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Johnson family ends 34-year racing run at Nashville Fairgrounds

Mt. Juliet's Andy Johnson has dissolved his racing team after 34 years, ending a father-son partnership at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway that produced a track championship, 20 top-division wins and the youngest division champion in the track's history.

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Mt. Juliet ER hosts free drug take-back event Saturday

TriStar Mt. Juliet ER will accept unused or expired medications for free, anonymous disposal Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as part of HCA Healthcare's national Crush the Crisis initiative.

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Wilson Central rents pro puppets for Little Shop of Horrors

Wilson Central High School opens "Little Shop of Horrors" on Thursday, Oct. 15, with a set of four Audrey II puppets rented from Music Theatre International in New York City, requiring student puppeteers to coordinate with a separate voice performer.

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Mt. Juliet foundation seeks holiday sponsors for cardiac families

The Joe Beretta Foundation, founded in Mt. Juliet in 2016 after Joe Beretta's death from heart failure, is running its holiday gift sponsorship campaign for families spending Thanksgiving and Christmas in hospital cardiac units.

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Mt. Juliet police earn statewide TLEA accreditation

The Mt. Juliet Police Department earned accreditation through the Tennessee Law Enforcement Accreditation Program on Wednesday, Oct. 7, after a multi-year effort that included an independent assessment of the department's policies, operations and practices.

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