Local News
Newly released Clarksville public safety data from 2022-23. The bad news is that the report shows a rise in aggravated assaults and vehicle thefts in the city. The Clarksville Police Department attributes that to the growing population. The good news is rape, homicide, and robbery are all down.
The people exposed to an unknown substance inside the Williamson County Detention Center were treated and released from a Franklin hospital yesterday. The Williamson County Sheriff’s office says at least 10 people were taken to Williamson Medical Center after the exposure which happened about 2:30. Several other employees and approximately 24 inmates in the area of exposure underwent a decontamination process.
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department said the got a lead on the whereabouts of Brent Holland. He’s the man who e was wanted for armed robbery of the Dollar General on E. Spring St in Cookeville on Tuesday, as well as a bank robbery in Jackson County, and has active arrest warrants in multiple other states including North Carolina. He was traced to an address on Jack Lewis Road in Baxter where Holland was reportedly staying. Deputies say Holland attempted to flee in his vehicle but was unable, resulting in him fleeing on foot before being apprehended. Holland was charged with aggravated robbery. He is being held on $10,000 bond.
Gabrielle Hanson has resigned as a member of the Board of Mayor and Alderman in Franklin. Her action came before the board could vote to censure Hanson following her controversial mayoral campaign. But since she resigned and is no longer an elected official she can’t be censured. Hansen was caught in a number of lies during her campaign for Mayr and refused to denounce admitted white supremacists who supported her.