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UPDATED: Domestic assault in moving car results in crash, woman's death

Feb 25, 2019 at 11:15 am by Voice Wire

On Sunday, Feb. 24, around 1:30 a.m., Murfreesboro Police Department dispatch received a 911 call about a domestic situation, in a moving vehicle. The caller, who was a.... Read More

Feb. 25: Update on flooded roads

Feb 25, 2019 at 09:16 am by Lisa Marchesoni

Twenty-five roads are closed Monday morning because of flood waters, according to the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office. February is officially the wettest on record with.... Read More

Man indicted for 2018 death of Katelyn Ervin

Feb 22, 2019 at 03:04 pm by Voice Wire

A stranger accused of abducting and fatally shooting a Rutherford County woman Feb. 27, 2018, was indicted on murder charges in January, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s se.... Read More

Rutherford County first responders train for active shooter at mock robbery

Feb 15, 2019 at 06:05 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

Sounds of gunfire shatter the inside of a grocery store during a mock exercise, leaving volunteer actors dead and wounded. Officers identify this was a robbery gone wrong. A.... Read More

Sheriff's Explorers place in Boy Scouts’ Winterfest competitition

Feb 14, 2019 at 07:00 am by Lisa Marchesoni

Two Rutherford County Sheriff’s Explorers earned top places in several categories during the annual Boy Scouts’ Winterfest competition this past weekend in Gatlinb.... Read More

Second Nashville man charged with distributing fentanyl-laced heroin in Rutherford County

Feb 08, 2019 at 10:30 am by Voice Wire

A second Nashville man has been arrested within the past week for distributing fentanyl-laced heroin in Rutherford County, according to a press release from the Tennessee.... Read More

Rutherford County man dies in officer-involved shooting after stand off

Feb 07, 2019 at 08:17 am by Lisa Marchesoni

A 43-year-old man died after brandishing a firearm and threatening Rutherford County Sheriff's Office deputies outside his home late Wednesday night, Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh sai.... Read More

Deputy Chief Salandy accepts new job, Capt. Chris Fly promoted

Feb 05, 2019 at 07:00 am by Lisa Marchesoni

Rutherford County Sheriff's Deputy Chief Bernard Salandy has accepted a job in the private sector, Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh said Monday. Salandy supervises 160 employees at the.... Read More

Old Hickory man charged with distributing fentanyl-laced heroin in Rutherford County

Feb 02, 2019 at 01:44 pm by Voice Wire

A 32-year-old Old Hickory man is facing a slew of drug-related charges after the Murfreesboro Police Department and Rutherford County Sheriff's Department participated in a jo.... Read More

Nine die in traffic crashes in December in Rutherford County

Feb 01, 2019 at 07:00 am by Lisa Marchesoni

Nine people lost their lives in traffic crashes in December, making this the deadliest month for traffic fatalities in Rutherford County, a sheriff’s corporal said. Six.... Read More

NAACP Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Breakfast

2 Rutherford Sheriff's deputies honored for saving lives of inmate and girl

Jan 28, 2019 at 10:30 am by Lisa Marchesoni

Two Rutherford County Sheriff's deputies were recognized as heroes by the Murfreesboro Chapter of the NAACP during their annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Breakfast Sa.... Read More

Rutherford Sheriff's Secret Santa helps families in need

Dec 24, 2018 at 07:00 am by Lisa Marchesoni

Cherita Horne worried about how to pay for her 5-year-old daughter's medicine. Meanwhile, Rutherford County Sheriff's Deputy Gary Herron searched for someone to give $10.... Read More

Rutherford Sheriff's SCAN members experience Christmas joy

Dec 21, 2018 at 08:00 am by Lisa Marchesoni

Hazel Bowers giggled like a little girl when she received a Christmas stocking and presents delivered by Coordinator E.T. Guice of the Senior Citizens Awareness Network sponso.... Read More

Cpl. Michael Rodgers earns THSO Deputy of the Month for Middle Tennessee

Dec 13, 2018 at 08:54 am by Lisa Marchesoni

Working to make roads safer earned the "Deputy of the Year" award for a Rutherford County Sheriff's corporal Wednesday from the Tennessee Highway Safety Office. Cpl. Michael.... Read More

Rockvale Elementary School receives medical trauma kits for teachers

Dec 12, 2018 at 10:22 am by Lisa Marchesoni

If a child is hurt at school, it might take paramedics a few minutes to arrive. "That's a lifetime in a trauma situation," said Rockvale Elementary School Principal Dayna Nic.... Read More