Today's News

Richard Goodin, 25, of Lebanon, along with five of his fellow Franciscan friars were featured in The Washington Post last week after completing a 300-day pilgrimage from Virginia to Washington, D.C.

For six weeks, Goodin and his brothers walked from Roanoke, Va., with only their brown robes, sandals and "a belief in the kindness of strangers to feed and shelter them," the article states.

The pilgrimage was the idea of four young friars just finishing their training in Chicago and working toward taking lifelong vows.

Until April 6, 2009, Perry Bland was simply known as "the mailman" to Katie Purdom.

But, on that cold spring day as she and her four-year-old daughter drove home on Arbuckle Creek Road, Bland would become much more than a mail man to Purdom and her family.

He became their hero.

To read more of this story, see this week's issue of The Lebanon Enterprise available on newsstands across the county.

Alvin D. Epps, 30, of 204 Cleaver Court in Lebanon was indicted for second-degree assault, third-degree criminal mischief and first-degree persistent felony offender in Marion Circuit Court recently. According to the indictment, on or about June 13, Epps intentionally caused serious physical injury to Robert Beam by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument. The indictment also states that he destroyed or damaged property belonging to Beam and that he was over the age of 18 and stood convicted of at least two prior felonies after his 18th birthday. His bond was set at $20,000.

Jasmine is a 2-year-old Rat Terrier mix that is looking for a new home.

She will need a little help with housebreaking, but she is a fast learner and will make a great pet for anyone looking for a pet to curl up with on the couch.  She may not do well with small children as she does not care for being grabbed at or her face being touched too much. Jasmine is spayed and current on all of her shots, this makes her adoption fee only $25.