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Mar 5, 2024 | 
mainstreetmediatn.com | Sherry Mitchell |Janet Carole Scott
JANET SCOTT Main Street MediaJudge Kee-Bryant McCormick campaigning on election day. TENA LEEJohn HurtKee Bryant-McCormick remain on the bench as Division III General Sessions Judge after winning the March 5 primary election, taking 55.52% of the vote over Hendersonville City Judge Russ Edwards’ 43.30%. Also winning on Tuesday night was John Hurt, who ran unopposed for Sumner County’s Assessor of Property and received 99.34% of the vote.
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
mainstreetmediatn.com | Sherry Mitchell |Bonnie Fussell
BONNIE FUSSELL Main Street MediaPortland Public Library Operations Manager, Melissa Sterner has organized a Seed Library. Patrons are invited to come by the library for free vegetable, fruit, and herb seeds. BONNIE FUSSELLPortland Public Library of Sumner County opened a Seed Library on Feb. 13. with the purpose is to give the community the skills and seeds it needs to grow and harvest fresh produce. Meiska Starner, operations manager, is coordinating the program.
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
mainstreetmediatn.com | Sherry Mitchell
After winning a pageant in 2017, Mary Grace Beasley, 17 years old at the time, thought of how much fun it would be to offer a pageant experience to the children she worked with at school. After a few conversations with her mom, the Sparkle Pageant was born. The Sparkle Pageant is now entering its sixth year. It is open […]
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
mainstreetmediatn.com | Sherry Mitchell
The Middle Tennessee Lions Sight Service is a subdivision of the Lions Club designed to bring aid in the restoration of vision for the disadvantaged. According to the World Health Organization cataracts are the leading cause of blindness in the world. Over 24.4 million people over the age of 40 in the United States have been affected by cataracts. Most […]
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
mainstreetmediatn.com | Sherry Mitchell
William LamberthHouse Majority Leader William Lamberth,R-Portland, recently filed a resolution denouncing neo-Nazism and the National Socialist Movement. The resolution commends Tennesseans for their strong opposition and unequivocal condemnation of hate groups. Outrage erupted across the Volunteer State after a group of masked neo-Nazis carrying flags bearing swastikas marched through downtown Nashville on Feb. 17.
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
mainstreetmediatn.com | Sherry Mitchell
Michael Hollingsworth – the boys basketball coach at Portland East Middle School, has announced retirement plans after more than three decades working in education. Hollingsworth began his career in education and coaching in 1992 as a physical education and science teacher in Franklin, Tenn., and Williamson County Schools until 2008. “I also taught in Metro Schools, Maury County, and Marshall […]Sorry! An active online subscription is required to access this content.
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
mainstreetmediatn.com | Sherry Mitchell |Bonnie Fussell
BONNIE FUSSELL Main Street Media Caroline Cova, with U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs, spoke in Portland on Feb. 23 at city hall. BONNIE FUSSELLThe City of Portland sponsored a meeting with the U. S Department of Veterans Affairs on Feb. 23 at city hall. Caroline Cova, community engagement partnership coordinator, was the speaker. Approximately 25 people attended the morning meeting.
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
mainstreetmediatn.com | Sherry Mitchell
Jack Settle was the winner in the Songwriters Showcase Friday night at the Temple Theatre. BONNIE FUSSELLState Reps. William Slater (District 35) and William Lamberth (District 44) and Tourism Commissioner Mark Ezell welcomed the contestants and visitors at the Songwriters Showcase at the Temple Theatre.
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
mainstreetmediatn.com | Sherry Mitchell |Janet Carole Scott
Three inmates are seen on camera escaping from the Sumner County Jail on Feb. 29. All three have been caught. SUBMITTEDThree inmates who escaped from the Sumner County Jail on Thursday, Feb. 29 at around 9:30 p.m. are back in custody. The individuals were identified as William Rutherford, Kenneth Campbell, and Elvis Bush, and are believed to have escaped through a window.
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Feb 28, 2024 | 
mainstreetmediatn.com | Sherry Mitchell |Janet Carole Scott
Officer David Hobdy (right), and David Sampson. FILEGallatin Police Officer Cory Hobdy said it was a “typical patrol route” on Saturday night, Jan. 24. Then, shortly after 9 p.m., he noticed an incident report on the computer. “I clicked on the report and saw that it was a motorcycle versus vehicle accident with uncontrolled bleeding, so I immediately headed for the scene,” he said. The accident was on Davis Street near Walmart, and Hobdy discovered a young man whose leg was in bad shape.
