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A Tennessee state senator is back home tocontinue his recovery from a brain aneurysm.Kerry Roberts suffered the aneurysm onOctober 9th and was released yesterday fromSkyline Medical Center. After some additionalbed rest Senator Roberts is expected to make afull recovery. There are over 19-hundred new coronaviruscases in Tennessee. The Tennessee Departmentof Health reported one-thousand-908 newcases yesterday, bringing the total since theoutbreak began to over 251-thousand. Morethan 40 new coronavirus-related deaths werealso […]

This is the last day Robertson County voters who wish to vote absentee can request a ballot. You can download and print the form at sos-tn.gov. More than 184-thousand-500 absentee ballots have been returned by Tennessee voters so far.  Just over 64-thousand absentee ballots were cast for the entire 2016 presidential election in Tennessee.  Absentee ballots must be received by the close of polls on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3rd. […]

Hail to the Cross Plains chief. Stan Hilgadiack started as Chief of Police post Sept. 21, bringing more than 40 years of experience to the city. He comes on board following the resignation of former Chief Max Tate back in February.  The Robertson County Sheriff’s Department had handled policing for the area A pickup truck caught fire in a parking lot across the street from the Springfield Police station Thursday […]

The Stokes Brown Public is getting a grant of state and federal funds to make some technology upgrades.   $3,000 will be used to improve access to Technology for the library and it’s visitors and $1,000 will go toward the protective equipment needed to reopen the library safely as well as videoconferencing equipment. By the way the library will be having a Drive-thru Trick or Treating coming up on Oct […]

A driver who crashed into a building Monday afternoon has been charged with DUI and Reckless Endangerment. Greenbrier Police, who are leading the investigation, say  the driver, whose name has yet to be released, was heading North on Hwy 41 when she lost control, traveled across the southbound lanes of traffic, into a parking lot, and finally into a business. Police also say she hada 2-year-old girl inside the vehicle […]

The Game Day Preview of Friday Night Lights Hillwood 50 Cheatham Co. 7 Creek Wood 27 White House 7 Montgomery Central forfeited to West Creek due to COVID 19 Westmoreland 35 East Robertson 7 This year’s Springfield Christmas Parade, slated for Nov. 21, will become the city’s first-ever to be held as an evening event. Plus, attendees will see the Robertson County Christmas tree light up that night — rather […]

The Game Day Preview of Friday Night Lights Hillwood at Cheatham Co. White House at Creek Wood * Montgomery Central at West Creek East Robertson at Westmoreland * This year’s Springfield Christmas Parade, slated for Nov. 21, will become the city’s first-ever to be held as an evening event. Plus, attendees will see the Robertson County Christmas tree light up that night — rather than in December — when Volunteer […]

This year’s Springfield Christmas Parade, slated for Nov. 21, will become the city’s first-ever to be held as an evening event. Plus, attendees will see the Robertson County Christmas tree light up that night — rather than in December — when Volunteer of the Year, Laura Crawford of Lola Bean Coffee, flips on the switch as Santa makes his way by the courthouse during the parade. Early voting for the […]

Robertson County youth submitted 112 entries for the 2020 4-H Virtual Fair.  Sonny Neal, Lily Weaver, and Allen Jones were the winners of the “most entries submitted” award in their respective age groups. The results were posted on the Robertson County TN 4-H Facebook page.  Categories offered were selected from the Robertson County Fair Association 2019 catalog.  The exhibits were entered in Garden, Farm Products, Baking, Canning and Creative Arts, […]

A crackdown on human trafficking has resulted in the arrest of a Livingston man.  In May, Agents began investigating a tip to the Tennessee Human Trafficking Hotline. It was from management at a hotel in Springfield who reported suspicious activity that appeared consistent with mandatory human trafficking training employees had received.  45-year-old Timothy C. Duke was identified as the alleged individual at the hotel with a juvenile. On September 24th, […]