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A Tennessee Highway Patrol State Trooper has been indicted following a criminal investigation surrounding an on-duty fatal crash in Robertson County last November. Trooper Curtis Davenport of the Nashville District was placed on discretionary leave following a criminal. Davenport was involved in the crash that occurred on Highway 41 in Springfield around 11 a.m. on Nov. 1, 2022 that killed a 62-year-old man and injured two other people. Davenport was arrested on June 30 and released after posting a $100,000 bond.
The popular Franklin Drive-In has found a new home 33 miles away in Coopertown. The drive-in was recently purchased by Springfield native Michael Crawley, who began plans in February to bring a new drive-in theater to Robertson County. He believe and s there is a desire in Coopertown and Robertson County for an entertainment vehicle of this type and anticipates the drive-in will be ready to officially open in the spring of 2024.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide and a suicide near the Woodlawn community. An insurance adjuster called 911 because he was concerned one of the residents, identified as 73-year-old Charles Hill, was having a medical issue. Responding deputies entered the home and found Hill and another resident, 71-year-old Audrey Evans, both dead from gunshot wounds. They were taken to the medical examiner’s office and deputies said an autopsy has been requested for both of them.
Recruitment flyers from the Ku Klux Klan were left on the marquees at Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, Bethel Chapel AME Church and Faith United Missionary Baptist Church all in Columbia . The flyers contained a warning to “race traitors, mixed breeds, communists, homosexuals and all other walks of Godless degeneracy.” Other messages on the flyers included “Heritage Not Hate” and Fight For What’s Right.” The leadership of each church plans to address the incidents during a press conference.
