Local News Sumner County could receive funding under Gov. Bill Lee’s 2024-25 fiscal budget to hire a new trial judge, which is a position needed to help relieve the backlog of cases awaiting trial. Criminal Court Judge Dee David Gay, the sole criminal court judge in Sumner County, has been forced to schedule trials into the beginning of 2025 because of the backlog, leaving witnesses’ memories to fade and victims […]
Local News HB 2126 is working its way through the General Assembly. Proposed by state Rep. Rusty Grills, the measure would allow a Juvenile Court Judge to transfer a child who is 15 years or older to be tried as an adult for organized retail crime, theft of a firearm, or an attempt to commit such offense. Grills says if passed, the bill gives the DAs and the judges the […]
Local News Millersville residents eagerly awaited Tuesday’s City Commission Meeting, following multiple shake-ups in leadership in a span of a few weeks. Last week, Fire Chief Brandon Head was the latest to be terminated. This follows the firing of the police chief, the acting city manager, and the city attorney. Following Head’s termination, more than a dozen city volunteer firefighters resigned. Millersville’s new city attorney said the firings come amid […]
Local News A bill that has been Passed on First Consideration in the Tennessee Senate is looking to hold parents responsible if their child goes and breaks the law. The Parental Accountability Act would require the juvenile court to assess a fine of $1,000 against a child who is found to be delinquent for a second or subsequent delinquent act, and the fine is to be paid by the child’s […]
Local News A Tennessee Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter made an emergency landing near Greenbrier Friday afternoon. A crew from Nashville’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion was performing pilot training when they received an alert requiring them to land immediately. The crew was able to land the aircraft safely without injury. A Tennessee National Guard maintenance team is now assessing the helicopter. The Tennessee Board of Education has decided […]
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Local News A 41-year-old man was taken into custody after a barricade situation in Lebanon Thursday morning that lasted seven hours. The Lebanon Police Department said it received information from the Metro Nashville Police Department that officers were pursuing a kidnapping and burglary suspect in Wilson County. The suspect reportedly came into the West End Station neighborhood and barricaded himself in a home. Metro police reported that Cineca Oglesby was […]
Local News There were some tense moments in Portland over the weekend after a barricaded suspect reportedly shot at arriving police officers. Police said an armed man was reportedly holding a woman and a 13-year-old boy hostage. Police said an ex-con, now identified as 34-year-old Charles Groves Jr., opened fire through the door. Later, Groves allegedly rushed out the front door and into the graveyard across the street before being […]
