RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - The growth rate of Rutherford County between January 1, 2010 and January 1 of 2021, has equaled approximately 730 new residents per month. Although county officials suggest the COVID Pandemic throttled growth by 73-fewer residents monthly, equaling a growth rate of 657 new residents monthly in 2019. Nonetheless, 657 to 730 new residents moving into Rutherford County monthly is an example of exponential growth.
Some areas of the county have experienced mor .
NASHVILLE, TENN. - A man from LaVergne, TN has died following Tuesday mornings crash in Antioch at 9:30 a.m. The accident occurred on Bell Road near Smith Springs Road. The preliminary investigation by Metro Police indicates a Honda Accord was traveling northbound when it began to drift, crossing the double yellow lines and struck a Freightliner semi truck head-on.
A Honda CRV, also traveling north on Bell Road, behind the Accord, was struck in the process. Neither the driver of the CRV, .
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TENN – Ninety-three of Tennessee’s 95 counties recorded lower unemployment rates in August 2023, according to new data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). Unemployment for the month remained unchanged in Cheatham and Lauderdale counties. Ninety-three counties recorded rates below 5% in August, while two had rates slightly above the 5% mark.
In Rutherford County, the August unemployment rate was 2.7%, which is 0.2 percentage points low .
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The fire marshals for the Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MRFD) and Rutherford County Fire & Rescue Department (RCFR) have issued a mandatory open burning ban for the city limits of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County because of a prolonged period without rainfall. The joint burn ban is effective immediately until conditions improve.
“The lack of rain makes conditions favorable for rapidly spreading fires and the potential for causing significant .
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Three Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies who saved a man from his burning house received medals Thursday from the Stones River Chapter of the Tennessee Society Sons of the American Revolution.
SAR presented the Heroism Commendation and Medal to Patrol Deputy Steve Hill and the Life Saving Medals to Patrol Cpl. Ethan Shenefield and School Resource Officer Jamie Murphy during a ceremony at the Sheriff’s Office.
Chapter President Doug Dickerson said the SAR m .