Portland News

At the age of 11, Kristen Kay Hunter already had what it takes to become a great teacher.

The Interactive Online Tool on Morsona.com makes it easier for homeowners and design professionals to narrow down their woods stove choice and to really see how a Morso cast iron stove looks in their home.

Witnesses reported hearing an explosion, and then moments later they saw flames and two people running from the house on fire.

Two jail inmates and a Portland woman were charged on Sunday, Nov. 12 for allegedly attempting to smuggle morphine pills into Sumner County Jail.

Teacher sex case nets 12-year prison sentence: Phantom of the Opera over there is 37-year-old Sandy Binkley, former teacher at Portland High School in Portland, Tenn.

Despite several county structures and schools showing signs of deterioration, commissioners are saying no to a $6.5 million county bond issue for repairs.

Pastor Fred Smith at the East Chattanooga Church of God says about 40 people have been taking a safety course on firearms.

You might not expect a 37-year-old to have 20 years experience in building hot rods, but once you see the work Jason Graham turns out of his shop in Portland, Tennessee, you soon become a believer.

The Sumner County Board of Education unexpectedly voted Tuesday night against approving a three-year contract agreement between the teacher's union and the board's negotiating team.

Volunteer State Bank announced that Allan Crooks has been promoted to manager of the community bank's White House branch, located at 2120 Hwy 31W in White House.

The firefighter's wife, convicted of arson, is already making enemies behind bars by violating a medical furlough just eleven days into her jail sentence.

The second annual Miss October in Orlinda Pageant was held on October 10 in conjunction with October in Orlinda.

A few years ago, Southern Methodist University 's Southwestern Graduate School of Banking canceled a class on problem loans due to lack of interest.

A Nashville man was arrested after he was allegedly discovered passed out drunk in the bathroom of Regal Indian Lake 16 theater while two six year old children sat unattended in a theater.

Gibson Boats held an open house at its corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility in Portland, Tennessee last Friday and Saturday.

Dan Raines used to be homeless. Three days after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Raines said he was standing in Riverfront Park, contemplating suicide, when a homeless veteran approached him.

A Robertson County judge on Friday agreed to throw out a charge against a former Portland teacher accused of having sex with a former student.

The Sumner County Health Department will offer H1N1 FluMist vaccine clinics on Wednesday, Oct.

Logan Countians looking for work will have a good chance at gaining some seasonal work, thanks to the recent announcement that Macya s Logistics and Operations in Portland, Tenn., will be hiring over 500 employees.

A former Portland High School teacher recently convicted of having sex with her teacher's aide still has a charge pending in Robertson County.