Local News

Thousands of people are without power after severe weather swept across the Mid-State.  Uprooted trees were reported across the area, damaging cars, homes and taking down power lines.

Two rezoning requests in the Cedar Hill area were approved by the Robertson County Commission in an effort to preserve more rural farmland.  Two acres of land on Stroud Road, just south of Interstate 24 in the 7th voting district, and 1.85 acres on Buzzard Creek Road in Cedar Hill were re-zoned from Agricultural-Residential to Rural Preservation.

The Tennessee Department of Health is out with its weekly COVID-19 update.  TDH says there were nearly 250 cases per day last week.  There were also an average of over ten COVID-related deaths per day between March 20th and March 26th.  There have been over two-million-19-thousand COVID cases in Tennessee since the outbreak began.

A Tennessee man is being sentenced for his role in protests at the nation’s Capitol building.  Bryan Ivey of Crossville received probation after being part of the demonstrations inside the Capitol on January 6th, 2021.  Ivey accepted a plea deal last summer to one count of parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building.  Prosecutors say Ivey sought mental health treatment after claiming he was brainwashed into thinking the 2020 presidential election was rigged.

Robertson County Schools is hosting an educational career fair on April 8 from Noon to 4:00. Principals and supervisors will be available for questions and interviews.  While it is encouraged to attend the career fair to have a broader sense of areas you may be suited to serve in, there is still possible to apply online as well.

The Robertson County Players’ production of 12 Angry Jurors will continue its run at 7 p.m. tonight, tomorrow, and Saturday at Springfield Middle School’s Historic Auditorium.  The story was initially broadcast as a television play in 1954 under the title 12 Angry Men and was later adapted for stage.  For more information about the production, go to robertsoncountyplayers.org.

Pre-k students can now apply for the 2022-2023 school year.  Register your child online at rcstn.net and click on the button in the blue ribbon.  If you want to register in person you can do so at Bransford Elementary Thursday, April 14th, or Wednesday, April 20th from 5:00 – 7:00 pm both days.

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