Old State Farm Building Briefly Eyed as a Potential School Site, but Location Difficult Feb 01, 2021 at 11:17 am by WGNS
The Rutherford County Schools has had a small amount of interest in turning the old State Farm building into a school building. The structure is across the street from SportsCom at the intersection of Memorial Boulevard and DeJarnette Lane.
Assistant Superintendent Trey Lee stated…
Lee said that the location of the building makes it less attractive because it would equal a total of five schools, both public and private, within 1.6 miles of each other.
To further add to the potential zoning issue of turning the old State Farm building into a school, there are three more schools just 2.3 miles away from the address of the structure.
Rutherford County Schools Continue their Search for Land in Blackman Area for up to 3 New Schools Jan 27, 2021 at 04:15 pm by WGNS
The Rutherford County Schools continue to search for more property in one of the fastest growing areas of the community…
That was Assistant Superintendent Trey Lee with the county school system.
Previously, the county looked to build a school on a piece of property owned by the City of Murfreesboro. Evidently, it is the same acreage that the city purchased to build a park on. The land, which sits at Interstate 840 and Veterans Parkway, proved insufficient for a school or schools…
Posted at 8:16 pm on December 23, 2020 by Brett T.
We missed this in the Washington Post Tuesday, but a Fairfax County judge has ordered that the portraits of mostly white judges be removed from the courtroom during a black defendant’s trial, arguing that the portraits create the perception that the justice system is biased.
NEW: Va. judge rules a Black defendant can t get a fair trial in a courtroom adorned with portraits of largely White judges. Orders paintings removed for upcoming trial https://t.co/WUl8LyueWd
A Fairfax County judge [David Bernhard] has ruled that a Black defendant can’t get a fair trial in a courtroom decorated overwhelmingly with portraits of White judges and has ordered the paintings to be removed for the man’s upcoming legal proceeding. https://t.co/byVCadKSNr