📋 Show Notes – Tuesday, September 2, 2025

The Rutherford Roundup

In Today’s Episode:

• La Vergne Fireworks Debate – City leaders weigh extending the discharge window to 12:30 a.m. on New Year’s Day, with mixed reactions from residents and officials.

• Nashville Tunnel Project – Elon Musk’s Boring Company begins work on a downtown-to-airport tunnel, praised by Gov. Bill Lee but raising environmental and transparency concerns.

• Sheriff’s Office ICE Agreement – Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh signs a new 287G Warrant Service Officer model agreement, clarifying deputies’ roles inside the detention center while stressing no broader community enforcement.

• Murfreesboro Backpack Program – Police partner with Murfreesboro City Schools to provide snacks for students, strengthening ties between officers and children.

• New Tennessee Law on Mass Shootings – State law now requires testing for psychotropic and gender-altering drugs in mass shooters, drawing both support and criticism.

• National Study on Prescription Drugs & Violence – Federal Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launches a review of potential links between medications and mass shootings.

• Local Hero on the Track – Nashville native Joseph Newgarden ends a 20-race drought, winning the 2025 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway.

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