Local News The Springfield Board of Mayor and Alderman approved a tentative fiscal year 2024 budget from the Springfield-Robertson County Joint Airport Board, which aims to address a lack of benefits for its paid employees. The airport board had been working to get their employees on the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System and the state’s health plan, but those fell through, forcing the airport to explore other opportunities. Of the requested […]
Local News Goodwill in Springfield is having a career fair at Bransford Elementary School from 9:00 to 3:00 today. Services offered include free resume assistance, online application assistance, connections with hiring managers, work from home training signup, interview coaching signup, utility assistance-LIHEAP and more. Bransford Elementary is at 700 Bransford Drive in Springfield A Franklin couple is recovering from minor injuries following a fire over the weekend. Officials say the […]
Local News Governor Bill Lee says the journals of the Covenant School shooter are being released "very soon." The governor made the statement on social media last night, saying he has been in contact with Metro Police Chief John Drake. MNPD spokesperson Don Aaron said the writings were being reviewed and prepared for public release earlier this week. Lee calls the shooting a "tragedy beyond comprehension," adding that Tennesseans "need […]
Local News Tennessee is being sued by the Federal Government. The lawsuit claims the Volunteer State's ban on gender-affirming care for minors violates the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause. Governor Bill Lee signed the bill into law last month. The Department of Justice believes the law violates the 14th Amendment because it stops transgender minors getting "medically necessary" care, while others are allowed to receive the same treatments. Road Trip […]
Local News A Springfield woman managed to escape an overnight fire early last Tuesday morning but lost three of her pets in the process. By the time members of the Springfield Fire Department arrived at the Spring Circle scene, the multi-level home was already engulfed in flames. Although it took firefighters almost an hour to put the fire out, they managed to prevent it from spreading to the adjacent woods […]
Local News A blood drive is underway across Tennessee this week. It's being hosted by the Red Cross in partnership with the Nashville Predators Foundation. Officials say blood donations drop when the summer months arrive due to people traveling. There are donation sites across the Volunteer State and more information can be found online at Red-Cross-Blood-dot-org. Clarksville Fire Rescue fought a commercial structure fire in the 1300 block of College […]
Local News A Trousdale County father is in custody after his five-month-old went missing. The TBI issued an Ambert Alert yesterday morning for Avah Richmond. Officials say she was found safe shortly after with her father, 42-year-old Ryan Allen Richmond. Police say a domestic dispute on Saturday night happened when Ryan did not want to give Avah back to her mother. Officials claim he ran the mother over with a […]
