Usually, Rutherford County is ranked in the number two or three position for having the lowest unemployment rate in the Volunteer State between 2 and 3%.
Murfreesboro Cultural Arts will host a virtual reception featuring the works of local artist James Threalkill on June 12 at 6 p.m.
Thursday, 5-28-20 Update: The Tennessee Department of Health has updated the positive cases for coronavirus to 21,679 across Tennessee. There have been 1,116 cases reported in Rutherford County and 22 deaths. 475 in Rutherford County have recovered.
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the appointment of Bonita Jo Atwood to the 16th Judicial District Circuit Court to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Royce Taylor.
"It's full circle," she said. "It just shows me how God is faithful to bring me back to where I started. That's where the seeds were planted."
In La Vergne, property owners applied to the city for a building permit to install new doors on their car wash to convert the wash into a car dealer. La Vergne issued a building permit to the property owners, who performed the $14,000 conversion of the future car lot but, things failed to go smoothly.
On Thursday, June 4, 2020, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee will hold a hearing on how students can safely go to their college or university this fall.
In collaboration with The Porch and Southern Word, Whittemore plans to conduct a series of writing workshops, open mics, and school visits culminating in a conference for LGBTQ+youth in Murfreesboro. She also supports Poetry in the 'Boro, a local reading series featuring local and regional readers and an open mic.
An online "Virtual" Uncle Dave Macon Days to Start June 20, 2020
Uncle Dave Macon Days has postponed the 42nd Annual Uncle Dave Macon Days known as "A Roots Rendezvous," scheduled for September 25 to 26th, 2020. Instead, it will be online and is now scheduled to start June 20, 2020 at 12 noon.
A joint undercover drug investigation by Special Agents with the Drug investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and other federal and local law enforcement agencies has resulted in the arrest of three individuals and the seizure of cocaine, cash, and a handgun.
An investigation into a 2019 murder is still underway. Murfreesboro Police report that they continue to search 30-year-old Delarrious Dwayne Crawford.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) is warning livestock producers about a potential scam.
The City of La Vergne has hired Ronny Beasley to serve the city as Fire Chief. Beasley's tentative start date is June 29.
The Board of the Murfreesboro Half Marathon voted to cancel this year's event due to ongoing uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rockvale Middle School physical education teacher and head football coach Torey Patterson
The Doug Young Educator of the Month from NewsRadio WGNS spotlights Siegel High Librarian & Media Specialist Debbie Butler. It's sponsored by City Tile and Floor Covering on Spring Street, L&K Trophies and Toot's Good Food and Fun.
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