Janet Scott

Master barber Chris Draper, owner of Gallatin’s Drip Fades, started planning his new life while he was still in jail. He began attending barber school while living in a halfway house. And now, as a successful business owner, he says his life focuses on two things, “Continuing to improve myself every day and giving something back.” Draper said he had […]

The City Council approved two ordinances on Tuesday, amending the Gallatin Municipal Code by adopting the 2024 International Code Council Model Codes and the 2024 International Fire Code. The change in the codes will increase the number of sprinkler systems in the city, requiring sprinklers to be installed in buildings starting at 3,500 square feet instead of the current 5,000 […]

John Hurt was sworn in as Sumner County’s new Assessor of Property by Judge Louis Oliver on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at the County Administration Building. A full house of well-wishers gathered to witness the event, which was attended by several local and state officials, including County Commissioner Merrol Hyde and State Representatives William Lamberth, Johnny Garrett, and William Slater. Slater […]

County Mayor John Isbell summarized the state of Sumner County at Good Morning, Gallatin, the Chamber of Commerce’s monthly breakfast program, on Friday, Aug. 23. The breakfast was held at The Station - the location of the new Chamber of Commerce office, which is being touted as a resource for multiple business needs in the area. In a session moderated […]

The Sumner County Election Commission has disqualified Lashonda Jones from running for a seat on the Gallatin City Council in the Nov. 5 general election. The commission ruled in a quasi-judicial hearing on Aug. 28 that Jones did not meet the residency requirement to run for the alderman at-large seat currently held by Shawn Fennell. According to the Gallatin City […]

A 61-year-old woman was killed in a single-car crash on Highway 386 on Labor Day morning. The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) has identified the woman as Kathy Mowell—a resident of Gallatin, according to her obituary. Both the Gallatin Fire and Police Departments as well as Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to the crash. “Whenever we receive a serious incident call—such […]

The tattoo industry has traditionally been male-dominated—but that has changed. Industry statistics show that since 2021, there has been a 20% increase in female tattoo artists in the U.S. and the number of Americans with tattoos has increased by 11% since 2012. Gallatin is no exception to this trend, and three of the city’s female tattoo artists say business is thriving. […]

An expungement clinic will be held at Gallatin’s First United Methodist Church on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 10 a.m. until noon. The clinic will be led by the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands (LAS). Three organizations have come together to sponsor the two-hour event. The Sumner County Chapter of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement […]

The Gallatin Fire Department (GFD) presented the annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony in front of City Hall on Sept. 11. A huge American flag hung from a fire truck ladder parked in the middle of Main Street in front of the hall, where a podium was placed, guarded by members of the GFD in dress uniform. An audience of around 100 […]

Mark Kimball, general manager of the Gallatin Electric Department (GED), recently brought a resolution before the city council committee, requesting authorization for the GED to issue and sell revenue bonds. The resolution stipulates that the bonds will not exceed $12.2 million for capital improvement projects related to the electric system. The proposal was introduced by Gallatin Finance Director Rachel Nichols, […]