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The heat is still a problem. Roberton County and Middle Tennessee will be under a heat advisory today.  The National Weather Service says the advisory will be in effect from 11 o’clock in the morning until 8 at night.  Some heat indexes are expected to be as high as 109 degrees.  

Will Elliott has been named the Career and Technical Education Early Post-Secondary Opportunity Coordinator for Robertson County Schools. He came to the Central Office from East Robertson High School where he has been an Agriculture Teacher for the past nine years. In addition to his classroom role, Elliott has also served for the past three years as the district CTE Teacher Leader, served on the county collaborative committee the past four years, and served as chairman of the ERHS Leadership Team for the past five years.

Tennessee’s House Speaker is calling for a special session of the General Assembly.  Republican Cameron Sexton sent a letter to Governor Bill Lee yesterday asking him to convene the special session.  The letter says a special session is needed so state representatives can address “misdirected and mandated responses to COVID-19 by local entities and officials.”  More than 70 legislative leaders have signed the request for a special session.

The Tennessee State Fair looks different this year.  The Wilson County-Tennessee State Fair is being held at the James E. Ward Agricultural Center in Lebanon.  The partnership was needed due to the redevelopment of The Fairgrounds Nashville.  The fair starts today and will be held through August 21st.

A former Sumner County teacher is accused of offering a teenage boy money in exchange for sex.  The Sumner County Sheriff’s Office says a parent reported last month that the 16-year-old had received social media messages from 42-year-old retired teacher Carrie Norman.  SCSO says it also found Norman sent nude pictures of herself to the teen.  She’s been indicted on charges of sexual exploitation-aggravated statutory rape and sexual exploitation of a minor by electronic means.

Remote Area Medical- a major nonprofit provider of pop-up clinics delivering free dental, vision and medical care to underserved and uninsured individuals—will return to Springfield, this Saturday to provide free care. No ID is required. Free dental, vision, and medical services will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. The one-day clinicwill be held at The Center, located at 401 North Main St.

The Robertson County Museum & Historical Society will be hosting The Last Days of Frank & Jesse James Festival on Saturday, August 14th on the Courthouse Square in Springfield, It will include a reenactment of a bank robbery complete with a shootout. There will also be  screenings of the movie The Last Days of Frank & Jesse James throughout the day. The movie, which starred Johnny Cash, Kris Kristopherson, and Willie Nelson, contains scenes filmed in and around the Robertson County Courthouse in 1985.