Robertson Co. News

Three bodies were found at a home on Green Rd just outside of Springfield. The initial 911call went out indicated that a man was lying in the yard of the home not moving with a possible gunshot wound. Robertson County Sheriffs’deputies say 62-year old-Sherry Green and 74-year-old Joseph Matthew Green were shot dead. 51-year-old Joseph Scott Green, also found at the scene, appears to have turned the gun on himself. Investigators found evidence and a note indicating that the family had been having recent domestic family issues leading up to the murder/suicide.

The Tennessee Department of Health reported 879 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total since the outbreak began to over 194 thousand-600. Over two-dozen additional – related deaths were also reported. There have been over 24-hundred deaths attributed to the coronavirus in Tennessee since the outbreak began.

Robertson County has had 2,239 cases since the start of the outbreak, 2,110 have recovered and 35 have died from COVID-19 in Robertson County.

Macy’s is hiring thousands of employees for the holiday season at its Portland fulfillment center. The company today says it’s looking for several thousand full-time and part-time employees. Macy’s is holding a hiring event on October 6th at the fulfillment center on Vaughn Parkway in
Portland.

A Millersville police officer has been fired over what officials are saying were inappropriate social media posts concerning a planned protest against the city’s police department. The Thurssay protest was widely publicized through social media and City officials said one of their own – Police Officer Robert “Bobby” Black – may have helped to instigate the gathering, which forced them to use taxpayer monies to control a crowd of unknown size. This is the second incidence in recent months that a law enforcement officer in Robertson County has been reprimanded for social media posts.