RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — A man is being charged in connection with a head-on collision in Rutherford County Wednesday that resulted in a woman’s death, authorities said. According to Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), a 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe was traveling southbound in the northbound lane on Lebanon Pike (Highway 231) near Old Lebanon Pike while […]
The man who investigators suspect of shooting and killing another man Friday afternoon during an argument is cooperating, they say. David Hager died at the scene of the shooting on Twin Oak Drive, according to Det. Sgt. Joe Duncan of the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office. Twin Oak Drive is just outside Murfreesboro’s city limits in […]
A water main break shut down multiple lanes of Route 3 eastbound in East Rutherford early Friday ahead of the morning commute. The break was reported at about 12:30 a.m. by the Meadowlands Sports Complex, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. As of 6:30 a.m. the two right lanes and shoulder were closed. […]
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) – Parents and teachers in the Rutherford County community are upset over Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher proposal. On Thursday, Feb. 8, they expressed their concerns at a rally outside the school board building. The group of parents and teachers are making their stance known on the expanded school voucher proposal. […]
Editors note: This story is the first in a series on Rutherford County Board of Education candidates. Rutherford County Board of Education candidates Butch Vaughn and Chase Williams seek to replace retiring chairwoman Shelia Bratton‘s seat in Zone 6. Vaughn was the first of the two to qualify as a candidate for the school board […]
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) – Rutherford County officials urged drivers to stay off roadways as snowfall continued to cover the ground Monday, leading to even more challenges heading into Tuesday. Although snowfall created chaos for some, it was a welcomed sight for some area natives. “Throughout high school, well school in general, we never really […]
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — For 48 years, Rita Shacklett has called the libraries across Rutherford County her home. “I never thought about being anywhere else and I never thought about doing anything else,” she said. Murfreesboro museum now home to Tennessee’s first triceratops skull It was in October of 1975 when the Murfreesboro native […]
Local officials should have oversight of elections rather than federal oversight, a Rutherford County election official told U.S. senators recently. Alan Farley, Rutherford County Administrator of elections, testified in November during a Congressional hearing about ongoing threats to election administration before the U.S. Senate Rules & Administration Committee in Washington, D.C. “If Congress wants to […]