Portland News

A local scam operator has been plying his trade among Robertson County businesses and has convinced some to donate cash, according to the Robertson County Sheriff's Office.

Roger Dale Spivey Sr., 60, of Orlinda, died Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010, at his home.

Just weeks after the August 2004 school board elections, Merrol Hyde announced his intent to retire from his post as the Board of Education's director of schools.

A Christmas day struggle between father and son resulted in the father being charged with domestic assault.

State Rep. Mike McDonald won't be among those running for Congress, according to a press release he issued Monday morning.

Crews spent Tuesday morning investigating what caused a fire that destroyed a Portland home.

Six employers - including four in Middle Tennessee - have reported mass layoffs in the past week to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Long-time congressman Bart Gordon's announcement Monday, Dec. 14 that he's retiring at the end of 2010 has at least two local politicians considering a bid for the 6th Congressional District seat.

The Sumner Board of Education is considering moving forward with a 15-month study to examine whether Sumner schools should adopt a new standardized dress code or school uniforms district-wide. Vice chair Danny Hale, of Gallatin, requested the study, saying he feels it's an issue 'worthy of discussion.' Hale said he believes students will perform ...

Following Monday's announcement by Bart Gordon that he will not seek re-election to a 14th term in the U.S. House of Representatives, expect to see a flood of candidates from both parties jump into the race.

In the summer of 1986, a 9-year-old boy and a dog had a vivid encounter with a weird creature on a farm in northern Tennessee.

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 in the small town of Portland, TN, and started singing publicly while serving the Navy in the Philippines.

The 50-year-old woman -- a teacher at Watt Hardison Elementary School -- allegedly vandalized Portland East Middle School in retaliation for comments made by a teacher at Portland East.

A Kentucky oilman featured on an MTV show about lavish teenage birthday parties has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Nashville on charges of money laundering and securities fraud.

Mellow Down Easy's back story is about as southern-rock-loreish as it gets, founded on old schoolmates, grocery store want-ads, addictions and sour relationships.

Jacob Rhys Beretta, 17, of Portland, was born March 7, 1992 and passed away Nov.

Jacob Rhys Beretta, 17, died Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

A 6-year-old Portland girl is hospitalized in Nashville after a school bus door closed on her hand Monday afternoon.

Friends and family in Portland have set up a fund for a man and son who were badly burned in an explosion last week.

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