Local News For the second consecutive year the Stokes Brown Public Library, will be hosting the 2023 Downtown Springfield Literacy & STEM Walk next month. The event will take place on Saturday, May 6 from 8 a.m. – 11 a.m., beginning at the library. This year’s walk will feature the book “If You Give a Pig a Pancake” by Laura Numeroff. The Art League of Cheatham County to announces their […]
Local News A new community warehouse in Robertson County is stocked with clothing and other household items to serve those in need. It came about after the Wal-Mart locations in Springfield and White House contacted Donnie King of TNKids Nutrition. Both stores had extra or leftover items and wanted them to stay within the local community. King agreed to take the donations, under the stipulation that they would not be […]
Local News The Tennessee College of Applied Science and Technology (TCAT) in Springfield was recently awarded a $1 million GIVE 2.0 grant to upgrade the facilities for new training opportunities that will include advanced manufacturing and robotics, office technology and information technology. New student enrollment for these programs will begin in May, with the aim to include dual enrollment students by the fall of the upcoming school year. Students in […]
Local News The Clarksville Police Department has seen murders drop over the last five years. The department has also had a high success rate when it comes to solving these murders. Over the past decade, there have been 156 homicides in Clarksville. Of those, police have been able to solve 143 of them, which is roughly 92%. According to the Murder Accountability Project, that solve rate trumps the national average […]
Local News Two of the so-called "Tennessee Three" are being expelled from their House seats. An expulsion vote was held in Nashville yesterday for Representatives Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones and Justin Peason after the trio joined protestors in demanding stricter gun laws. Johnson, who is white, survived the vote but her two Black counterparts did not. She told reporters the reason she survived the vote "might have to do with […]
Local News The daughter of Montgomery County Sheriff John Fuson is now officially facing child abuse charges. A grand jury has indicted Sarah Fuson on two counts of child abuse related to her alleged treatment of a toddler at Tylertown Learning Center while she was employed there in January. A Department of Human Services report states that the child was pushed up against a table while eating and was placed […]
Local News A former Clarksville school nurse is spending decades behind bars on child pornography charges. A federal judge has sentenced 42-year-old Leon Hensley to more than 24 years in prison. Authorities launched an investigation into Hensley in May of 2021 after he reportedly sent a nude photo of an adult woman to a female minor in the Clarksville area, asking her to pose in photos for him. Investigators say […]
Local News The State of Tennessee is increasing funding for school security after the shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville last week. Governor Bill Lee says the state will use 140-million dollars to hire School Resource Officers and highly-trained guards at campuses. Lee added that the state will establish a grant fund to allow schools to make "significant physical security upgrades," and that money will also toward mental healthcare. […]
Local News At least 15 people are dead from weather-related incidents in Tennessee. Officials say the Tennessee Department of Health has announced the deaths which came as dangerous weather conditions swept through the Volunteer State on Friday and Saturday. Officials say there has been significant damage to buildings, roads and utilities in numerous counties. Another round of stormy weather is expected in the mid-South tomorrow. Robertson County kids who want […]
