Across Tennessee and the country, many Fourth of July celebrations are being dialed back because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Portland City Council approved a $10.728-million budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year and took steps toward a referendum on raising the sales tax during its June 22 meeting.
DeEbony Groves grew up in Scattersville.
For several weeks, my colleagues and I have been examining ways to address historic revenue shortfalls caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, while at the same time, balancing our state budget and continuing to effectively address the needs of Tennesseans.
Portland West Middle School recently released its award winners in various areas. Those individuals include:
An investigation remains underway after the Portland Exxon was robbed during the early-morning hours of June 16.
Sumner County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jody McDowell entered Cracker Barrel for a routine breakfast trip, but he left moved by an act of kindness from two strangers.
Though the COVID-19 pandemic has kept many apart, the owners of Portland’s Top of the Ridge Restaurant are hoping to bring people together for an Independence Day celebration.
Portland East Middle School recently released its award winners in various area. Those individuals include:
Six Portland natives were among those who made the University of Tennessee Dean’s List for the spring semester of 2020.
A Portland man was arrested on June 9 after it was allegedly discovered that he possessed child pornography.
The Portland Planning Commission had lengthy discussion at its virtual meeting on June 9 regarding regulating vegetable stands in the area before finally voting by a 6-4 margin to defer decision on the matter.
Portland High School’s Class of 2020 will hold its graduation ceremony next week, although it will look slightly different than has been the norm after being delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tennessee senators on Thursday approved a revised $39.4-billion budget for the fiscal year that will start July 1 which eliminates previously-promised pay raises for teachers, most state workers and higher education employees.
Recently, my colleagues and I returned to Nashville to resume committee meetings and begin the process of completing our calendars for the year. Thanks to the hard work of the staff inside the Cordell Hull Building and House chamber, we have implemented logical precautions in accordance with…
The Portland City Council rejected by a 5-2 vote a number of new planning and zoning fees during its June 1 meeting, which was held electronically pursuant to Gov. Bill Lee’s Executive Order 16.
The renovation of Portland’s City Hall is on schedule and expected to be completed sometime before the end of the year according to city finance director Doug Yoeckel.
The Portland city pool will not open this summer.
Four people were arrested on May 8 in a raid on a Portland home in which authorities allegedly discovered drugs and weapons.
Since February 2018, Milo Coffee House on Main Street has become a hot-spot for coffee aficionados in Portland.
Dr. Karen Jarratt has worn a variety of hats over her 30 years in education.
A Portland man was taken into custody following a four-hour standoff with authorities in the early-morning hours last Thursday.
One of the Republican candidates for Tennessee’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2020 paid a visit to Hartsville last week as part of a tour of all 95 of the state’s counties.
Robert Lee Byrd, Jr., 76, of Portland, passed away on May 15, 2020, at Hendersonville Medical Center.
The city of Portland provides water and sewer service to Mitchellville.
It is undecided as to whether the Portland city pool will open this summer as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
Members of entities that are designed to come together have gathered apart for the past two months.
A Portland nurse is displaying Tennessee’s volunteer spirit as she finds herself on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis.
Portland East Middle School was one of 22 schools in Tennessee to receive the STEM school designation for 2020.
Portland will receive $697,447 in grant funding from the federal government for sidewalks in the Richland Park area.
Brittany Holmes returned to work on Wednesday.
At 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 16, the 235 students of Portland High School’s Class of 2020 were supposed to begin their graduation ceremony.
Finding the beauty in life is always important ... perhaps even more so during the ongoing coronavirus concerns.
Considerable discussion was given to establishing and finalizing the city’s budget and also in regard to renovations taking place at Portland City Hall at the Portland City Council meeting, which was held on May 4.
About 64 million households across the nation are receiving a paper questionnaire as the U.S. Census Bureau continues to ensure responding to the census is easier than ever.
Gov. Bill Lee’s office issued a number of updates regarding the Covid-19 pandemic and testing. Listed below are some of the key elements of those updates.
Election Commission working to adapt to Covid-19
Mackenzie Evans and Brian Callis, 435 W. Boiling Springs Road, Portland, on April 28.
5 Chefs Restaurant, located in the Shoppes At Occasions in Portland, has been closed since the coronavirus shutdown began.
Those on the frontlines of the coronavirus fight are getting a nice perk and thank you, courtesy of a few Portland residents and a local gas station.
Slowly but surely, restaurants in Portland are beginning to open back up to the public.
The Portland City Council was scheduled to vote Monday night on a first reading of an ordinance to bring sewer rates in Mitchellville in line with those rates already being charged to residents in the city of Portland.
Seniors at Portland High School were supposed to have graduated on May 16 in a ceremony to be held at Long Hollow Baptist Church in Hendersonville.
The Portland Farmers Market is scheduled to return to its normal location at the corner of Broadway and Market Street on May 14.
The Portland City Council voted unanimously to apply for state grant money that will become available later this year for certain projects that are specifically earmarked by the State of Tennessee.
Many local workers and businesses are stepping up to assist in the fight against the Covid-19 virus and to protect people’s welfare and well-being during this crisis.
Dogwood Hills Golf Course is reopening to the public with new rules and guidelines in place to protect golfers and help them practice proper social distancing while on the course.
Parks in Portland reopened this past week as part of the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Many small businesses in the area are finding themselves in dire straits as the coronavirus pandemic continues to keep many places shut down or limited in what they can do.
Portland Mayor Mike Callis said restaurants and retail establishments in Portland will reopen this week under the guidelines set for by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee last Friday, but indicated that there are still many questions to be answered.
The show must go on.
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