LEBANON, Tenn. (WTVF) — Wilson County Schools has appointed a new transportation director as the district works to improve bus service reliability and driver staffing.

Bill Hoover, who has driven buses for the district for more than two decades, was named to lead the transportation department toward the end of October.

Hoover started as a part-time substitute bus driver in 2002, initially to spend more time with his daughter.

"I wanted to go on field trips with my daughter," said Bill Hoover, new transportation director for Wilson County Schools.

Now 71, and retired from full time work in a different field, he brings extensive experience to the role.

"He knows everything and that's so important to know not only the system which is complex in itself, but also knowing many of the famili

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