The city of Coopertown and its residents held a 25th anniversary celebration last Saturday at Coopertown Middle School. The town was born in 1996 when nearby residents banded together to prevent a landfill in the area. A number of events were held throughout the day by the Coopertown Police Department, which included displays of police cars, a TBI mobile crime lab, ladder truck, Robertson County Sheriff vehicles, as well as […]
The Springfield-Robertson County Airport is hosting a Fly-In and Open House this weekend, complete with skydiving demonstrations, and helicopter and hot air balloon rides for visitors. The event is Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., is free to attend. Numerous aviation vendors will be in attendance for people to learn more and get involved with flying. Up to 10 aircraft displays will also be present during the day.(Source Robertson Connection) […]
The Springfield-Robertson County Airport is hosting a Fly-In and Open House this weekend, complete with skydiving demonstrations, and helicopter and hot air balloon rides for visitors. The event is Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., is free to attend. Numerous aviation vendors will be in attendance for people to learn more and get involved with flying. Up to 10 aircraft displays will also be presented during the day.(Source Robertson Connection) […]
East Robertson 27 Jo Byrns 0 Green Briar 36 Hilwood 0 Springfield 14 Rosview 7 White House 42 Sycamore 0 Fairview 33 WH Heritage 14 If you thought Covid-19 was the only disease that Tennesse would have to face this year, I have bad news. The CDC warned that a disease is currently spreading across Tennesse and several other states. And for infants and senior citizens, it can be deadly. […]
There are nearly four-thousand new coronavirus cases in Tennessee. The Tennessee Department of Health reported the new cases yesterday, bringing the total since the outbreak began to one-million-203-thousand-930. Over 60 additional COVID-19-related deaths were also reported, with the total number standing at 14-thousand-740. There are nearly 31-hundred COVID-19 hospitalizations in Tennessee (source TDOH) A new proactive effort to stop panhandling in Mt. Juliet is underway. Signs placed around the community […]
Republican State Senator Kerry Roberts of Springfield, says the government is overreaching in its authority when it comes to mandates concerning COVID-19, and he’s hoping a special legislative session could bring some relief to Tennessee residents. Among other things, Robersts wants to prohibit mask mandates in all public buildings, schools and universities and have any executive orders issued during a State of Emergency that last over 90 days, be reviewed […]
Robertson County jobseekers take note: FedEx is hoping to add 23-hundred jobs in the Nashville area. The shipping giant will hold five in-person hiring events tomorrow. Details can be found at Careers.FedEx.com. The company wants to increase staffing ahead of the holidays with positions including package handlers, drivers, warehouse workers, and other support positions. (source press release) The just concluded summer may be the wettest on record in the Mid-State. […]
Sen. Kerry Roberts (R-Springfield) is calling on Senate Speaker Randy McNally (R-Oak Ridge) to join the House in calling for a special session on COVID-19 mandates. Roberts recently got a talking to from McNally for allowing his Government Operations Committee to veer into discussions about dissolving the state Department of Health and considering livestock dewormer ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19. McNally has been resistant to holding a special session while the […]
