Ashland City News

Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Pleasant View with Brother Gene Parton officiating.

ASHLAND CITY, Tenn .- A community has come together to honor the sacrifice of a deputy killed in the line duty 30 years ago.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure is facing an escalating backlash, both nationally and in Middle Tennessee, over its decision to cut grants to Planned Parenthood.

The unemployment rate in Cheatham County fell in December, according to data released last week by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Alarmed by the suicides of two teens in the last two months over constant abuse at school, state Sen.

The budget, transportation, redistricting and upcoming bills were topics Williamson County legislators touched on briefly at the Williamson County / Franklin Chamber January lunch.

James Fenton, Cheatham County's economic and community development director, told county commissioners Monday that a temporary employment agency will soon be opening in the county.

Another gay Tennessee teen took his own life last week. Phillip Parker, a 14-year-old gay kid from Gordonsville in Middle Tennessee, killed himself after enduring years of bullying and harassment by his peers.

The three victims have been identified as Edmond Dwayne Pinkerton, 50, of Buckeye Road in Ashland City; Donald Ray Hackett, 40, of Milliken Road in Joelton; and Robert Carl Allen, 41, of Bandy Road in Ashland City.

ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. A drunken brawl between friends sent three people to the hospital Monday night.

NASHVILLE, Tenn . - Strong storms have pushed through the mid-state overnight, leaving behind downed trees and power lines across the area.

Students wear T-shirts as part of a bullying prevention program at Heritage Middle School in Thompson's Station last year.

Clarksville, TN - "Things You Need to Know to Make a Food Product For Resale." will be on Friday, January 20th, at the Smith Trahern Mansion from 10:00am until 1:00pm. Small Business Woman, Jenny Chandler will be the lead speaker for this event.

A Chapmansboro man who escaped from the Cheatham County Courthouse on Dec. 12 has still not been located, said Ashland City police chief Marc Coulon.

A reserve officer from the Ashland City Police Department is suspected of domestic aggravated assault, according to an arrest warrant filed in Clarksville.

Students at Cheatham County Central High School in Ashland City were dismissed early Tuesday after a smell of natural gas was reported.

Nashville, TN - The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is among the partners to host the Second Annual Daniel Greer Memorial Youth Waterfowl Hunt.