Tena Lee

Reporter at The Hendersonville Standard

Hyperlocal journalist who loves a good #hendersonville #sumnercounty story.

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26 years and never a dull moment

Nov 14, 2024 | mainstreetmediatn.com | Tena Lee

Tena Lee RICK MURRAYIt was 26 years ago this month that I waltzed into the now defunct Hendersonville Star News with a binder full of news clippings and a desire to make a difference in my new hometown. My husband and I had made a couple of moves related to his career and were eager to experience the splendors of suburbia with our towheaded toddler. Shortly after buying our first home near Hendersonville Hospital, I secured a part-time feature writing job at Hendersonville’s only local newspaper.
Best Buy to lease former Stein Mart building in Glenbrook

Nov 4, 2024 | mainstreetmediatn.com | Tena Lee

TENA LEEMain Street MediaBest Buy plans to open in the Glenbrook Shopping Center in mid-2025, according to Glenbrook representativies. TENA LEEElectronics retailer Best Buy has signed a long-term lease in Hendersonville’s Glenbrook Shopping Center, according to Glenbrook developer, Vastland Company. The shopping center at 1050 Glenbrook Way has been a part of the local landscape since 2003, and features national retailers like Target, Kohl’s, Kroger, Petco and Staples.
County budget passes with $5.4M ask from Sumner County Schools

Aug 14, 2024 | mainstreetmediatn.com | Tena Lee

It was standing-room-only in the Sumner County Commission chambers on Monday as commissioners debated giving the school district an additional $5.4 million for capital projects. TENA LEEAfter months of back-and-forth and in front of a standing-room-only crowd, Sumner County Commissioners approved on Monday a 2024-2025 fiscal year county budget that includes an additional $5.4 million for school capital projects.
Committee rejects Sumner Schools budget a second time

Jul 17, 2024 | mainstreetmediatn.com | Tena Lee

Sumner County Director of Schools Scott Langford presented the school board’s nearly $400 million 2024-25 fiscal year budget during a joint meeting of the county’s Budget and Education committees on Monday.
Hendersonville mother charged in daughter’s drowning death

Jul 14, 2024 | mainstreetmediatn.com | Tena Lee

TENA LEEMain Street MediaBrandi Elliott HENDERSONVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENTA Hendersonville mother has been charged with first-degree murder after police say they were notified of a child’s drowning in Drakes Creek on Saturday. Detectives responded to investigate the incident that occurred near 200 Sanders Ferry Road, according to an HPD media release. Police determined that 33-year-old Brandi Elliott, the child’s mother, was responsible for the child’s death, according to the release.
New plans approved for Hendersonville’s Music City Studios site

Jul 10, 2024 | mainstreetmediatn.com | Tena Lee

A new developer is interested in the property on Molly Walton Drive that was approved in 2021 for Music City Studios. FILENearly three years after approving a rezoning and Comprehensive Development Plan for the $100 million, 47-acre Music City Studios, Hendersonville planners recently approved a new plan that allows light manufacturing on the site.
Bonsall’s boundless energy, perpetual smile integral to Oaks’ legacy

Jul 10, 2024 | mainstreetmediatn.com | Tena Lee

Joe Bonsall of the Oak Ridge Boys died July 9 from complications related to ALS. DANIEL TOMMASINOJoe Bonsall, the Oak Ridge Boys’ beloved tenor for 50 years, died July 9 from complications related to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The Hendersonville resident of more than 40 years was 76. A native of Philadelphia, Penn., Mr. Bonsall started singing at the age of 4.
Nichols named Sumner County’s new circuit court judge

Jul 9, 2024 | mainstreetmediatn.com | Tena Lee

TENA LEEMain Street MediaJennifer Nichols SUBMITTEDJennifer Nichols, an assistant district attorney for the 18th Judicial District, was named the district’s newest circuit court judge by Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday. Lee also announced the appointment of Jessica Parrish as circuit court judge in the 22nd Judicial District and Jim Newsom as chancery court judge in the 30th Judicial District.
Westmoreland teen charged in death of girl found in Hendersonville

Jul 8, 2024 | mainstreetmediatn.com | Tena Lee

TENA LEEMain Street MediaTrinity BosticSumner County District Attorney General Ray Whitley said on Monday that he’ll petition a juvenile court judge to order a Westmoreland teen charged in the death of 17-year-old Trinity Bostic to be tried as an adult. Bostic’s remains were discovered in a small wood line near Vietnam Veterans Boulevard and New Shackle Island Road on July 3 by a Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) subcontractor who was picking up trash along the roadway.
HPD investigates female remains found near bypass

Jul 5, 2024 | mainstreetmediatn.com | Tena Lee

TENA LEEMain Street MediaHendersonville police opened an investigation into the discovery of human remains found near Vietnam Veterans Boulevard and New Shackle Island Road on July 3. FILEHendersonville police are investigating the death of a female whose remains were found in a small wood line near Vietnam Veterans Boulevard (State Route 386) and New Shackle Island Road.