Robertson Co. News

Tennesseans will “spring forward” this weekend.  Clocks will be advanced by an hour early Sunday morning as part of daylight saving time.  The move means an hour less to sleep.  Doctors say to help cope with the loss of sleep people should start going to bed at least 20 minutes earlier days in advance.

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture and the Division of Forestry want to prevent off-highway and all-terrain vehicles from damaging state forests.  State officials announced yesterday anyone found using OHVs and ATVs in unauthorized areas of state forests could be charged with criminal trespass and-or vandalism.  Penalties up to one year behind bars and a 25-hundred-dollar fine, or the value of damages, are possible.  State officials say those using OHVs and ATVs should look for the Jeep symbol indicating the road is open to motorized vehicles.

Greenbrier and White House will be participating in the annual Tennessee Tree Giveaway Day this year.  It will Friday, March 19^th from 10 AM to 3 PM under the pavilion at City Hall. The U.S. Forest Service found that more than two million acres of Tennessee’s native forests have been cut and more than 500 thousand acres of forest were converted to other uses. Planting 30 trees each year offsets greenhouse gases from your car and home.

A grease fire that erupted at the McDonald’s in Joelton Wednesday afternoon has caused significant damage to the inside of the business. Crews found the fire had made its way into the vents and ductwork. One patient was checked out on the scene but there were no transports from this scene and no injuries to Firefighters. It’s unclear how long repairs will take.

The Tennessee Department of Health reported one-thousand-512 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total since the outbreak began to 788-thousand-100.  Nearly 20 additional COVID-19-related deaths were reported, bringing the total number of coronavirus-attributed deaths statewide to over eleven-thousand-620.  There are less than 700 COVID-19 patients hospitalized statewide.

The Nashville Zoo’s female Sumatran tiger Francis has a new mate.  A three-year-old, 240-pound Sumatran tiger named Felix has arrived at the zoo from the Greensboro Science Center in North Carolina.