Single clustering protocols cannot meet the event-driven and time-triggered traffic requirements of Cognitive Radio Sensor Networks (CRSNs). The long wait between the completion of events and the process of clustering and searching for accessible routes results in increased time for information transmission. This paper proposed a Hybrid Boosted Chameleon and Modified Honey Badge optimization Algorithm-based Energy Efficient cluster routing protocol (HBCMHBOA) for handling the issues of traffic driven information transfer with energy efficiency in the CRSNs. This HBCMHBOA is proposed as one among few event-driven and time-triggered clustering protocol for the requirements of CRSNs. The integration of Boosted Chameleon and Modified Honey Badge optimization Algorithm is adopted for determining optimal number of clusters and constructs the structure of primitive clusters in an automated way to serve the time-triggered traffic in a periodic manner. It adopted priority-based schedule and its associated frame structure for guaranteeing reliable event-driven information delivery. It leveraged the merits of time-triggering for the construction of clustering architecture and confirmed than none of the cluster construction and selection of routes are facilitated after the emergent events. This characteristic helps in permitting only the nodes and their associated Cluster Heads (CHs) of CRSNs to discover emergent events. It facilitates the coverage of a fewer nodes, especially when sink is positioned in a corner to minimize the delay and node energy consumption. The simulation results of the proposed HBCMHBOA confirmed a reduction in total energy consumption and number of covered nodes on an average of 34.12 %, and 26.89 % than the prevailing studies.