Sumner County News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A Gallatin official is out of a job because of what investigators said they found on his city-issued computer's hard drive.

A western Macon County couple were charged with manufacture of a controlled substance after a joint investigation by Macon County, Westmoreland Police and Kentucky State Police found a total of about 500 ...

Sumner County homeowners concerned about a property tax increase can breathe a sigh of relief - at least for the time being.

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

The preliminary hearing of the first degree murder charges against Derek Williamson, 24, 411 Jack Porter Road, Lafayette was held before Sessions Judge Jim Hunter in Gallatin last Wednesday, July 16.

When the final school bell rings for the school year and teachers put away their classroom lessons and curriculum for an almost three-month break, some look forward to free time, perhaps with family and ...

A proposed increase to building-permit fees in the city of Hendersonville has many builders worried about how it would affect business in an already shaky economy.

The budget crunch has hit Sumner County hard, as officials there said they are experience a shortfall in the millions.

Hendersonville Medical Center is working to see that its diabetes and obesity patients have more fruits and vegetables.

The rural Castalian Springs, TN community lost a lot during the storms of Feb. 5 - a tornado that night took lives and leveled homes along a wide path through eastern Sumner County.

Hank Thompson, county executive and longtime mayor of Hendersonville, was laid to rest Wednesday.

GALLATIN - For months, Ragan Hall took on Hank Thompson's duties a little at a time, watching as his friend and fellow public servant's health failed.

Barbara Huskey, of Goodlettsville, has pleaded guilty to one count of theft over $60,000 and two counts of forgery over $1,000 in a check-forging scam that bilked $441,665 out of Gallatin-based USA Sales & ...

The Metro Transit Authority is cutting some bus routes, but the Regional Transit Authority is about to add an express bus from Sumner County to Nashville that will give travelers a break from high gas prices.

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

As the Sumner County Sheriff's Department prepares to take over the county's animal control by November, officials say conditions at the troubled shelter continue to get worse and at least 25 volunteers could ...

Candidates have begun the qualifying process for the Hendersonville Nov. 4 election that will determine the city's next mayor and six aldermen.

Former Hendersonville High School bookkeeper Penny Warren pled guilty in Sumner County Criminal Court Monday to a Class C felony charge of theft over $10,000. Warren, who stood before Judge Dee Gay alongside ...

"Everyday 73,000 people in Sumner County on average spend 27 minutes commuting to work each morning and then 27 minutes again to get back home at night," Alexander said.

Hendersonville's leaders have tentatively approved a $20,000 payment to help launch an express commuter bus from Sumner County to Nashville.