The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has announced an $8 million loan for the City of White House to improve water infrastructure. The loan is one of eight approved by the Tennessee Local Development Authority totalling $15.7 million. The City of White House’s loan comes from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loan Program. The loan will address the wastewater treatment system and has a 20-year term at 1.09 […]
Springfield Electric and the Tennessee Valley Authority has given $20,000 to United Way of Greater Nashville through TVA’s Community Care Fund program to help the community during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The Fund was launched in April 2020 to help address hardships created by the COVID-19 pandemic. It has provided support to 344 nonprofits and community programs across the TVA service territory, totaling a combined $4.7 million in assistance. In […]
A federal indictment has charged former Springfield resident 52-year-old Chad William Rudicel, with seven counts of wire fraud, one count of mail fraud, and two counts of aggravated identity theft. Rudicel was arrested by FBI agents at his current home in Largo, Florida. Acting U.S. Attorney Mary Jane Stewart for the Middle District of Tennessee says Rudicel owned Ellis & Rudicel Welding a steel fabrication and welding company located in […]
There are over 14-hundred new coronavirus cases in Tennessee. The Tennessee Department of Health reported the new cases yesterday, bringing the total since the outbreak began to over 879-thousand-260. An additional 15 COVID-19-related deaths were also reported, with the total number standing at nearly 12-thousand-670. There are close to 550 COVID-19 hospitalizations in Tennessee. The vast majority of Tennesseans are more comfortable traveling now than they were just three months […]
The bust of a Confederate general at the state Capitol Building could be removed Soon. There;s a vote by the Building Commission. The bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest is expected to be moved to the Tennessee State Museum following the vote. Last year, the Capitol Commission voted to remove not only Forrest's bust, but the busts of Admiral David Farragut and Admiral Albert Gleaves, as well. Tennessee's commissioner for the […]
The Robertson County Sheriff’s Office says a suspect wanted for allegedly targeting vehicles in the Robertson County area has been captured driving a stolen vehicle in Georgia. Detectives say the crime spree of 26-year-old Lazarus Hibbett of Cross Plains included several vehicle burglaries and vehicle theft and shoplifting. Hibbett is charged with ten separate crimes in Robertson County and will be brought back to Tennessee to face the charges. There's […]
The Sumner County Sheriff’s Office says a 6-year-old boy is dead following an accident with a firearm Sunday morning in Fairfield. An investigation by Deputies and Detectives determined that the shooting was purely accidental. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is releasing its annual Crime in Tennessee report for last year. The TBI says the sharp decline in crime in 2020 was "undeniably impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic." The report shows […]
More things to do in Robertson County: there is a now full 18-hole public disc golf course at Travis Price Park. Disc golf is similar to golf. Players throw the disc to get closer to the basket and tally how many attempts it takes to reach each hole. The objective is to complete the course in as few throws or shots as possible. Anyone can pick up a disc and […]
As part of the 2021-22 fiscal year county budget, the Robertson County Historical Society will get $5,000. That will go towards the Robertson County History Museum in the old U.S. Federal Post Office Building in downtown Springfield. The museum’s archival materials include documents, records, journals and other historical materials that date all the way back to before Robertson County was founded. The U.S. Department of Education is approving a plan […]
