At least one person is dead after a multi-vehicle crash in Clarksville on Thursday. Police say it happened in front of a restaurant on Wilma Rudolph Boulevard, but details of the wreck are not known at this time. Several injuries are being reported. The victim has not been identified. Metro police say a Wilson County man is dead after a standoff in Nashville yesterday. According to investigators, twenty-five-year-old Calvin Courter […]
A Clarksville woman is being charged with first-degree murder for the death of her baby granddaughter last year. Forty-four-year-old Toni Camia is also being charged with aggravated child abuse after Clarksville police say she put five-month-old Angel Stanford in a bath and then fell asleep. According to investigators, acute methamphetamine intoxication was a contributing cause to the infant's death, and the drug was also found in Camia's blood. She is […]
Springfield officials are urging residents to use caution as temperatures reach into the high 90's this week. Conditions will be especially dangerous for those working outdoors. Emergency management personnel are also asking people to check on elderly family members and neighbors. Toby Keith is revealing that he has been battling stomach cancer. The country singer took to Facebook Sunday to share with friends and fans that he was diagnosed with […]
Robertson County country music fans who are visiting the CMA fest are noticing increased security for this year's massive gathering. Officials have placed barriers to keep vehicles out of some areas and metal detectors are in use at various festival stages. Metro Police Captain Dayton Wheeler says, in addition to department personnel, there are private security guards working downtown, and some retired officers are contributing to traffic control. Captain Wheeler […]
Robertson County residents headed to Nashville this weekend should be aware the C-M-A Fest is back. One of the biggest country music events of the year returns to Nashville today after a three-year COVID cancellation. Majoring in and out downtown will see much more traffic than on a typical weekend. Among the artists performing at C-M-A Fest this year are Jason Aldean, Carrie Underwood, and the Zac Brown Band. CMA […]
The #NoFilter Girls Summit will be returning to White House. The Summit is a day full of activities for girls entering grades five through nine in the fall of 2022. It’s designed to focus on improving self-esteem and body image issues for young girls in an age of social media. Registration for this year’s event is now open, which will take place on Friday, June 17 from 8 a.m. – […]
Governor Bill Lee signs a school safety executive order. Monday's executive order calls for school districts to reevaluate and update school safety plans. The governor says the executive order strengthens accountability and transparency around existing school safety planning. Active shooter training for law enforcement is also to be reevaluated under the executive order. The order has no weapons restrictions. In his statement, the Governor said, "No one knows the root […]
A former Robertson County Schools principal has filed a civil suit against the district. Teno Geritano, who was head of the Robertson County Alternative Learning Center, and renamed the Robertson County Phoenix Academy, alleges that he was discriminated against on the basis of his age. Geritano had been a principal for 11 years in Illinois before accepting the principal position at the Alternative Program in 2017. Gas prices are still […]