A fire broke out Monday at Chemtrade Solutions, formally General Chemical. 17th Avenue and West Hillcrest Dr. in Springfield were closed for about two hours as firefighter battled the blaze. On November 23rd fire crews were called to the same but that fire was caused by a third-party pressure washer on sight and the plant was not damaged. Fir officials say this time the fire broke out during maintenance and […]
A Friday morning shooting on Boyd Holland Road left a 46-year-old woman dead with a gunshot wound in the back of her head and her 15-year-old daughter shot in the wrist. The Robertson County Sheriff's Office arrested 38-year-old Robert D. Mitchell, orginally charged him attempted first-degree murder and aggravated assault and put him in the Robertson County Jail. Now those cha rges will likely be upgraded to murder. There are […]
Tom Austin Highway was closed for a while last night due to a head-on crash involving two SUVs. One person was killed in the collision and another taken to Vanderbilt with non-life-threatening injuries. Reports ay two juveniles were taken Vanderbilt Children’s hospital, one serious condition, the other noncritical. Hospitals across the state are asking Tennesseans to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. The Tennessee Hospital Association issued an open […]
Electrolux donated $150,000 in kitchenware for area nonprofits, partnering with United Way to facilitate the donations. The event was held COVID-19 safe Monday in the parking lot of United Way of Greater Nashville’s Robertson County Office in Springfield 5th Ave West office. Specifically, the Electrolux Springfield Cooking Manufacturing Facility donated 7,300 pieces of kitchenware ranging from pots, pans, and bakeware to cooking utensils The White House Waffle House was robbed […]
Springfield Baptist Church will be providing a “Community Thanksgiving meal” delivered for shut-ins, elderly, disabled, homeless and anyone in need on Thursday, November 26th. They will be delivering the meals between 11 am and 1 pm. There is no cost for the meal or delivery. Call the Springfield Baptist Church of you or someone you know needs a meal. The Robertson County Sheriff’s Office has launched their new Senior Outreach […]
Maleque Hudson, a suspect wanted for the murder of a teenager in Springfield last week is now in custody. The 18-year-old is now in the Robertson County Jail with the other suspect in the case, 20-year-old Klyjuan Smith. Both are charged with First Degree Murder and are being held without bond. The Robertson County Sheriff’s Office has lanched their new Senior Outreach Service, or SOS Program for seniors, disabled residents, […]
The City of Springfield Christmas Parade is set for November 23rd, the Saturday before Thanksgiving. This year the parade will take place in the evening with lighted floats. It will start at 6:00PM and proceed down Main St to 5th down to the Springfield Middle School Tennessee is reporting a single-day record of new coronavirus cases. The Tennessee Department of Health reported seven-thousand-951 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total […]
The City of Springfield Christmas Parade is set for November 23rd, the Saturday before Thanksgiving. This year the parade will take place in the evening with lighted floats. It will start at 6:00PM and proceed down Main St to 5th down to the Springfield Middle School The Tennessee Department of Health reported five-thousand-817 new cases yesterday, bringing the total since the outbreak began to nearly 311-thousand. More than a dozen […]
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is conducting a Sobriety Checkpoints the week of November 27th, on US Highway 41 at the Greenbrier City Limits and Lights Chapel Road area in Robertson County from 11 pm to 1 am. Standard protocol at a police checkpoint is to collect the person’s name and ID which is run for wants and warrants. If you don’t have a valid license you will likely be cited. […]
