A report prepared for the White House Coronavirus Task Force says Tennessee is in the "Red Zone." The report dated November 1st urges Tennesseans to stop gatherings beyond their immediate households. Tennessee is ranked 16th among states based on their rates of new cases per population and 14th among Red Zone states for test positivity with more than ten percent of diagnostic tests being positive. The report ranks Tennessee fifth […]
A Greenbrier man is in the Robertson County Jail under a $110,000 bond. Greenbrier Police say 58-year-old Ricky Murry Cohea of Greenbrier, was already in jail facing two counts of stalking when he was indicted for two counts of Attempted Kidnapping. Two adult victims and both were unharmed during the alleged stalking and Attempted Kidnapping. Cohea is a registered sex offender and was on probation when he was arrested. The […]
Officials with Court Appointed Special Advocates of Robertson County are gearing up for this year’s Boo Bash Dash, a family-friendly 5K and one-mile fun run at J. Travis Price Park in Springfield. Tge “Run for Boys and Ghouls to Provide a CASA for Every Child,” kicks off at 9:00 Saturday morning with the 5K, followed by the fun run 15 minutes later. He cost is $40 per person for the […]
A Tennessee state senator is back home tocontinue his recovery from a brain aneurysm.Kerry Roberts suffered the aneurysm onOctober 9th and was released yesterday fromSkyline Medical Center. After some additionalbed rest Senator Roberts is expected to make afull recovery. There are over 19-hundred new coronaviruscases in Tennessee. The Tennessee Departmentof Health reported one-thousand-908 newcases yesterday, bringing the total since theoutbreak began to over 251-thousand. Morethan 40 new coronavirus-related deaths werealso […]
This is the last day Robertson County voters who wish to vote absentee can request a ballot. You can download and print the form at sos-tn.gov. More than 184-thousand-500 absentee ballots have been returned by Tennessee voters so far. Just over 64-thousand absentee ballots were cast for the entire 2016 presidential election in Tennessee. Absentee ballots must be received by the close of polls on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3rd. […]
Hail to the Cross Plains chief. Stan Hilgadiack started as Chief of Police post Sept. 21, bringing more than 40 years of experience to the city. He comes on board following the resignation of former Chief Max Tate back in February. The Robertson County Sheriff’s Department had handled policing for the area A pickup truck caught fire in a parking lot across the street from the Springfield Police station Thursday […]
The Stokes Brown Public is getting a grant of state and federal funds to make some technology upgrades. $3,000 will be used to improve access to Technology for the library and it’s visitors and $1,000 will go toward the protective equipment needed to reopen the library safely as well as videoconferencing equipment. By the way the library will be having a Drive-thru Trick or Treating coming up on Oct […]
A driver who crashed into a building Monday afternoon has been charged with DUI and Reckless Endangerment. Greenbrier Police, who are leading the investigation, say the driver, whose name has yet to be released, was heading North on Hwy 41 when she lost control, traveled across the southbound lanes of traffic, into a parking lot, and finally into a business. Police also say she hada 2-year-old girl inside the vehicle […]
The Game Day Preview of Friday Night Lights Hillwood 50 Cheatham Co. 7 Creek Wood 27 White House 7 Montgomery Central forfeited to West Creek due to COVID 19 Westmoreland 35 East Robertson 7 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 […]
