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Robertson County returns to school Wednesday with COVID still an issue.  Students will not be required to wear masks, show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or have their temperature taken. RCS will work with local health departments and academic organizations like the TSSAA to adhere to their guidelines. This year, contact tracing will be administered by the Robertson County Health Department, not the school district.  There are no options for virtual or hybrid learning, per Gov. Bill Lee. However, if a student misses school due to contact tracing but feels well enough to work, Microsoft Teams will be available to them. Over the last two weeks, there have been 154 new cases of COVID-19 in Robertson County, which is a 97 percent increase over the previous two weeks, per the Tennessee Health Department.

The Robertson County Museum & Historical Society will be hosting The Last Days of Frank & Jesse James Festival on Saturday, August 14^th on the Courthouse Square in Springfield, Itwill include a reenactment of a bank robbery with a shootout, live music, a Pioneer Village with blacksmiths & artisan crafts such as basket weaving, soap making, woodworking, loom weaving, kidszone and sewing plus food trucks, fun activities for families, plus screenings of the movie The Last Days of Frank & Jesse James throughout the day. The movie, which starred Johnny Cash, Kris Kristopherson, and Willie Nelson, contains scenes filmed in and around the Robertson County Courthouse in 1985.

A Mid-State man is okay after apparently being hit by lightning through a video game controller.  Severe weather blew through the area over the weekend.  Emergency crews were called to a Robertson County home late Saturday night.  They determined the man was shocked through the game controller after his house was hit by lightning or it hit nearby.