The Robertson County Sheriff’s Office deputy found dead in her home was shot multiple times. Savanna Puckett was found with gunshot wounds to her head and torso inside her burning Springfield-area home on Sunday night. A Smyrna man described as an “acquaintance” has been charged with her murder. An arrest affidavit for James Conn says his fingerprints were found on empty lighter fluid bottles inside the home. Visitation for Savanna Puckett will be held from 4 o’clock Friday afternoon until 8 in the evening and again from 11 o’clock Saturday morning until 2 in the afternoon. Puckett’s celebration of life will follow immediately after Saturday’s visitation with all three events to be held at South Haven Baptist Church in Springfield and live-streamed on the Robertson County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation says it needs nearly 62-billion-dollars over the next five years to address public infrastructure. The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations presented an inventory report on the state’s infrastructure needs to the Senate Finance Committee yesterday. The report shows that transportation and utilities are the areas that need the biggest improvements, costing over 34-billion. The state hopes to cover some of the cost with eight billion the state is expecting from President Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Country music legend and Sevier County-native Dolly Parton is getting into a new line of work. She’s partnering with Duncan Hines on a Southern-inspired line of cake mixes and frostings. The Dolly Parton x Duncan Hines line will hit store shelves in March. But if you can’t stand the wait, special baking kits are available to purchase on the Duncan Hines website starting today.
Police in Sumner County is looking for a 19-year-old kidnapping suspect. Dillon Kirby faces charges in Sumner and Macon Counties for kidnapping and aggravated burglary. Kirby was last seen near Mount Vernon Road in Bethpage. Law enforcement officials are asking residents in the area to keep doors locked and to report any suspicious activity to the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office.
