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Springfield Police Department has announced the addition of a new public safety observation tower, made possible through a grant. The observation tower will be deployed at various city events, including 1st Fridays and Freedom Fest, ensuring a safe environment for all attendees. The observation tower will also be used in other public safety operations, such as any emergency event or for areas that may require saturated crime prevention techniques. Wilson […]

One person is dead after a Monday afternoon one-car crash in Cheatham County. The Highway Patrol said a 2021 Chevrolet Traverse was traveling west on Interstate 40. It left the roadway near mile marker 185 and struck several trees before coming to rest. 51-year-old David Meadows died in the crash. He was wearing his seat belt. No additional details were released. Some Tennessee school districts are voicing concerns about a […]

Police shut down a Clarksville road for a while Sunday night while they investigated a deadly hit-and-run crash. Clarksville Police say the two-vehicle crash happened at approximately 7:50 p.m. along Peachers Mill Road near W. Allen Griffey Road. Witnesses reported that a red Ford Fusion was involved and didn’t stop. The other car hit a pole and came to rest off the road. The driver was pronounced dead at the […]

A senior citizen is still alive thanks to an off-duty Franklin firefighter who happened to be attending a Marshall County high school graduation ceremony last month. Cornersville High School’s graduation ceremony was well underway on May 16 when a man in the back of the room suddenly collapsed on the hard gym floor. Jayce Pickle, a firefighter and advanced emergency medical technician with the Franklin Fire Department, senior citizen was […]

The CMA MusicFest numbers are in. About 90,000 festival goers per day attended this weekend’s CMA Fest. The Country Music Association says those numbers are consistent with the crowds seen in recent years. The fans came from from all 50 states and 46 countries and the festival hosted more than 300 performers, often for capacity crowds. Yesterday, just two weeks after a crash in Wilson County, those who knew 38-year-old […]