The Gallatin Police Department is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) for its “Booze It and Lose It” campaign from August 16 to September 2, surrounding the Labor Day holiday.

Gallatin has acquired nearly 70 acres of property across the city as part of a $2.1 million effort city officials say is meant to keep the land safe from future development.

With more than $200 million worth of disputed property assessments in Gallatin being appealed to the state, city leaders have taken an initial step towards raising property taxes to help protect against any potential lost revenue as a result of the process.

Portions of Upper Station Camp Creek Road will be widened and turn lanes will be installed at the entrance to the new Liberty Creek school campus, Sumner County Board of Education members learned during a recent study session.

History could repeat itself if the full county commission passes the resolution for the tax rate decided at the budget committee on Aug. 12.

Sumner County prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty for Westmoreland mass murder suspect Michael Cummins who is accused of violently killing eight people earlier this year.

Gallatin police gave mostly warnings when pulling over drivers who were not following the new hands-free cellphone law last month.

The two men killed in a fatal wreck on State Route 109 just north of Gallatin last week were best friends that were as close as brothers, according to friends and co-workers.

Members of the county commission will have until Aug. 15 to change their current email to the new, mandatory government – issued address, ‘@sumnercountytn.gov’ and comply with the agreed upon policies.

A change to when door-to-door sales can take place in Gallatin has gotten initial approval from city leaders after an area pest control company challenged the city’s current regulations as being unconstitutional. 

Gallatin city leaders have ordered that Randy’s Record Shop must be torn down within 90 days, but members of a local nonprofit say they are not giving up on their fight to save and restore the building for future generations.

A Nashville man who stole a Sumner County Sheriff’s Office vehicle while in police custody in April was re-captured July 4 after deputies deployed tear gas at a home in White House.

Gallatin police have made an arrest in connection with a non-fatal heroin overdose last month.

The parents of two Merrol Hyde Magnet School students say a May 9, 2018 fire at the school caused permanent physical and/or mental health damage to their children, according to two separate lawsuits filed earlier this year in Sumner County Circuit Court.

Another contract fight has broken out between television and entertainment giants, leaving customers throughout Dickson County and other areas of Middle Tennessee without their paid access to ABC and shows like “Bachelorette” and “The Good Doctor”.

Gallatin police have released video of a confrontation between two Sumner County Commissioners that occurred outside a meeting last month, which resulted in one official claiming he was the victim of a simple assault.

A Sumner County judge granted on Thursday an order of protection for a Hendersonville woman who says she saw a stranger shoot her two dogs and then hid in fear as the man tried to enter her home with a shotgun.

A Sumner County Commissioner claims he was physically assaulted by another commissioner outside a meeting last month, according to a Gallatin Police Department Incident Report obtained by the Gallatin News.

Gallatin police say they have seen an alarming rise in overdoses across the city recently after three people died in less than two weeks earlier this month.

The opening of the new Liberty Creek school campus planned for the fall of 2021 has been delayed amid a fight for sewer easements in the area, Director of Schools Del Phillips told school board members at a recent meeting.

Some new laws taking effect July 1 will change how Tennessee residents drive, gamble, marry and learn.