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The Tennessee Department of Health reported two-thousand-57 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total since the outbreak began to over 689-thousand-800.  An additional 40 COVID-19-related deaths were reported, bringing the total number of coronavirus-attributed deaths statewide to over 84-hundred.  Over 26-hundred COVID-19 patients are hospitalized statewide. In Robertson County there have been 7,666 cases of COVID 19 since the pandemic began, 6,946 have recovered and 85 have died of COVID-19 […]

Tennessee is among the states with the highest number of people arrested following unrest at the Nation's Capital.  At least seven people have been arrested in New York and Texas.  There have been six arrests in Virginia and five in Florida.  The FBI has arrested five in Tennessee with authorities saying more may be possible. The Tennessee Department of Health reported two-thousand-430 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total since […]

Officials in Greenbrier are investigating a suspicious package at the post office on Hwy 41. Investigators were first called to the scene around 7:30 PM Friday evening. Captain Todd Dorris with the Greenbrier Police Department says the Tennessee Highway Patrol’s bomb squad examined the package with various technologies including X-ray and gave the all-clear The Tennessee Department of Health reported four-thousand-474 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total since the […]

The Robertson County Sheriff’s Office has purchased Automated External Defibrillators to be placed in Sheriff’s Office vehicles. The new equipment will bridge the gap when Deputies encounter a citizen experiencing a cardiac medical emergency until medical teams arrive. A Greenbrier home is still standing despite home’s kitchen bursting into flames Wednesday night. The Greenbrier Fire Department was on scene within minutes and quickly extinguished the fblaze. According to Greenbrier Fire […]

The City of White House has a $12.4 million Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation loan to improve water infrastructure. The money will address the wastewater treatment system. The loan has a 20-year term at 0.91 percent interest. The Tennessee man facing charges for his alleged role in unrest at the U.S. Capitol Building has no criminal history in Tennessee.  Eric Munchel was arrested by the FBI in Nashville on […]

The City of White House has a $12.4 million Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation loan to improve water infrastructure. The money will address the wastewater treatment system. The loan has a 20-year term at 0.91 percent interest. A Tennessee man suspected of being involved in unrest at the U.S. Capitol Building is under arrest.  FBI agents arrested 30-year-old Eric Gavelek Munchel in Nashville yesterday.  Photos taken last Wednesday show […]

The Charlotte Reeves Robertson Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter has some National DAR Society Scholarship opportunities.  They are in varying dollar amounts for different areas of study - for high school students going to college, and for graduate school and professional school programs. Interested students may check out information on the National DAR Society Scholarship website:  dar.org. Applications must be submitted through the online portal, and a verified transcript […]

The driver of a pickup is recovering at NorthCrest Medical Center following a violent single-vehicle rollover crash near Cross Plains Tuesday evening.  Cross Plains Rd near W. Cook Rd was closed for about two hours while the Tennessee Highway Patrol investigated the crash and crews cleared the vehicle from the scene. No word on the cause of the crash Greenbrier Police were dispatched to Dick Strong Memorial Park soccer fields […]

Robertson County Schools are starting 2021 with a nine-week hybrid learning model. Students will spend two days at school each week and three learning virtually on Microsoft Teams. Parents may also prefer to keep their students completely virtual. Kindergarten through fifth grade students will still meet in person, but parents may also choose a fully remote learning option. Cross Plains City Commissioner and Vice Mayor Jim Forrester is dead.  Forrester […]