Hartsville and Trousdale County have connections to the Tennessee Historical Commission in more ways than one.

On March 7, a special work session of the Trousdale County Commission was called with East Tennessee Natural Gas (ETNG), which is owned and operated by energy infrastructure company Enbridge, to discuss the proposed Ridgeline Expansion Project.

Hartsville coffee lovers will soon have one of Nashville’s favorite coffee brands, Frothy Monkey coffee, served locally at the Ridge Coffeehouse, which is slated to open on Monday morning next to the Hartsville-Trousdale County Volunteer Fire Station on Broadway.

Trousdale County Mayor Jack McCall joked about practicing his speech on area kindergarteners earlier in the day as he began his state of the county address to the Hartsville-Trousdale County Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday.

Private prison operator CoreCivic announced Vince Vantell has been named the new warden of Tennessee’s largest private prison, Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, as the facility is one of several private prisons the company manages throughout the country.

At the Macon County Courthouse on Monday night, the Macon County Commission held a work session where it was unanimously decided to send a favorable recommendation to the full body commission regarding the formation of a drug council.

Trousdale County Building Official Sam Edwards was fired from his position with the Trousdale County building, codes and zoning department on Friday.

John McCline was born into slavery at the historic Clover Bottom estate around 1850.

The Hartsville Vidette is publishing question-and-answer profiles of the Trousdale County educators who have been selected as the teacher of the year in their respective schools.

Black History Month is nationally celebrated each February, and as it has recently concluded, many are reminded the many contributions that African Americans have made to both local and national history.

On the morning of March 1, posing as a new Trousdale County High School student, Destiny Lee Gonzalez, 23, boarded school bus No. 12 after providing false information to the bus driver.

At its meeting on Monday night at the Hartsville-Trousdale County Community Center, the Trousdale County Commission unanimously voted to approve the appointment of a new interim fire chief for a term of 60 days, following the resignation of Trousdale County Fire Chief Jay Woodard on Feb. 14.

The Trousdale County High School boys basketball team extended a bit of generosity to a neighboring community and learned that the final score doesn’t always determine the winner.

FRANKLIN — Trousdale County High School junior Rob Atwood is one who sticks with his routine.

As part of our recognition of Black History Month, we have been following the adventures of John McCline, who was born a slave on the old Clover Bottom farm in Donelson.

There will be a transition out of various states of public health emergencies in relation to COVID-19 on May 11.

The Tennessee College of Applied Technology in Hartsville celebrated SkillsUSA Week, along with chapters across the country in promoting career technical education, from Feb. 6-10.

Last week, we wrote about young John McCline, born a slave at the old Clover Bottom Mansion on Lebanon Road in what is now a part of Nashville.

On Feb. 14, Trousdale County Fire Chief Jay Woodard turned in his resignation to Trousdale County Mayor Jack McCall.

Discussions continued on Thursday night at the Trousdale County School Board meeting regarding Tennessee’s Third Grade Literacy Law. As one part of the new legislation, students who score below grade level on the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) will be required to attend Su…

As Valentine’s Day came and went last week, local florists rushed to fill and delivery orders for bouquets and flower arrangements on one of the floral industry’s busiest days of the year.

A firestorm may be brewing for the Trousdale County Emergency Management Services (EMS) as it faces critical personnel shortages and overworked employees.

The Macon County School Board called a special work session on Monday night to revisit the design plan for the proposed elementary school in Lafayette for grades 3-5.

Our look at local men and women who have had interesting lives continues this week as we travel to Nashville’s Clover Bottom mansion in the years before the American Civil War.

Hartsville is the home of two historic treasures that stand as a monument to Trousdale County’s past.

The Trousdale County Planning Commission voted unanimously during Monday evening’s meeting at the Hartsville-Trousdale County Community Center to approve a preliminary plat for a newly-proposed, 16-home subdivision out in the Highway 231 corridor of Trousdale County.

Continuing her search for the lost Beal Cemetery, Hartsville resident Carla Jean Ferraro has made significant progress in her quest over the past few weeks as she has received help from Smith County resident and grave finder John Waggoner, Jr.

The Hartsville Vidette is publishing question-and-answer profiles of the Trousdale County educators who have been selected as the teacher of the year in their respective schools.

As a community service project on Jan. 28, students from the Franklin High School Habitat for Humanity Club in Williamson County spent the day at the Hartsville Train Depot and the Living History Museum cleaning and organizing both locations.

Not every Hartsville native has the opportunity to scale North America’s highest peak, but Joe Pat Wiley had the opportunity and took it.

For Tennessee property owners, Feb. 28 is the last day to pay property taxes without accruing penalties or interest.

Barry Newberry has been hard at work helping people in need across multiple Middle Tennessee counties by lending a hand to those who have experienced disaster or may be down on their luck.