Portland News

Rather than asking the question of who watches A&E's ' Duck Dynasty ,' the better question has really become: Who doesn't watch 'Duck Dynasty?' Fans not only find the show to be downright hilarious, but they also deeply respect the morals of the cast members.

The Portland City Council may consider borrowing money or increasing property taxes to fund needed road paving and three proposed projects under the city's 2013-2014 budget.

PORTLAND, Tenn. A man deliberately rammed a Portland Police cruiser in an attempt to get officers to open fire, according to police.

Trevor Brown of Portland, TN is employed with a power company in Kentucky and while working in Auburn, stopped off at Minit Mart #84 to buy his Mega Millions tickets for the May 3rd drawing.

Alyssa Schroeder had such faith in a new University of Tennessee sustainability program, she started pursuing it before it was actually available.

Logan S. Hodges, son of Nick and Tammy Baskerville of Portland, and Marine Corps Pfc.

Hopefully Mother Nature has finished playing tricks on us with the weather and soon it will be normal for spring.

Sergeant Marquinta Jacobs, 36, was arrested near his mother's home in Portland, TN on April 4, one day after Lloyd Gibert was shot to death in a parking lot on the post.

A 32-year-old Cross Plains man suffered severe arm injuries while working at the industrial manufacturing plant Unipres in Portland Tuesday.

The Sumner County Board of Education has settled a nearly five-year land dispute with former interim County Executive Ragan Hall over property adjacent to Portland Gateview Elementary.

He was born Oct. 8, 1919, in Robertson County. He attended school at the Friendship Community School.

Belt was born, May 8, 1936, in Robertson County, to the late Ham and Mary Isabell Frey Morris.

A U.S. Army soldier charged with murder in the shooting death of a Fort Knox civilian employee is scheduled to appear for a hearing this week on post.

The Moye-Green House in Portland was recently added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Portland resident Larry Hinton has served as chairman of the Sumner County Library Board for more than a decade.

Strawberries are coming in later than usual this year due to cool temperatures that delayed the harvest for Sumner farmers.

Joshua A. Spivey, son of Tina M. Leaguem of Springfield, and Wendell F. Spivey, of Portland, earned the title of United States Marine after graduating from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., April 19.

During his first State of the City address , Portland Mayor Charlie Hales talked a lot about the months-long budgeting process.

Free food and live music. Contact Minister LaToya Holcomb, 557-6498. * Douglass Chapel United Methodist Church in Gallatin Spring Yard and Bake Sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. * Community Yard Sale, sponsored by the Youth of Trinity Baptist Church, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church, 840 Forest Retreat Road in Hendersonville.