Springfield News

A local man has been charged in a pair of shootings, including an attempted first degree murder that occurred Monday night in Springfield.

Bransford Elementary School and Robertson County Alternative Program are releasing their students early today because of a funeral scheduled nearby for the victim in the fatal shooting last week in Springfield.

Several Cheatham County educators are planning to retire at the end of the 2012-2013 school year.

In his release of a proposed annual budget for the City of Springfield for fiscal year 2014, City Manager Paul Nutting is asking the Mayor and Aldermen to approve a 26-cent increase in property taxes to help the city face its long-term debt.

A public workshop to review the initial draft of the Robertson County Comprehensive Growth and Development Plan is being held Tuesday from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. in the community room of Highland Crest College Campus.

Belt was born, May 8, 1936, in Robertson County, to the late Ham and Mary Isabell Frey Morris.

Gardeners who find space at a premium may face a dilemma when it's time to choose what to plant this month: Flowers or food? Garden author Emily Tepe suggests you consider both, adding edible flowers to garden plans.

Relay for Life in Springfield is being relocated from the city square to the Robertson County YMCA on Friday, May 3. The change was made because of weather, Trey White, logistics chair for Robertson County Relay for Life.

Springfield Police responded to a shooting Thursday night where one person died.

Memphis lawyer William L. Hendricks Jr. has been suspended from practicing law following his recent indictment in Middle Tennessee for his alleged role in an insurance scam.

Springfield city officials are touring two Nashville charter schools Wednesday, May 1. "The Tennessee Charter Schools Association has confirmed the Board's visit to two charter schools in Nashville," Nutting said at the April 16 board meeting.

Nearly 10 years of work planning a new library for downtown Springfield could pay off soon, with the breaking of ground, according to Robertson County Mayor Howard Bradley.

Head was born Dec. 13, 1919, in Robertson County to the late Ernest and Hattie Mayo Head.

He was born Sept. 8, 1935 in Dyer County to the late Robert Alexander Bell and Nannie Jean Sullivan Bell Priestly.

J.H. Head, 93-year-old loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather of Chapmansboro, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2013, at NorthCrest Medical Center.

Schrader International Inc. is conducting a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 1, 2013, to celebrate the opening of its newly expanded manufacturing facility in Springfield, Tenn.

Those indicted by a county grand jury include East Robertson Elementary School Principal Karen Renae Fehrman, Assistant Principal Kecia Young and Robertson County Schools Administrator Donna Dorris.

A Robertson County woman has been charged with TennCare fraud for using the state's healthcare insurance program to pay for a fraudulent prescription.

A Springfield woman was arrested Tuesday for alleged TennCare fraud related to using state healthcare to pay for a fradulent painkiller prescription, according to a press release issued by the Tennessee Office of Inspector General.

Business owners who hoped to raise money for the Watertown Police Department by offering zip line rides at the city's Mile Long Yard Sale last weekend were ultimately unable to set up.