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The Tennessee Department of Health reported four-thousand-165 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total since the outbreak began to nearly 608-thousand-300.  Nearly 60 additional COVID-19-related deaths were also reported, bringing the total number of coronavirus-attributed deaths statewide to over seven thousand.  Over 31 hundred COVID-19 patients are hospitalized statewide. The latest Robertson County numbers have a total of 6,533 Css of COVID since the pandemic began. 5,644 have recovered, and […]

Robertson County residents at least 75-years-old are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.  Frontline healthcare workers and other first responders remain the top priority of the first phase of distribution.  However, earlier this week, health officials added age-based prioritization to their vaccine distribution plan.  The process will roll out in ten-year increments, with the next priority age group being 65 and up, then 55 and up, and so on. […]

City leaders in White House agreed with residents last week when it came to approving a proposed chemical mixing plant, voting the measure down unanimously on first reading. As a result, the City will not be rezoning for a JSC Corrosion Technologies chemical mixing plant on the east side of Union Road. The Springfield Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man who allegedly robbed a local […]

The TBI says evidence indicates Nashville bomber Anthony Warner likely didn't intend to kill others.  Authorities say Warner detonated a bomb downtown on Christmas morning killing himself.  Yesterday, TBI Director David Rausch said it appears that the intention was more destruction than death.  Warner's RV broadcast a warning of an explosion before the blast damaged over 40 buildings. The Tennessee Highway Safety Office wants this to be the season of […]

A Greenbrier woman is accused of stealing a vehicle that was left running and unlocked outside of a Gallatin market last month.   The green 2003 Kia Soul was found the following day outside Bass Pro Shops at Opry Mills Mall by Metro Police who say 26-year-old Hailee Ridgway was identified as the driver. Ridgway was arrested and charged with theft. She is scheduled to appear in Sumner County General […]

An SUV crashed into a Springfield home at Woodland St and 18th Ave early Tuesday morning. No one was injured but the crash caused heavy damage to the home. Springfield Police say the impact literally tore off the front of the home exposing the bedroom. No word yet on the cause of the crash. This is the third serious accident at this same intersection since July of last year. Health […]

The Robertson County Health Department today announced it has received its first shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Health Department staff members administered the Moderna vaccine to first responders, home health care providers, student health care providers, and group homes for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Thousands of Tennesseans are being vaccinated against the coronavirus.  The Tennessee Department of Health says over 16-thousand-500 people have received Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine […]

City leaders in Springfield have approved a $535,000 Local Parks and Recreation Fund Grant for upgrades at Martin Luther King Jr. Park. The upgrades  will include a large playground area that will use a board-in-place rubber material for the playground base. It will have a tower, four slides, musical instrument panels, a large climbing mound with a rope, eight different styles of swings and a shade area with picnic tables. […]

Business experts say the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is good news for Tennessee's economy. Tennessee's Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Bradley Jackson says the state's economic growth has been strong and more consistent than other states. Experts also say they expect Tennessee's hospitality industry will begin to boom again next year as the vaccine becomes more widely available. A study released yesterday by the University of Tennessee's Boyd Center […]