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Lebanon hosts Oakland in Friday's playoff opener

Plus, 17 school bus drivers have quit and a Mt. Juliet pharmacy will close Dec. 31.

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Lebanon hosts Oakland and Green Hill hosts Blackman in Friday's playoff openers

Oakland brings the better record into Lebanon on Friday

8Wins7
2Losses3

Source: The Tennessean

If you're headed to a playoff game Friday, Lebanon's has plenty of storylines. No. 2 seed Lebanon (7-3) hosts No. 3 Oakland (8-2) at 7 p.m. Fri., Nov. 6 in the first round of the TSSAA state playoffs. Oakland lost 36-34 at Riverdale on a 41-yard field goal as time expired. That one kick was the difference between a No. 1 seed and a No. 3 seed.

Lebanon lost 17-7 to Cookeville last week with a chance at a league championship on the line. Junior quarterback Nate Dye, a Station Camp transfer, left that game with an injury in the second quarter.

  • Second round: at Maryville or hosting Jefferson County
  • Picks: Oakland 42-13 (Main Street Media), 38-20 (DNJ's Cecil Joyce)
  • Green Hill pick: 24-14 over Blackman (Main Street Media)

Over at Green Hill, the No. 1 seed (8-2) hosts No. 4 Blackman (6-4) at 7 p.m. Friday. The Blaze earned the No. 4 seed with a 17-7 win over Rockvale during Week 11, and Main Street Media picks Green Hill to win.

Lebanon and Green Hill host first-round games Friday

GameRecordsKickoff
Oakland at Lebanon8-2 at 7-3Fri., 7 p.m.
Blackman at Green Hill6-4 at 8-2Fri., 7 p.m.

Sources: Main Street Media of Tennessee, The Tennessean

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Green Hill

Green Hill sophomore Alex Caskey held the from a wheelchair after the Hawks' win over Mt. Juliet last Friday, a week after he hurt his leg against Wilson Central. His mother, Kelly, wrote on Facebook that a biopsy showed , a type of bone cancer, just below the knee, and coach Josh Crouch said the week was difficult as the team tried to process it. Lebanon Democrat

Bus drivers

Wilson County School Board members said Monday that 17 drivers have quit this academic year, and about five new drivers are being trained. Board members said they're willing to use the district's rainy day fund to pay drivers enough to keep them. WSMV

Pharmacy

Del Mar Medical in Mt. Juliet will close effective Dec. 31, 2026, affecting 52 workers. The independent pharmacy has served Tennessee since 1988, according to its website, and also sold medical equipment and supplies. WKRN News 2

Del Mar Medical's closure follows a notice filed this week

  1. 1988Del Mar Medical began serving Tennessee, according to its website.
  2. Nov. 2Del Mar Medical notified the state's dislocated worker unit.
  3. Nov. 3Del Mar Medical filed a WARN notice with the state labor department.
  4. Dec. 31The Mt. Juliet pharmacy's closure takes effect, affecting 52 workers.

Source: WKRN News 2

Christmas help

If you want to help Wilson County kids have a Christmas, Wilson County Christmas For All has three ways in: "shop" for a child from their Christmas list, sponsor a child, or donate. Volunteers spend all year shopping for and organizing toys. News Channel 5 Nashville

Founders Day

The Wilson County Omegas invite the public to their Founders Day banquet Sat., Nov. 21, from 7 to 9 p.m. at , 300 N. Maple Street in Lebanon. Green Hill senior and Marshall commitment Will Butler will be recognized as the county's Most Valuable Player. Main Street Media of Tennessee

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  1. Sat., Nov. 7Oakland ends Lebanon's season, and new football regions are set
  2. Fri., Nov. 6Wilson County Schools is down as many as 17 bus drivers
  3. Wed., Nov. 4Wilson County early voting topped 36,000 ballots
  4. Tues., Nov. 3Friendship Christian School is in a $30 million expansion
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Lebanon hosts Oakland in Friday's playoff opener

Plus, 17 school bus drivers have quit and a Mt. Juliet pharmacy will close Dec. 31.

The TLDR

  1. Lebanon hosts Oakland at 7 p.m. Friday in the playoffs
  2. Green Hill hosts Blackman in Friday's first round
  3. Wilson County Schools says 17 bus drivers have quit
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