Robertson Co. News

Greenbrier Middle & High School Baseball will be hosting their annual Spaghetti dinner and auction fundraiser Saturday from 5-7 pm  at Greenbrier High School.  Tickets must be purchased before the event & are $20 each which includes your choice of spaghetti or fettuccine alfredo, side salad, bread, dessert & drink. Curbside pickup available and recommended, mask & social distancing required for dine-in. There will also be a silent auction hosted on their Facebook page starting at 10:00 am & ending at 7:00 pm Saturday.

The Tennessee Department of Health reported one-thousand-631 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total since the outbreak began to nearly 769 thousand.  Nearly 70 additional COVID-19-related deaths were reported, bringing the total number of coronavirus-attributed deaths statewide to close to eleven-thousand-270.  Fewer than one thousand COVID-19 patients are hospitalized statewide. In Robertson County, there have been 8,848 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began. 8.551 have recovered, and 115 have died from COVID-19 in Robertson County.

Purpose Life Church and Second Harvest Foodbank will be handing out a tractor-trailer full of food Friday to any Robertson County resident that needs it. The food giveaway starts at 9:00 in the morning in front of Purpose Life Church on Memorial Blvd Springfield. To comply with social distancing requirements you’ll be assigned a number and receive your food when your number is called.

The Tennessee Department of Transportation is warning of possible lane closures and delays.  TDOT is repairing potholes across Middle Tennessee left over from last week’s winter storms.  TDOT crews are using a cold mix asphalt to fill the potholes for now with more permanent repairs using a hot mix of asphalt to follow this spring and summer.  TDOT says most repairs will be done during off-peak travel times.