White House News

Three Springfield residents and one White House resident were among 14 facing charges stemming from the bust of an illegal gambling operation in Hendersonville on Friday, June 14, according to a Hendersonville Police Department press release.

A White House woman has been indicted for TennCare fraud known as "doctor shopping," or using TennCare to obtain prescriptions for controlled substances from multiple doctors, the state Office of Inspector General announced Monday.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Sunday said his family was divided about whether he should make a bid for the White House in 2016.

A fundraiser is being planned Saturday to help a White House family with financial expenses as one of its own continues to face aggressive cancer treatments.

The election of a county committee member to represent the LAA-3 an area which includes Portland West of Hwy 109, Clearview, New Deal, Cottontown, White House, Shackle Island, Hendersonville and South of Gallatin.

The county Budget Committee voted last week to recommend the County Commission make an offer they hope will allow the county's emergency dispatching to remain consolidated.

A fundraiser is being planned this Saturday to help a local family with financial expenses as one of its own continues to face aggressive cancer treatments.

The Republican primary race for Sumner County sheriff is shaping up to be a rematch of 2010 after Sonny Weatherford and Stan Hilgadiack both announced their intentions to run for the seat.

Tennessee would receive $64.3 million in federal funds - to be matched with $6.4 million in state dollars - to provide prekindergarten classes to another 7,861 children under President Barack Obama 's "Preschool for All" program, according to a White House estimate released Wednesday.

Some East Tennessee students are back home after a second trip to the White House for a hands-on lesson in gardening with the First Lady.

Michael Viqueira 's new home away from home will be at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. As it ramps up to launch this year, Al Jazeera America has tapped the former longtime NBC News man as its White House correspondent.

The Robertson County Budget Committee voted to accept the City of Springfield's termination of its contract to be part of a consolidated dispatch, after the county received a letter requesting more than $200,000 in retroactive payments be paid to the city.

Mr. Seay was born Nov. 8, 1930, in Montgomery County to the late Oliver A. and Alma Ramey Seay.

Beginning on June 2 and recurring every Sunday through September, this family friendly summer series gives visitors a detailed perspective on plantation life in the 1800s.

Fox News contributor Monica Crowley tried to tie the White House to the IRS' inappropriate targeting of conservative organizations by seizing on reports that IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman visited the White House more than other senior staff -- a theory undermined both by reports explaining the complexity of White House visitor logs and the IRS' ... (more)

No word on what the event was for but it seemed to be a classy affair. Even Queen Latifah can be spotted in the background chatting it up with Michelle Obama.

After months of discussions and meetings between the City of Springfield and Robertson County leaders, the Springfield Board of Mayor and Aldermen has decided to separate its consoles in the Consolidated Communication Center, so that it can return to answering dispatch call on its own.

Two employees of the truck stop chain owned by the family of Tennessee's governor and the owner of the Cleveland Browns pleaded guilty Wednesday to scamming the company's customers out Tim Osborne of White House, Tenn.

Two employees of the truck stop chain owned by the family of Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam have pleaded guilty in a federal probe of the company's business practices.

Bret Tuck Chef/co-owner Edley's Bar-B-Que East 908 Main St., Nashville 615-873-4085 http://edleysbbq.com Edley's Bar-B-Que opened its second location in East Nashville in April.