Portland News

Michelle and Mark Elliott of Murfreesboro announce the engagement of their daughter, Brittany 'Bri' Leigh Koch, to Nicholas Arthur Cole.

Metro Nashville Schools continued its slide toward total state control as student test data released Monday made it the only Tennessee district to fail five consecutive years.

Com. Ragan Hall of Portland has officially taken over the helm of Summer County government.

When Johnny Benjamin passed away on Jan. 17 in Portland, Tenn., he left behind many saddened Danby friends.

On Aug. 7, 14 candidates will vie for five contested seats in districts 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8 of the Sumner County Board of Education.

As county officials mourn the loss of close friend and coworker, Hank Thompson, they must now prepare for another unpleasant task - finding a replacement to fill the former county executive's shoes.

Hendersonville-based American Security Bank and Trust has plans to add a new location in Portland.

Best known for his visual and vocal resemblance to Elvis Presley, Ronnie McDowell enjoyed a series of Top Ten hits on the country charts during the first half of the '80s. McDowell was born in 1950 and raised ...

Leigh Holman and Jim Ramsey, Gibson County natives, will give a benefit concert at 7 p.m. July 19 at First United Methodist Church, 500 South College St.

Soaring gas prices got you singing the blues? Country singer Ronnie McDowell knows just how you feel, and he's put your pain to music.

For Kathleen Wallace, a hospital visit could have catastrophic financial consequences.

You can't buy fireworks that shoot up in the air here in Kentucky. But, if you're willing to spend money to fill up your gas tank, then you'll want to head south.

The Music City Boys Southern gospel quartet provided special music at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church on Sunday.

On Lewis Street in South Nashville, an adult and three kids stood on the corner and stared at a car topped by a strange, three-headed stalk.

When you spend your money, you want to get what you pay for. That's why the Better Business Bureau is now warning consumers about local companies to avoid.

FRANKLIN -A Clarksville man won a $650,000 home in Westhaven on Sunday, helping Southern Land Co.

A $5 bill from 1920 might be able to buy a $5,000 jet ski. "If you take one of these notes and cash it in the bank, it would be honored but it'd be destroyed," Portland Historian Patrick Meguiar said.

Sumner County's cicada infestation isn't as bad as those in East Tennessee, according to the local University of Tennessee Extension Office.

A distribution company in Middle Tennessee will close Sept. 30, laying off all 148 employees.

A Hopkins County man who escaped from an Ashland halfway house over the weekend, then allegedly broke into the city fleet garage and stole a vehicle and an empty police rifle, was apprehended in Tennessee early ...