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Hear our full interview above: Rutherford County, TN - The Heart in Motion Car and Motorcycle Show is being planned for Rutherford County motor enthusiast. Everything from classic muscle cars to imports and low riders to pickups are expected to be entered into the car show. On the bike side, you'll likely see everything from street racers and bobbers, to Harley's and custom old school choppers.

Three Rutherford County high school bass fishing teams have earned a spot to fish the Bassmaster High School National Championship on Lake Hartwell, SC in July. Carter Hazlett and Christian Ferguson with the Siegel High School team. John Mullins and Jayden Douglas with Eagleville's team. Jacob Sledge and Ethan Hargrove...

Tennesseans that took a holiday road trip over the weekend were greeted with pump prices over a dollar cheaper than last year's holiday. Gas prices, on average, only moved three cents higher over last week. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $3.18, which is four cents less expensive than...

(SMYRNA, TN) There was a two-vehicle personal injury crash around dusk Friday night (6/2/2023) on the Old Nashville Highway at Enon Springs Rd. West. Smyrna Fire-Rescue was quickly on-the-scene to help with injuries along with paramedics and an ambulance from Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services who transported to the ER at StoneCrest Medical Center.

Instruction: If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Strong thunderstorms with winds exceeding 40 mph and penny-sized hail are expected to affect parts of southeastern Davidson, north central Rutherford, and west central Wilson Counties until 6:45 PM CDT. Doppler radar has detected these storms along a line from downtown Nashville to Gladeville, moving southwest at 5 mph. Gusty winds may cause damage to outdoor objects and knock down tree limbs. Areas to be impacted include Nashville, La Vergne, Mount Juliet, and several others, as well as stretches of Interstates 40, 65, and 24. The maximum hail size is 0.75 inches, and the maximum wind gust is 40 mph.

Looking for something to do this weekend? There are plenty of events in and around Rutherford County. Check out these 5 events. The Simply Smyrna Celebration is an annual event that celebrates diversity through the arts through music, visual arts, theater, and culinary cuisine. This free event will have multiple live stages with a variety of music genres and artists, wine tastings, food trucks and nearly 80 vendors.

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Next week, RCS administrators will undergo crisis response training for reunification. When events that require evacuations occur at a school, staff must ensure efficient and accurate parent reunification with their students. The RCS Safety team is led by Director of Safety Patty Oeser and Assistant Director...

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - A total of 250 citations were issued to area drivers and visitors in Rutherford County on May 26th by the Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force. Law enforcement officers wrote citations for texting and driving to 125 drivers, 116 citations for drivers not wearing seat belts and 9 citations for not securing children in safety seats during an enforcement saturation that took place last Friday at the start of Memorial Day Weekend on May 26, 2023. The enforcement was part of the annual “Click It or Ticket” campaign to educate drivers about the safety of wearing seat belts and buckling children child safety seats, said Murfreesboro Police Lt. Greg Walker.

A wanted man out of Rutherford County and Nashville was found in Mt. Juliet Thursday evening. Police say the man was involved in a hit-and-run near Old Pleasant Grove Road and ran from the scene. The hit-and-run crash suspect was wanted out of Nashville and Rutherford County for the following...

Law enforcement officers wrote citations for texting and driving to 125 drivers, 116 citations for drivers not wearing seat belts and nine citations for not securing children in safety seats during an enforcement May 26. The enforcement was part of the annual “Click It or Ticket” campaign to educate drivers...

Discount wholesale club to open its first location in Tennessee. Great news for shoppers in the Nashville area, with the news that national discount wholesale club BJ's will open a new location 20 miles southeast of downtown Nashville in Rutherford County on June 14.

A man wanted out of Nashville and Rutherford County was arrested in Mt. Juliet following a hit-and-run crash.

BJ’s Wholesale Club is bringing its value-is-king model into Tennessee on June 14, the membership-based retailer announced on Thursday. The new club will open in La Vergne, 20 miles southeast of downtown Nashville in Rutherford County, marking the club’s first location in Tennessee. Located at 543 Industrial Blvd., the new club marks the retailer’s 238th club and expanding the company’s footprint to its 19th state. The new location will have a BJ’s gas station, which will open this Friday.

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - School zoning will soon change and the Rutherford County School Board will be working with an outside organization to help make those changes. RSP & Associates will develop a rezoning map that includes a brand new county school... That was County School Board Member Claire Maxwell...

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - A defendant in a DUI Third Offense case that started with an arrest that was made by a LaVergne Police Officer filed an appeal after being sentenced to 11-months and 29-days behind bars. Sebakire Crode, who was found guilty of driving under the influence for the third time, suggested the sentence was excessive, although Crode only spent 150 days behind bars as opposed to the full 363 days sentenced.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – When your career provides an essential service to the community, continuous learning is vital. Like funding given for academics and athletics, scholarships for professional development are awarded based on merit. On May 23, six water professionals from Consolidated Utility District (CUD) of Rutherford County were each honored with a $2,000 scholarship to continue their work in the National Rural Water Association (NRWA) Apprenticeship Program administered by the Tennessee Association of Utility Districts.

Golden Nolley, age 94, passed away on Sunday, May 28, 2023 at NHC of Rutherford County. She was born in Anna, Texas and has lived in Rutherford County for the past 56 years. Golden was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Jackson Vandergriff and Nancy Lucretia Adams Vandergriff; husband, John Robert Nolley, Sr.; daughter, Karen Ruth Nolley; and several brothers and sisters.

Stacker compiled statistics about where people in Monroe County are looking to buy homes using cross-market demand and monthly inventory data from Realtor.com.

Sara Louise Heaton, age 87 passed away on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at Alive Hospice. She was a lifelong resident of Rutherford County and of the Baptist faith. Sara was preceded in death by her parents, John W. Jordan and Bessie West Jordan; husband Earlen B. Heaton; brothers, Cecil Jordan, James Jordan, Gary Jordan.