Wilson County Emergency Management is taking a new approach to filling open firefighter and EMT positions. Officials are now hiring uncertified candidates, with no experience necessary. Wilson County Firefighters Association Vice President Colton Young says leaders and instructors have been developing a plan to train new hires as during the course of their employment. Candidates 19 and older, with three years of driving experience, can apply through August first. A […]
Voting is now open to select a winner in the 'Tennessee's Best-Looking Cruiser' contest. The state's Highway Safety Office is announcing the vote as part of their annual Law Enforcement Challenge. Residents can visit T-N-traffic-safety-dot-org before August third to select their favorite police vehicle. The winner will be announced at the Law Enforcement Challenge on August 19th. The sheriff of Hickman County is recovering from an injury suffered while touring […]
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's 2021 Crime In Tennessee report is now available. The analysis provides crime statistics gathered from incident reports from law enforcement agencies around the state. The data show more than five-hundred thousand serious offenses were recorded in 2021 which is down one-point-three-eight percent from 2020. A link to the full report appeared yesterday at TBINewsRoom-dot-Com. Leaders with Clarksville schools are still looking to fill one-hundred-40 open […]
Gas prices in the Volunteer State are on the decline. Triple-A reports the average cost of a gallon of regular gas yesterday was four dollars and 10 cents. That's down from last week's average of four-30. Additionally, Tennessee is, on average, seeing cheaper gas than most of the nation. The nationwide average is about four-52. Authorities in middle Tennessee say thieves are stealing people's money by using home rental scams. […]
Police in Lebanon, say they arrested two men after they allegedly vandalized over 150 headstones. The vandalism occurred overnight in the Cedar Grove and Wilson County Memorial Gardens cemeteries on Friday. Thirty-one-year-old Justin Emler and 23-year-old Jeremy Heaton were charged with vandalism of over 60 thousand dollars. Lebanon Mayor Rick Bell took to FaceBook to share that he has family buried at both locations and that he's angry.. According to […]
Police say the suspect in a Clarksville homicide is now in custody. The incident was reported along Tiny Town Road yesterday morning. Police arrested 21-year-old Darean Parrish in Springfield, accused in the shooting death of an unnamed 21-year-old victim. Investigators say Parrish and the victim knew one another. Police are preparing to bring the D.A.R.E. program back to Lebanon Special Schools. The anti-drug effort launched nationwide in the 1980's, but […]
Early voting for the August primaries starts tomorrow. The primaries are to select party candidates for Governor, U.S. House of Representatives, the state house and the state senate (from odd numbered districts) and party committeemen and committeewomen. Early voting ends July 30th and the primary elections are held on August 4th. General elections are in November. Beware of what you feed your dog. Stormberg Foods is recalling a list of […]
Early voting for the August primaries starts on July 15th. The primaries are to select party candidates for Governor, U.S. House of Representatives, the state house and the state senate (from odd numbered districts) and party committeemen and committeewomen. Early voting ends July 30th and the primary elections are held on August 4th. General elections are in November. A Madison shopping center is damaged after a Tuesday night blaze. Fire […]
