NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A portion of Intestate 24 was closed in Davidson County after a deadly multiple-vehicle rollover crash Tuesday morning. The crash happened in the westbound lanes near the Old Hickory Boulevard exit at the Rutherford County line just after 7:30 a.m. At least four vehicles were involved in the crash, including one […]
We the people of Rutherford County will have varying Independence Day celebrations to consider July 3 and 4. The annual Smyrna festival for Independence Day will start at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Lee Victory Recreation Park, 110 Sam Ridley Parkway. The event includes food and drink venders, live music and inflatables. The fireworks show will […]
Rutherford County Schools recently hosted a slew of graduation ceremonies honoring the Class of 2024 as they embark upon a new future. Valedictorians and salutatorians gave inspiring and reflective speeches, parents beamed with pride and family members piled into the Tucker Theatre at Middle Tennessee State University last week to celebrate graduates of the Class […]
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — More than a week after the son of Rutherford County’s director of schools got caught in a storm drain and was swept under the streets following severe weather, the boy’s family announced he has “officially passed away.” PREVIOUS: Boy injured in storm-related accident in Christiana Dr. James Sullivan posted the following […]
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Rutherford County investigators are turning to the community for help identifying potential suspects in an early morning arson. According to a statement released by county officials on Saturday, May 18, the fire — which involved a Kia Optima — started before 5 a.m. at the dead end of Chapin Drive […]
The worst case scenario appears to have come true for 10-year-old Asher Sullivan, his father, Rutherford County Schools Director James “Jimmy” Sullivan, said Sunday evening after a “really really rough night.” “He’s not in imminent danger at this very moment, but recovery does not seem possible,” Sullivan said on Facebook. “Please pray for our family […]
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Lascassas farmer is counting his blessings after nearly all of his livestock was swept away by flash flooding last week, then recovered with the help of his community. In his decades of farming, Mike Vaught had never heard of floodwaters powerful enough to move cattle, which, on average, weigh […]
Voters will be electing candidates to Rutherford County and Murfreesboro offices and a judicial office Aug. 1. The Aug. 1 Election Day also includes primaries for candidates seeking party nominations for offices in the Tennessee General Assembly and U.S. Congress. Rutherford County candidates who won primaries March 5 qualified in December. Other candidates competing in […]
MANITOWOC — Wisconsin Maritime Museum, 75 Maritime Drive, Manitowoc, will host educator Geo Rutherford to discuss how she uses her platform and art to teach about and advocate for the world of hydrology. Every October, Rutherford takes TikTok and Instagram by storm with her video series “Spooky Lake Month.” Her daily videos take a deep […]
Butch Vaughn and Stan Vaught joined incumbents Caleb Tidwell and Claire Maxwell Tuesday in winning Republican primaries for Rutherford County Board of Education seats. The vote counts are unofficial until the Rutherford County Election Commission meets at 5 p.m. March 18 to certify the results. Butch Vaughn, Tim Holden and Holden’s daughter Coreen Holden King […]
The Rutherford County Commission posted the following early voting results: Republican primary Property Assessor Rob Mitchell, incumbent: 5,873 Virgil Gammon: 3,007 Note: GOP winner will face no qualifying competition in Aug. 1 election. Rutherford County Board of Education Zone 6 Butch Vaughn: 1,013 Chase Williams: 306 Note: GOP winner will face no qualifying competition in […]
If basing it off of birthplace, Ohio has produced the second most U.S. presidents in history with seven, just behind Virginia’s eight. Some would even argue that Ohio should be tied for first since William Henry Harrison, a born Virginian, moved to the Buckeye State in the late 1700s and settled in North Bend, a […]