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“The weather outside is frightful.”  All state offices are closed today.  Governor Bill Lee decided to close the offices due to hazardous snow conditions across the state.  Employees are asked to work from home if possible.  Online services are still available. The National Weather Service is releasing unofficial snowfall totals from yesterday for several counties in the Nashville region.  According to the NWS, Davidson County saw around six-point-three inches of […]

Because of a growing waiting list and a lack of room to hold additional aircraft, the Springfield-Robertson County Airport has been forced to get creative with a way to fund a new hangar project.  At last month’s meeting of Springfield’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen, Airport Manager Jamie Jones presented an opportunity for a new T-hanger expansion project, paid for through a land lease and private investors.  Jones says the […]

Authorities say they are looking for a minimum-security trustee who walked away from a work detail in Robertson County.  Officials said 37-year-old Jonathon Wayne Ferrell left his detail at the county landfill on West County Farm Road yesterday.  Ferrell is serving a sentence for probation violation and domestic assault and was scheduled to be released next month.  Anyone with information on Ferrell's whereabouts is asked to contact the police immediately. […]

Gov. Bill Lee announced projects receiving funding through the second round of the Governor’s Investment in Vocational Education (GIVE) program which prioritizes learning opportunities in rural counties and enhances career and technical education statewide. Robertson County Schools Career-Technical Education program has been given funding for training opportunities in advanced manufacturing and robotics, office technology, and information technology. These programs will be made available to Robertson County Schools students through dual […]

Former Tennessee governor and U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander is mourning the passing of his son Andrew.  The Nashville music publisher died on Friday after a short illness.  Andrew was a graduate of University School in Nashville.  He was 52. A Nashville megachurch is moving its services online.  Mt. Zion Baptist Church held its New Year's Eve service virtually and will do the same for the rest of its services this […]

There are over 13-thousand new coronavirus cases in Tennessee.  The Tennessee Department of Health reported the new cases yesterday, bringing the total since the outbreak began to over one-million-412-thousand.  An additional 75 COVID-19-related deaths were also reported, with the total number standing at nearly 21-thousand.  There are nearly 15-hundred COVID-19 hospitalizations in Tennessee. The Tennessee Highway Patrol wants to ensure a safe New Year across the state.  THP says starting […]