The Rutherford County Election Commission has confirmed the deadline to file paperwork to run for State Senate has been extended. Evidently, the change came after a push from Democrats in Tennessee. According to a release from the Tennessee Democratic Party, new Tennessee State Senate maps were not fully accepted by all parties. The Tennessee Democratic Party said in an email, “We have said from the very beginning that the Republican drawn maps in Tennessee weren't just gerrymander .
The old Goldstein's Department Store building on the downtown Murfeesboro square will be remodeled, that according to Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron.Currently, the Rutherford County Election Commission is housed in the building at “1 South Public Square."The building, which is part of Rutherford County's historic past, was originally home to the largest department store in the community.Scroll down to read more about the historic building and the family that opened Goldstein's. .