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Today's News

  • Toyota to build Lexus, add jobs at Kentucky plant

    Toyota has decided to build its Lexus ES 350 at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky plant in Georgetown.
    Toyota will be investing $360 million and anticipates adding 750 employees, according to a press release from the company. The company projects that the Georgetown plant will be manufacturing 50,000 Lexus models per year with production starting in 2015.
    This decision is likely to impact several Lebanon industries that provide parts for Toyota.

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  • Marion County receiving $268,000 for asphalt rehab

    The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has announced more than $27 million in asphalt rehabilitation projects across the state. Marion County is one of the 45 counties approved to receive a portion of those funds.
    Marion County will received $268,882 for work on two sections of KY 49, including a 1.2-mile section from East Main Street to Mannsville Road and a 1.3-mile section from Popes Creek Bridge to Caney Creek Bridge.
    Nally and Hayden Surfacing was awarded the contract for these projects.

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  • ‘Call of the Wildman’ returns June 2

    The second season of Animal Planet’s “Call of the Wildman,” starring Marion County’s own Ernie “Turtleman” Brown Jr., is scheduled to begin June 2.
    This season’s shows include trips to Texas and Mexico, and Brown and the Turtle Team will once again catch a variety of animals. Turtle Mama returns as well.
    This season, Brown makes visits to an alpaca farm, the old Marion County Courthouse, and Waverly Hill Sanitarium.
     

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  • YOUR MONEY AT WORK: Central Ky Community Action Council, Inc.

    Editor’s note: This is the fifth story in a series about the seven special districts serving Marion County, as identified by the State Auditor’s Office as part of an effort to increase public awareness of how their money is spent. The Enterprise is taking a closer look at the special districts that serve Marion County, how they are funded, and what they do for the community.

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  • 2013 Kentucky Writers Day Celebration concludes Sunday

    This year’s Kentucky Writers Day Celebration will not only honor the written word, but also Lebanon resident and musician Mike Hill, who passed away recently.
    “Mike had been involved in every Songwriters Tribute Showcase since we started hosting it,” Jeanne Lane, event organizer, said. “He was a tremendous supporter of the event and Penn's Store.”

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  • Bike and Hike is Saturday

    The Marion County Fitness and Nutrition Coalition is hosting its annual Family Bike and Hike 5K Run/Walk Saturday, April 20 at Graham Memorial Park.
    The Family Bike and Hike is open to everyone in the community, although parents must accompany their children during this event.
    Children 5 and under can participate for free, but they must be registered for the event.

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  • Breathing easier

    Mary Lou Spalding is appreciative of every breath she takes.
    After years of needing oxygen just to get through the day, she is resting at home while recovering from her recent lung transplant.
    "I've not had any oxygen on since the Wednesday before I came home from the hospital," said Mary Lou, 59. "Knock on wood, I pray I never have to go back on it."

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  • Working, walking together

    Despite chilly temperatures, hundreds of people gathered at Graham Memorial Park on Saturday morning to show their support for autism awareness.
    The third annual Working the Puzzle for Autism Walk is part of a continuing effort to educate the community about autism and people who live with this condition.
    John Mikkiah Thompson, a 19-year-old with autism, opened the event by singing “Through My Eyes,” a song about living with autism. Thompson did not speak until he was 8 years old, and it was his interest in music that helped him learn to talk.

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  • City approves 15 percent water rate increase

    Editor's note: A special-called meeting of the Lebanon City Council has been scheduled for 6 p.m. today, April 17, at city hall. The agenda includes the second reading of the ordinance setting the new water rates and a noise variance for the Color in Motion 5K.

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  • Sewer regulations could cost the city loads of money

    The Lebanon wastewater treatment plant could become more costly to operate depending on what requirements are included under a new permit from the Kentucky Division of Water.
    City Administrator John O. Thomas reported at the April 8 Lebanon City Council meeting that the Division of Water might require more frequent testing for metals, particularly copper in the wastewater.
    Eddie Masterson, the city’s wastewater superintendent, explained that the copper comes from old pipes in homes, not from local industries.

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