Monday, August 10, 2026

The Rutherford Roundup

In Today’s Episode:

• A 70-year-old Murfreesboro man faces a harassment charge after allegedly threatening to sit in his driveway with a gun over school pickup traffic near Scales Elementary School.
• Former Murfreesboro Police detective Regional Primus is indicted on theft, forgery, falsifying government documents and 13 counts of official misconduct involving department funds and criminal justice database access.
• Poplar Hill Middle School opens in the Blackman community, welcoming about 850 students to Rutherford County Schools’ newest campus.
• Wawa announces plans to open its new Veterans Parkway location in Murfreesboro on September 10, part of the convenience store chain’s growing Tennessee expansion.
• Nearly 6,000 Tennessee workers have been affected by WARN notices filed this year, with additional layoffs and closures planned at companies including TikTok, WellPath and Resource Label.
• Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joins a bipartisan effort urging stronger federal protections against unwanted robocalls and tougher verification requirements for telecommunications companies.