Good morning, Hendersonville.

Honky Tonk Hideaway & Cantina will offer a free shuttle service for Titans home games beginning with the preseason game on Aug.

29. Fans may reserve one of 115 seats online, check in between 9 and 9:30 a.m., and enjoy a breakfast menu before departure.

The fifth annual Regional Special Needs Expo will be held at First Baptist Church Hendersonville on Saturday, Aug.

15 from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., with over 40 agencies sharing information and hosting breakout workshops for special needs families.

Sumner County UT Extension hosted its inaugural Family and Consumer Sciences Week in Gallatin this week.

The free events — including a mindfulness workshop, budget bingo, a cooking demo and scavenger hunt — offered research-based programs to help families with daily tasks.

TriStar Tax & Business Solutions explains that IRS audits are less common when records are clear and urges small business owners in Hendersonville to keep tidy books; the firm offers free consultations (to help keep your business audit-ready).

Thornton Cline has taught music at Sumner Academy for 21 years and written over 1,500 songs and 150 recorded tracks.

His recent contracts with Credo Communications set the stage for a film based on his book The Pickup Guy, highlighting his influence in local music and literature.

Sumner County Schools said that despite an unauthorized network breach, school will start on Monday, Aug.

10, with kindergarten phase-in scheduled from Aug. 10 to 13+ further operational details to follow on Aug. 14, and student devices and key systems remain unaffected.

About 30 Sumner County schools will serve free breakfast and lunch every school day this school year under the federal Community Eligibility Provision program (which requires 25% of students to qualify), though several local schools are not eligible and community groups are stepping in to help families.

Hendersonville students earned top academic honors in Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 by making the Chancellor’s Honor Roll, Dean’s List, and earning inductions into prestigious honor societies at local and regional colleges (including UT-Martin and Tennessee Tech).

Lawrence Bank announced Michael Williams as president of its Volunteer division—one of its two community banking brands serving Middle Tennessee.

The Nashville native brings nearly 25 years of experience and will ensure local, relationship-driven service.

John Trantum (a Gallatin native and 2021 Station Camp High School graduate) serves as a machinist’s mate aboard the USS Harry S.

Truman in Norfolk, Va. He credits early experience at his family’s boat dealership for teaching him teamwork and hard work that prepared him for Navy service.

On August 6, 2026, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture released updated food safety scores for retail outlets across Sumner County, including grocery stores, gas stations and markets.

Several Hendersonville establishments are included in the report (for example, one on N. Anderson Ln was evaluated).

Mind Body Optimization opened its fourth clinic today at 100 Bluegrass Commons Boulevard in Hendersonville and is set to serve patients from Gallatin, Goodlettsville, and Madison.

The clinic offers integrated mental health care with nurse practitioners, therapists, and psychiatrists using evidence-based treatments (including therapy and medication management).