Sheriff's employees' children earn Tennessee Sheriffs' Association scholarships

Jun 16, 2021 at 03:00 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

Seven children of Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office employees each earned $500 scholarships from the Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association. Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh prese.... Read More

Central Magnet School graduates compete again in Great Race in a 1953 Pontiac Chieftan

Jun 15, 2021 at 03:15 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

Four Central Magnet School graduates will concentrate not on speed but accuracy when they compete in the Hemmings Motor News Great Race starting Saturday in San Antonio, Texas.... Read More

Decherd Police officer arrested after road rage case on Interstate 24

Jun 15, 2021 at 02:54 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

An off-duty Decherd Police officer was charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly pointed his department-issued handgun at a driver Sunday in Murfreesboro, a Rutherfor.... Read More
School Resource Officer Chad Dodson, left, and Lascassas 4th grade student Gabrielle Baron

Rutherford SRO hopes book will inspire students

May 26, 2021 at 12:26 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

School Resource Officer Chad Dodson sat in the hallway at Lascassas Elemtentary during lunch and used Old English Bulldog stuffed animal’s limbs to wave and interact wit.... Read More

Stewarts Creek High School student charged with possessing handgun on campus

May 25, 2021 at 03:52 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

Students at Stewarts Creek High School in Smyrna were secured while school resource officers quickly removed a handgun from a student’s backpack this morning, a school r.... Read More
Operation Poseidon II

Is drunk boating illegal?

May 24, 2021 at 12:00 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

People operating boats while intoxicated may endanger people enjoying Memorial Day weekend on Percy Priest Lake and boat ramps, a Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force m.... Read More

Rutherford Sheriff's Office investigates interstate shootings

May 12, 2021 at 08:54 am by Lisa Marchesoni

One driver escaped injury when another motorist fired a handgun into his car Friday on Interstate 24, Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies said. In unrelated cases, ano.... Read More

Suspect charged with sexual offenses with girls has more possible victims

May 10, 2021 at 12:00 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

Fifty-three charges of sexual activities involving girls ages 11-14 were filed against a Murfreesboro man Friday after a three-month investigation by a Rutherford County Sheri.... Read More

Mother address stranger who killed her daughter

May 10, 2021 at 10:00 am by Lisa Marchesoni

Debbie Ervin now breathed easier this Mother's Day because the stranger who killed her daughter was sentenced to 40 years in prison Thursday. Her daughter Katelyn Ervin,.... Read More
Rutherford County Adult Detention Center

Corrections officers spend career locked in caring for inmates

May 08, 2021 at 08:00 am by Lisa Marchesoni

They are locked in a secure facility with inmates charged with various crimes ranging from theft to murder for 40 hours every week. They serve as medics, counselors and caregi.... Read More

Rutherford SROs fund five scholarships for seniors

May 06, 2021 at 04:49 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

Five Rutherford County Schools’ seniors each earned $450 scholarships from the Rutherford County Sheriff’s School Resource Officers.      &nb.... Read More

Rutherford County Adult Detention Center earns recertification

May 04, 2021 at 11:00 am by Lisa Marchesoni

Rutherford County Adult Detention Center earned state certification for the fifth time in five years. Tennessee Corrections Institute staff inspected the facility last month.... Read More