak melting will take place Sunday and Monday as temperatures rise above freezing with also some sunshine. Still watch for slick spots on roads as overnight temperatures drop well below freezing through next week.
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01/09/2025

01/09/2025

The City of Lebanon is advising people to stay home if possible tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 10 due to weather conditions.

Snow is projected to begin between 5 and 8 a.m. and continue throughout the day, creating hazardous travel conditions.

Due to the snowstorm, sanitation pickup scheduled for Friday is rescheduled to Monday, Jan. 13.

01/09/2025

Wilson County opened shelters this week due to the cold temperatures and winter weather in the area.

01/09/2025

Lebanon Special School District announced their schools will be closed Friday, Jan. 10 due to winter weather concerns.

Update: Wilson County Schools are closed Friday, Jan. 10 due to weather concerns.

Update: Lebanon Senior Citizens Center is closed Friday Jan 10 due to winter weather concerns.

01/09/2025

01/08/2025

Online tree reservations for the 11th annual Tennessee Tree Day event are currently open to the public.

01/08/2025

Middle Tennessee Bounce has a new owner, and he wants to keep the business going strong.

01/08/2025

UPDATE- The warming shelter will be OPEN ALL DAY TODAY, Friday January 10th in anticipation of the approaching snow storm. Spread the word!!

🌡️ Emergency Warming Shelter 🌡️
Wilson County EMA and community partners are opening a temporary warming shelter at the Wilson County Fairgrounds (945 E Baddour Pkwy) starting January 8th until the morning of January 12th. Daily from 5pm until 9 am

Volunteer Network is organizing volunteers for the shelter! Follow the link below to sign up. Here is the link to sign up to Volunteer!

www.volunteernetworktn.org/emergency-shelter

🕔 Hours: 5 PM - 9 AM
🐾 No restrictions on pets.
🍽️ Food and a safe, warm place to sleep are provided.

📌 See the graphic below for details and contact info. Stay safe, Wilson County! 💙

01/08/2025

Portions of State Route 109 from Lebanon Road to the 109 bridges now have a reduced speed limit.

01/07/2025

🚨Winter Weather Update🚨

Good afternoon weather peeps! We wanted to send some updated information out concerning Friday's winter weather event.

We wanted to stress a few points with the current state of the forecast:

1. The snowfall forecast is still in flux. Overall, the threat for snow has trended up since our update this morning. We now have a 50-80% chance of greater than 2 inches of snow. We are also advertising a 20-30% chance of receiving 5+ inches of snow. If you like snow, this is great news...if not, well we're sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

2. Based on the way things look now, this event should be all snow across Middle Tennessee. The ice should be south of us.

3. The forecast will change. Total amounts could go up, remain about where they are, or, there is a low chance this system goes further south and leaves us on the lighter end of the spectrum.

4. There is a medium to high chance of travel impacts Friday into Saturday. This especially includes rush hour Friday evening, and we're getting concerned about people on the roadways and stuck in the snow.

5. Going to work Friday morning should be okay based on our current forecast, but getting home will be a different story. If you peek out your window Friday morning and think "I'm okay, this snow isn't happening," you might be surprised when it's time to go home Friday evening. Stay tuned to the forecast and be prepared to adjust your plans.

6. Temperatures Friday night, Saturday, and Saturday night will be cold. We don't anticipate too much in the way of melting, so the snow should stick around for a couple days, especially on secondary roads.