This year’s Springfield Christmas Parade, slated for Nov. 21, will become the city’s first-ever to be held as an evening event. Plus, attendees will see the Robertson County Christmas tree light up that night — rather than in December — when Volunteer of the Year, Laura Crawford of Lola Bean Coffee, flips on the switch as Santa makes his way by the courthouse during the parade. Early voting for the […]
Robertson County youth submitted 112 entries for the 2020 4-H Virtual Fair. Sonny Neal, Lily Weaver, and Allen Jones were the winners of the “most entries submitted” award in their respective age groups. The results were posted on the Robertson County TN 4-H Facebook page. Categories offered were selected from the Robertson County Fair Association 2019 catalog. The exhibits were entered in Garden, Farm Products, Baking, Canning and Creative Arts, […]
A crackdown on human trafficking has resulted in the arrest of a Livingston man. In May, Agents began investigating a tip to the Tennessee Human Trafficking Hotline. It was from management at a hotel in Springfield who reported suspicious activity that appeared consistent with mandatory human trafficking training employees had received. 45-year-old Timothy C. Duke was identified as the alleged individual at the hotel with a juvenile. On September 24th, […]
The Tennessee Department of Health reported one-thousand-992 new cases yesterday, bringing the total since the outbreak began to over 209-thousand. Over 60 additional COVID-19-related deaths were also reported. There have been more than 27-hundred deaths attributed to the coronavirus in Tennessee since the outbreak began. Robertson County has had 2,342 cases since the start of the outbreak, 2,199 have recovered and 39 have died from COVID-19 in Robertson County. Tennessee […]
A country musician who wrote a chart-topping song is dead. Ray Pennington died yesterday in a fire at his Sumner County home. Pennington wrote "I'm A Ramblin' Man," which was a hit for Waylon Jennings. Pennington was 86. Over two-thousand new coronavirus cases are being reported in Tennessee. The Tennessee Department of Health reported two-thousand-80 new cases yesterday, bringing the total since the outbreak began to over 207-thousand. Over 20 […]
A 2-year-old girl is in Vanderbilt Hospital after she was hit by a car Tuesday Beechwood Dr in Springfield. Witnesses say the child was awake and talking after the accident and her injuries don’t appear to be life threatening. Springfield police are investigating. The Tennessee Department of Health reported one-thousand-676 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total since the outbreak began to over 205 thousand. Two dozen additional COVID-19-related […]
The Game Day Edition of Friday Night Lights:Monterey 31 Jo Byrns 0White House 32 Portland 31Creek Wood 35 White HouseHeritage 29Greenbrier 21 Montgomery Central0 Springfield Mayor Ann Schneider says afterthree years on the job, Springfield’s CityManager Gina Holt will be retiring, effectiveDecember 31st. She says she needs to spendmore time with and take care of her parents.Holt said her goal was to hire a capableAssistant City Manager and prepare that […]
The Game Day Edition of Friday Night Lights: Jo Byrns is hosting Monterey Greenbrier at Montgomery Central Portland at White House * Creek Wood at White House Heritage Springfield is off this week Nearly 13-hundred new coronavirus cases are being reported in Tennessee. The Tennessee Department of Health reported one-thousand-293 new cases yesterday, bringing the total since the outbreak began to over 197-thousand. Nearly 50 additional COVID-19-related deaths were also […]
The Robertson County Mask mandate endedjust for midnight. In addition, the City ofSpringfield has announced masks will no longerbe required inside City Hall starting todayfollowing the expiration of Robertson County’smask mandate. Mask requirements by businessmust still be respected and County residents areencouraged to continue washing their handsand maintain a safe social distance. The Robertson County Sheriff's Office says afatal triple-shooting on Tuesday appears to be amurder-suicide. Officials say they believe […]
