Governor Bill Lee is declaring today Arbor Day in Tennessee. The day is meant to recognize the importance of planting and maintaining trees. The state's celebration is being held in Germantown in Shelby County. The state's forester says Germantown is being recognized as the Tennessee Tree City of the Year for its work maintaining tree canopy coverage. A new league in Springfield is offering special needs kids across the Midstate […]
New state law requires licensed Tennessee beauty professionals to complete up to one hour of free anti-domestic violence training either in person or online. The course the state board is using for this training is known as “Know More,” an informative and interactive class aimed to meet the anti-domestic violence training requirement. This free training which began on Feb.7 is being held at UT Extension Robertson County, 408 North Main […]
A Middle Tennessee church is paying off medical bills for tornado victims in western Kentucky. Madison Street United Methodist Church in Clarksville partnered with non-profit RIP Medical Debt to buy one-and-a-half-million dollars in outstanding hospital payments. Instead of bills, those who owed the money received bright yellow envelopes saying their debts had been forgiven. Nearly 80 people were killed in Kentucky during December's tornado outbreak. The president of the nation's […]
Robertson County residents are being impacted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Triple-A reports gas prices spiked by an average of 15-cents in Tennessee last week. The statewide average is three-dollars-and-44 cents. That's 35-cents more than a month ago and 94-cents more than one year ago. The national average is three-dollars-and-61 cents. It's time for Tennesseans to renew their hunting and fishing licenses. All Tennessee 2021-2022 hunting and fishing licenses expired […]
The proposed rezoning for a high-density, mega subdivision just outside of Cedar Hill will be brought before the Robertson County Commission tonight. The proposal has received some pushback from members of the Cedar Hill community who have voiced their concerns about the project. The 2022 Miss Tennessee USA and Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageants will be held in Clarksville next month. The pageants are set for March 11th and 12th […]
Governor Bill Lee is releasing the details of his plan to change public-school funding. Under the Republican Governor's plan revealed yesterday, the state will direct around nine billion dollars over the next several years to give each kindergarten through 12th grader a specific amount for their education. Governor Lee's formula includes base funding, additional funding for student-specific weights, direct funding, and outcome spending. It also includes extra funding for charter […]
Much of the Mid-State is under a Flood Watch. The Flood Watch was issued by the National Weather Service in Nashville yesterday and will remain in effect until 6 o'clock tomorrow morning. The heaviest rainfall is expected north of I-40. Some sleet or freezing rain mix is also possible. Rebuilding efforts are well underway at Stoner Creek Elementary in Mount Juliet. The building was nearly entirely leveled as tornadoes ripped […]
Evelyn Guill is dead. Guill dedicated much of her life to documenting and preserving the history of the city of White House. Through her work as a historian, she is best known for playing a vital role in the creation of the White House Inn Museum. Terry Palmer, a relative of Guill’s who also helped her with the museum, says her interest and love for history developed at a young […]