The Robertson County School Board has agreed to begin plans for expanding the building that houses Phoenix Academy, an alternative learning center on the opposite side of the building that houses the school board. The proposal involves a school psychologist's office, which is currently located at the teacher center in the Buildings and Grounds Department. The rest of the expansion will be designated for Phoenix. One of the most significant […]
Springfield police say shots were fired in the area of 15th Ave. West at Bessie Street Saturday night. A few minutes later officers found a victim in the parking lot at 2012 Memorial Boulevard that had been grazed in the leg by a bullet. Another gunshot victim died at TriStar Northcrest Medical Center. Police believe the gunplay was the result of an argument and are on the lookout for the […]
A Tennessee death-row inmate is getting a temporary reprieve. An hour before Oscar Smith's execution was scheduled for last evening, Governor Bill Lee announced the lethal injection would not move forward. Governor Lee granted the reprieve while the Tennessee Department of Correction reviewed protocol. Smith was expected to be executed at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville for the 1989 murders of his estranged wife and her two sons. […]
The Tennessee Department of Health is out with its weekly COVID-19 update. TDH says there were over 310 cases per day between April 10th and the 16th. There have been over two-million-23-thousand COVID cases in Tennessee since the outbreak began. Over 26-thousand people have died from COVID-related problems. Springfield residents are invited to take part in the city’s second annual Spring Community Cleanup this Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon […]
Springfield residents are invited to take part in the city’s second annual Spring Community Cleanup this Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon at various locations throughout town. It all got started last year as part of Springfield’s mission to reduce litter, promote responsible handling of waste, and keep the city beautiful. Last year, the cleanup welcomed nearly 100 volunteers who picked up more than 5,900 pounds of waste. Participants will […]
A report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta says homeownership in most Middle Tennessee counties is now unaffordable. The report notes home prices in Nashville have risen by 24 percent over the last year and are now among the highest in the country. The study shows the median income for homeowners is 64-thousand-500 dollars. The average price for a home is more than 380-thousand dollars. A traveler's advisory: Following […]
Tennessee is reporting a record low unemployment rate. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate last month was just over three percent. That's the lowest unemployment rate since the state began keeping track in the 1970s. Tennessee recorded its highest unemployment rate ever during the height of the COVID-19 outbreak at nearly 16 percent. Republican Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery is joining a federal lawsuit against the Biden Administration to stop an […]