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Middle Tennessee is dealing with its first case of the Omicron  COVID-19 variant.  Nashville health officials say the Nashvillian who tested positive recently returned from a trip to South Africa.  They experienced mild symptoms and didn't need to be hospitalized.  They had been fully vaccinated, including a booster shot before testing positive.. Meanwhile, there are more than 22-hundred new coronavirus cases in Tennessee.  The Tennessee Department of Health reported the […]

A door-to-door scam.  An intruder recently gained entrance into a local home under the guise of being a city employee.  They asked to enter the home to check the water. It was determined, however, that the incident was a hoax as the individual did not work for the city.  The City of Springfield reminds residents that any time city employees need to come to a person’s home or office they […]

Springfield Parks and Recreation’s Winter Wonderland is back. This year’s event at J. Travis Price Park runs nightly from 5:30 to 9 p.m until Thursday, Dec. 23.  Traditionally,  visitors view the lights on foot and walk through the park trails, but for the second year in a row, the event will be drive-through only. The city made the change last year due to the Covid pandemic and will continue it […]

Billy Wilson, a former Greenbrier mayor and fire chief for several years is dead. Wilson’s career as a firefighter began at the age of 18 when he joined the Whites Creek Fire Department. He eventually moved to Greenbrier and joined the Greenbrier Fire Department in 1994. Eight years later, Wilson was promoted to fire chief in 2002.  His family says Wilson had been battling with several health issues in recent […]

The touchdown of several tornadoes in Middle Tennessee is being confirmed.  The National Weather Service says seven tornadoes touched down early Saturday morning as storms tore through several states.  At least three EF-2 tornadoes were among those reported.  Those tornadoes touched down in Cheatham, Dickson, and Stewart counties. Tennessee Task Force One is being deployed to Kentucky following deadly tornadoes.  The multi-agency team of firefighters, paramedics, doctors, engineers, and K-9 […]