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LEBANON, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Wilson County School Board said the district needs more bus drivers following several drivers quitting this year. During a school board meeting on Monday, board members said 17 drivers have quit this academic year. Currently, about five new drivers are being trained. Some board members...
One Tennessee city actually lowered its property tax rate, and many homeowners still expected bigger bills. The reason?. A county reappraisal pushed average property values up by 66 percent. That twist keeps popping up across the state. One small East Tennessee town weighed a 28 percent rate jump. Another little...
These are the food safety retail health scores for Wilson County, with their most recent inspection score as of November 6, 2026, according to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s latest available health score information. This includes grocery stores, gas stations, markets, and more. Read more local health inspections here! The information posted at the Tennessee Department […] The post Retail Food Health Scores for Wilson County November 6, 2026 appeared first on Wilson County Source .
Nov. 3 was a historic night for Tennessee politics and Rutherford County. As one of many local-level flips, Rutherford County elected first-time candidate and openly democratic socialist Owen Farnsworth. Farnsworth beat out incumbent Republican Tim Rudd on election night by 813 votes for the next state House representative of District...
Tennessee Democrats flipped six state House seats during Tuesday’s election and nearly wiped out the existing Rutherford County delegation as three of five Republicans lost their races. Democrats still remain in the superminority in Tennessee’s state House, but the victory marked the first time the party has gained multiple seats in an election since 1996. […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — From parades and live music to a museum visit or brunch with adoptable dogs, Middle Tennessee has several ways to recognize Veterans Day this year on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Here are some options around Middle Tennessee. Parades and community events. Hendersonville: The Hendersonville Veterans Day...
Tennessee Democrats suffer a loss in the gubernatorial race, but Rutherford County remains hopeful after securing a local win. The Rutherford County Democratic Party held a watch party in downtown Murfreesboro Nov. 3, garnering a crowd of over 60 people attentively watching results of the 2026 midterm elections. Held at...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Three Republican state House incumbents lost their seats in Rutherford County on Tuesday, raising a question about the fast-growing community: Was this a one-election shift, or the beginning of a longer political change?. Democrats point to years of local organizing, voter frustration and a changing...
The City of Murfreesboro was awarded an $8.3 federal grant to upgrade traffic signals, add pedestrian warning lights and improve emergency response.
MURFREESBORO, TN (WGNS) - For nearly three decades, Greenhouse Ministries has been a place where struggling families in Rutherford County could find groceries, clothing, encouragement, and hope. Now, the husband-and-wife team who started it all are preparing for retirement. Founders Cliff and Jane Sharp are retiring after 27 years of...
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS News) - More than $10.3 million in roadway safety improvements are planned for Murfreesboro following the announcement of a major federal grant aimed at reducing traffic crashes, preventing serious injuries and saving lives. The City of Murfreesboro has been selected to receive $8,282,947 through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Fiscal Year 2026 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program. When combined with the city's required local matching funds, the total project investment will reach $10,353,685. Photo above article: Joe B. Jackson Pkwy at S. Church St. in Murfreesboro, TN (Photo by Scott Walker - SmallTownBigWorld.com).
Hendersonville is building a pump track at Veterans Park and a new parks maintenance complex at Drakes Creek funded by grants and city revenue.
Smart glasses are now off-limits during testing in Rutherford County classrooms, after the local school board moved to ban the wearable devices over fears students could use them to cheat. The decision adds Tennessee's Rutherford County to a fast-growing list of school systems nationwide tightening rules around internet-connected eyewear as the technology becomes harder to spot and easier to misuse.
The John T. Alexander American Legion Post 17 will host a Veterans Day parade in Gallatin on Saturday, November 7th. Click for More Events The parade starts at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, with lineup at 9:30 a.m. The parade will exit the high school stadium parking (220 Doug Suddath Dr) lot via Hawkins Drive, […] The post Gallatin Veterans Day Parade – Route Information, Road Closures appeared first on Sumner County Source .
A new interchange is being built where I-65 meets US-31W in Sumner County. Construction is requiring intermittent interstate closures, where extensive work has already hampered traffic due to the ongoing I-65 widening project. Construction crews are grading, improving drainage, and installing retaining walls and curbs for the new interchange, which...
Rutherford County Sees Major Election Upsets (0:14): Democrat Victoria Broderick narrowly defeats longtime Republican Congressman Scott DesJarlais in Tennessee’s 4th Congressional District. Three Republican state representatives also lose their seats to Democratic challengers in Rutherford County. Blackburn Proposes Tennessee Version of DOGE (1:07): Governor-elect Marsha Blackburn announces plans to...
Appalachian Community Histories – Hendersonville, Yalobusha County: The Vanished Town That Almost Became the County Seat. About four miles south of Coffeeville, Mississippi, near a small tributary of the Yalobusha River, there once stood a settlement that appeared destined to become one of the most important communities in north-central Mississippi. During the early 1830s, Hendersonville was a bustling frontier trading center where merchants established businesses, physicians attended to the sick, blacksmiths worked their trades, and local officials helped organize a newly created county. For a brief period, the settlement even stood at the center of a political struggle that would determine where Yalobusha County conducted its government.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WGNS) - Former Murfreesboro state representative Donna Barrett will help guide Governor-elect Marsha Blackburn's incoming administration as a member of the newly formed Transition Advisory Committee. Blackburn announced the team in Nashville, naming Stuart McWhorter as chairman of the transition effort. The committee will work directly under McWhorter's...
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WZTV) — Rutherford County Property Assessor Rob Mitchell says he is seeking to become Tennessee’s next comptroller, a position elected by the state General Assembly. The comptroller is selected by a joint vote of the House and Senate and serves a two-year term. Lawmakers re-elected...
Murfreesboro's planning commission has given an early green light to National Health Investors' plans for a new corporate headquarters, accepting an initial design review for the 23,800-square-foot office building proposed along Gateway Boulevard. The move marks a procedural step forward for the project, though it comes with at least one condition still to be sorted out before construction could move ahead.