Wednesday, August 5, 2026
The Rutherford Roundup
In Today’s Episode:
- Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department promotes 11 employees to leadership and specialty roles focused on training, safety, and emergency response.
- Rutherford County voters prepare for Thursday’s state and federal primaries, county general election, and Murfreesboro municipal election.
- WGNS Radio and Big GTV will provide live election-night coverage beginning at 7 p.m. from Hop Springs.
- Three American Red Cross volunteers deploy from Murfreesboro to Washington state to assist families displaced by destructive wildfires near Spokane.
- Washington officials declare a statewide emergency as wildfires destroy hundreds of structures and force thousands of households to evacuate.
- Papa Murphy’s locations across Middle Tennessee appear to have closed amid a broader downsizing by parent company MTY Food Group.
