Abbey Nutter

After announcing ongoing funding struggles last week, local nonprofit Foster Families Assistance Network has received an outpouring of support from the community. Founder Anthony Poteet said that FFAN isn't the only nonprofit struggling as rising gas, housing and grocery costs cause donations to decrease. In addition to the rising cost of living, Poteet said that donor fatigue exacerbated by midterm […]

Hendersonville First United Methodist's annual pumpkin patch fundraiser begins this weekend, with pumpkins set to arrive on Sunday. This will be Director of Youth Ministry and Pastor David Hall's first year doing the FUMC pumpkin patch. The pumpkin patch will be open daily from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at 217 East Main Street in Hendersonville. "We were known for a long […]

Drivers in Hendersonville can expect several lane closures along Walton Ferry Road and Old Shackle Island Road, temporary closures on side streets and an upcoming partial closure of Old Shackle Island Road in November as work continues on the Tennessee Department of Transportation's widening and realignment project. According to TDOT's latest update, flaggers will be present as various lane closures […]

Hendersonville Church of Christ RN Director Dawn Elledge joins co-Director Hugh Elledge, Pastor Les Chapman and Director of Ministries Tony Brimingham

Community members came together on Tuesday, Oct. 13, to celebrate the completion of Phase 1 of Grace Place Amplified: the Makayla’s Promise Children’s Center and 13 cottage-style homes built for single mothers and their children experiencing homelessness. "What people saw at the ribbon cutting represents years of planning, fundraising, design, financing, construction and an extraordinary amount of perseverance," Grace Place […]

The Hendersonville Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously approved the annexation of 32.8 acres along Old Drakes Creek Road for the Avelyn subdivision at its meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The board also unanimously approved an ordinance to rezone the property from Sumner County Rural Residential City Planned Unit Development. Both ordinances were approved on second reading. The property is […]

A new place for readers is coming to Hendersonville early next year. The Gilded Spine is a bookstore and winebar being built in Hendersonville, with a goal of creating a community-based space where readers can read, sip and gather at 235 East Main Street, Suite 380. Hillary Holmes has worked in hospitality, specifically restaurants, for the last 25 years. For […]

A student-led initiative is connecting students with nonprofits across Sumner County. Liberty Creek High School seniors Hanne Louw and Brenna Prichard had the idea of building Hands On Sumner during the summer before their junior year. "We always kind of knew that there wasn't a good connection between nonprofits and students in high school that are in need of service […]

A Hendersonville thrift store received an unexpected donation of a World War II uniform earlier this month, with pieces of personal history tucked inside a pocket. Executive Director Kyle Hill said that no two days are the same at the Hendersonville Samaritan Association, and that every donation is different. The uniform came in like most of the other donations the […]

A search for a missing child ended with the tragic news of his passing, according to family members. On Tuesday, Oct. 20 at around 7:30 p.m., phones buzzed with an alert that the Hendersonville Police Department was looking for a missing child in the Shady Dale Lane area. The child was a 7-year old autistic boy named Waylon Moody. Just […]