robertson county

It appears that Republican State Senator Diane Black is feeling the heat from her Democratic challenger Jim Hawkins, so much so that she is counting on John McCain turning out voters to help her win.

When your neighbors don't see you as an American anymore, it's hardly a place you can call home "People in Tennessee are scared of the police and people in other states think we're racists." The Tennessean reports here that Robertson County has lost a U.S. citizen couple due to "suspiciously frequent" traffic stops.

A small line of showers is moving through Middle TN this morning. According to the NWS, they should produce only about a tenth (.10) of an inch of rainfall. Later today, under daytime heating, clouds will build and possibility exists for developing showers and thunderstorms.

The TBI has put Luther Franklin Gregory on the most wanted list. But check this out. He’s been arrested 44 times. What?!
From NewsChannel5 in Nashville:

Schools audit identifies nagging problem areasBy JAIME SARRIO • Staff Writer (Tennessean) • March 1, 2008

It will be at least another school year before Metro Schools is able to meet state goals under No Child Left Behind, education officials said Friday.

Here are some pictures from Robin in White House.

Clarksville showing the snow on the grass but not the sidewalk (or roads! Sorry Kids!)

Enough snow in Robertson County to delay openings by one hour.

From TennViews:

The Sumner County Democratic Party and Robertson County Democratic Party will host a joint meeting Saturday March 8, 9am at the Billy S. Hobbs Municipal Center in White House.

Yes, it’s Super Tuesday and Tennessee, along with 19 other states is having a primary. I was the first person in line at my polling place in Robertson County and there wasn’t a huge line. (Actually, there wasn’t a line at all. There were only about 10 of us there when the place opened at 7.)

Polls are open statewide from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Go vote.

I’m very weary tonight, so let me just get to the point…

Up in Robertson County (just North of Nashville), ICE came in a month ago and did a bunch of raids to round up undocumented immigrants and deport them from our country. The folks who were targeted had jobs and families…most were productive members of their communities.

In an article at the Tennessean and a post at Hispanic Nashville, they’re discussing the fallout from immigration raids in the Springfield area back in December. They’re discussing the children, most of whom are U.S. citizens because they were born here. Since the raids, truancy is up 11% in Robertson County and the sc