The smell of popcorn, cotton candy, roasting peanuts will be wafting in the air next week when the 76th annual Sumner County Fair kicks off.

Twenty-eight year old Portland resident and Food Lion employee Dene Shehadi earned a gold medal at the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando held June 4-12.

About three months ago, both James Gill and Buddy Sadler were retired, but not necessarily wanting to stay that way.

The Tennessee Farm Tours for Teachers made its Middle Tennessee stop in Sumner and Robertson Counties on Thursday, June 16.

A face that is as familiar to customers as the Cash Saver Logo, Ann Meador has retired from the store after working there 25 years.

Sumner County Director of Schools Dr. Del Phillips will step down in June of 2023, but will continue collecting an annual salary of $210,172 while serving in an advisory role until June of 2024, according to a new employment agreement approved by school board members on Tuesday.

CLARKSVILLE — Members of Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation should expect higher energy bills this summer as a result of extreme summer temperatures, coupled with an increase in the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Fuel Cost Adjustment.

The Portland Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 60th Anniversary with a party on Main Street for members of the chamber on Tuesday, June 14.

Sumner County educator Frances Rizzon Gillespie retired from North Sumner Elementary at the end of the school year. Her teaching career was unique because she spent her entire career of 42 years at the same school teaching kindergarten.

An ethics complaint filed by a citizen in April alleging three Sumner County Commissioners broke school board policy, and possibly state law, by posing in photos with school principals on school property in order to boost their re-election campaigns will be heard by a newly named ethics committee in July.

Portland Mayor Mike Callis issued a Proclamation on Tuesday proclaiming June as National Dairy Month in Portland for 2022. The proclamation recognized June 2022 as being the 85th anniversary of Dairy Month.

Detective Bryan Ashley from the Sumner County Sheriff Office (SCSO) spoke to the members of the Portland City Council about the value of Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPR) in solving crimes.

With the state-of-the-art Liberty Creek Elementary and High schools set to open in August, Sumner County School Board members recently approved a bid to begin construction soon on Liberty Creek Middle School.

The General Jethro Sumner Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution was founded on Oct. 21, 1931, and on May 20, 2022, the Chapter hosted a 90th Anniversary Celebration Luncheon, complete with beautiful tablescapes created by chapter members for their guests.

MT. JULIET _ Portland Utility System was recently named the winner of the Region 5 Best Tasting Water Contest, sponsored by the Tennessee Association of Utility Districts (TAUD).

Tennessee Donor Services (TDS), the nonprofit responsible for recovering organs for transplant across Tennessee, announced last week that Sumner County is the nation’s first Donate Life County.

Maddie Rippy of Portland has been named the 2022 National Dairy Month Chairman for Sumner County.

Music on Main, the annual summer concert series hosted by the Portland Chamber of Commerce, kicks off Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. with Bizz & Everyday People performing.

Local artist Shelly Keen looks for opportunities to paint portraits of people who have lived exemplary lives.

The annual Spring Boutique and Garden Tour at John and Rita Taylor’s home at 115 Blue Berry Hill Road is June 3-5. This year’s tour is in loving memory of Bethany Kroemer.

The annual Spring Boutique and Garden Tour at John and Rita Taylor’s home at 115 Blue Berry Hill Road is June 3-5. This year’s tour is in loving memory of Bethany Kroemer.

The annual Spring Boutique and Garden Tour at John and Rita Taylor’s home at 115 Blue Berry Hill Road is June 3-5. This year’s tour is in loving memory of Bethany Kroemer.

Portland Medical will open on June 16 with Family Nurse Practitioners (FNP) Lisa Nazarenus and Ashlea Lamberth accepting new patients at the office located at 307 S. Broadway.