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Portland News

Local news for Portland, TN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Sunday Aug 3 | DNJ.com

Koch-Cole to wed

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

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Related Topix: Murfreesboro, TN, Lascassas, TN, Middle Tennessee State University, Tennessee State University, Smithville, TN

Tue Jul 29, 2008

The Tennessean

Metro schools fail for fifth year in row

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.

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Related Topix: Nashville Metro, Nashville, TN, Robertson County, TN, Standardized Testing, Education, Sumner County, TN

Sat Jul 26, 2008

The Hendersonville Star News Online

Hall named new county executive

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

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Related Topix: Sumner County, TN

Thu Jul 24, 2008

Ithaca Journal

Danby Town Talk: Community honors memory of former businessman, neighbor

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

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Sat Jul 19, 2008

The News-Examiner

14 compete for seats in school board race

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.

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Related Topix: Madison (University of Wisconsin System), University of Wisconsin System, Sumner County, TN, Cottontown, TN, Hendersonville, TN, Gallatin, TN

Thu Jul 17, 2008

The Hendersonville Star News Online

Commission to choose interim county executive

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.

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Related Topix: Gallatin, TN, Hendersonville, TN, Sumner County, TN

Tue Jul 15, 2008

The Tennessean

Bank to add fourth location in Portland

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

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Related Topix: Hendersonville, TN, Nashville Metro

Sun Jul 13, 2008

WSRW-AM 1590 Hillsboro, Ohio

Ronnie McDowell

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 ...

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Fri Jul 11, 2008

Jacksonsun.com

Two benefit concerts July 19-20 to aid Gibson County theater, academics

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.

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Related Topix: Trenton, TN, Gibson County, TN, Milan, TN, Arts, Opera

Wed Jul 09, 2008

The Tennessean

'Oilman' song strikes a chord with listeners

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.

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Mon Jul 07, 2008

The Hendersonville Star News Online

Medical clinic that serves uninsured to open in Hendersonville

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

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health, Sumner County, TN, Hendersonville, TN, Gallatin, TN

Sat Jul 05, 2008

WBKO

High Gas Prices Not Affecting Travel To Buy Fireworks

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.

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Related Topix: Goodlettsville, TN

Thu Jul 03, 2008

The Leaf-Chronicle

Southern gospel quartet performs

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

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Related Topix: Hendersonville, TN

Tue Jul 01, 2008

DNJ.com

Google's zoom-in view rankles

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.

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Related Topix: Murfreesboro, TN, Kingston Springs, TN, Spring Hill, TN, Hendersonville, TN, Old Hickory, TN

Sun Jun 29, 2008

WTVF Nashville

BBB Warns Of Misleading Ads, Offers

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.

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Related Topix: Clarksville, TN, Franklin, TN, Brentwood, TN

Fri Jun 27, 2008

The Tennessean

Dream Home giveaway sets fundraising record

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

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Related Topix: Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Clarksville, TN

Tue Jun 17, 2008

The News-Examiner

Few old Gallatin bills worth much, make city unique

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.

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Related Topix: Nashville Metro, Gallatin, TN, Sumner County, TN

Sun Jun 15, 2008

The News-Examiner

Sumner cicada emergence less than other counties

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

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Related Topix: Sumner County, TN, Home Gardening, Home

Fri Jun 13, 2008

WATE-TV Knoxville

Portland, Tenn. plant closing to affect 148 workers

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

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Related Topix: GSI Commerce, Retail, Computers, Sporting Goods

Wed Jun 11, 2008

Independent

22-year-old escapee caught in Tennessee

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 ...

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