Robertson Co. News

Electrolux donated $150,000 in kitchenware for area nonprofits, partnering with United Way to facilitate the donations. The event was held COVID-19 safe Monday in the parking lot of United Way of Greater Nashville’s Robertson County Office in Springfield 5th Ave West office. Specifically, the Electrolux Springfield Cooking Manufacturing Facility donated 7,300 pieces of kitchenware ranging from pots, pans, and bakeware to cooking utensils

The White House Waffle House was robbed at gunpoint Monday.  Police say there were three employees and several customers inside the restaurant at the time of the robbery. The suspect reportedly demanded an employee empty the cash from the register then demanded that the employees open the safe. After realizing the safe was empty, the suspect fled on foot. Police have security video and are investigating.

The Tennessee Department of Health says over five-thousand school-age kids tested positive for coronavirus in just the last 14 days.  About 56-percent of the cases are students ages 14 to 18 years old.  The potential of spreading COVID-19 during the holidays is prompting many schools to go to virtual learning following the Thanksgiving break.

Springfield Baptist Church will be providing a “Community Thanksgiving meal” delivered for shut-ins, elderly, disabled, homeless and anyone in need on Thursday, November 26^th. They will be delivering the meals between 11 am and 1 pm. There is no cost for the meal or delivery. Call the Springfield Baptist Church of you or someone you know needs a meal.

The Robertson County Sheriff’s Office has launched their new Senior Outreach Service, or SOS Program for seniors, disabled residents, and their families giving them regular contact with someone who is outside their home ensuring their wellness and safety.

The Tennessee Supreme Court is suspending all jury trials until next year as cases of COVID-19 continue to rise across the state.  Per the order Tuesday, trials from November 23rd through January 31st of next year are suspended unless an exemption is granted by the Chief Justice.  This week’s order is the latest to delay jury trials, as five previous measures were taken in the Tennessee High Court due to the pandemic.  The order outlines the “ethical obligation” that both judges and attorneys have to comply with reopening plans, mask mandates, and more amid the pandemic.