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It's not yet known if wind damage in Portland yesterday was caused by a tornado.  Mayor Mike Callis says one may have touched down off Highway 259, near Cook Road.  Pictures posted to social media showed downed trees, an overturned trailer and boarded up windows after they were blown out.  The storm also caused a barn to collapse. A search warrant executed Wednesday by police netted drugs and cash at […]

A $15 million plan to build a new elementary school in White House has received approval from the Sumner County Education and Budget committees.  Director of Schools Dr. Del Phillips pointed to residential growth in White House as the need to build another school on land already owned by the county. The new building would be around 50,000-square-feet and room for 600 students A woman was hospitalized following a violent […]

Coopertown Police are investigating the theft of a $63,000 hydraulic hammer owned by Scott & Ritter, Inc. It was stolen from a job site near York Rd and E Felts Rd sometime Friday or Saturday, March 19th or 20th.  Police say the large industrial jackhammer was on-site to break ground for new housing and weighs more than 5,000 pounds. The owners are offering a$5,000 reward for information that leads to […]

The Robertson County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information about a vehicle burglary in the parking lot of the Ridgetop Station Park on Woodruff Avenue in Ridgetop on March 18th. The suspects allegedly took the victim’s wallet and made several purchases using the victims’ bank cards in the Rivergate area.  There are security photos of the suspects on various social media sites. Call the police if you think you recognize them. […]

Two people were hurt in a single-vehicle rollover crash on Betts Rd between Ridgetop and Coopertown Saturday evening. A woman was transported to Skyline Medical Center in serious condition and a man taken to NorthCrest Medical Center in Springfield in stable condition. The White House Community Volunteer Fire Department say the occupants were pinned inside the vehicle and had to be extricated. The woman’s arm was reportedly pinned outside the […]

Greenbrier and White House will be participating in the annual Tennessee Tree Giveaway from 10 AM to 3 PM today under the pavilion at City Hall. The U.S. Forest Service found that more than two million acres of Tennessee’s native forests have been cut and more than 500 thousand acres of forest were converted to other uses. Planting 30 trees each year offsets greenhouse gases from your car and home. […]

A Cedar Hill home is still standing thanks to local firefighters after a fire ignited the structure just before midnight Wednesday. A woman, a dog, and a cat made it out safely. The cause of the fire is still under investigation but so far firefighters don’t believe the fire is suspicious. 80% of the home is still intact. The resident was put in contact with the American Red Cross. Montgomery […]