Local News On Monday, Tennessee Rep. Aftyn Behn (D-Nashville) made a renewed push to eliminate the grocery sales tax in Tennessee, but Republicans didn’t immediately jump on board. According to the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Tennessee is one of 13 states with a sales tax on groceries. However, Tennessee has one of the lower tax rates on groceries with a 4% tax. According to the Tennessee Department […]
Local New Two wanted men from Nashville were found in Mt. Juliet because of A Sunday evening traffic stop. A 44 year old man was wanted for domestic assault with bodily injury and a 48-year-old man was wanted for felony evading arrest in a motor vehicle, as well as vandalism. On top of that, neither man had a valid license. Authorities have not shared any additional details about Sunday evening’s […]
Local News A teenager is facing charges following a Sunday morning crash in Robertson County that left one man dead and another injured. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), shortly before 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 12, a 2015 Hyundai Genesis was heading south on Durrett Street in Springfield when it swerved into a yard in the 400 block to avoid a vehicle that was parked on the side […]
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 […]
Local News On Tuesday night, the Rutherford County School Board voted to change the zoning maps for elementary, middle, and high schools in the county despite pleas from parents. Rutherford County Director of Schools Jimmy Sullivan said it isn’t something he wanted to do, but he felt there was no other option. Sullivan said the board is working with the county commission to get more funding for new schools. However, […]
Local News The Clarksville community is mourning the five service members from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment who were killed when a military aircraft crashed into the eastern Mediterranean Sea Friday evening. One of the fallen was Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephen R. Dwyer of Clarksville. When news broke of Friday’s Black Hawk crash, Montgomery County Mayor Wes Golden said he reached out to the garrison commander of Fort […]
Local News Five service members from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment based in Fort Campbell reportedly lost their lives when a military aircraft crashed into the eastern Mediterranean Sea Friday evening. According to the U.S. European Command the aircraft “suffered a mishap” during a routine air refueling mission that was part of military training. The aircraft crashed into the sea, killing all five service members on board. Police are […]
