Monday, June 8, 2026

The Rutherford Roundup

In Today’s Episode:

• A Facebook Marketplace meetup in La Vergne turns violent, resulting in gunfire, one injury, and four arrests after an alleged robbery and pursuit.
• La Vergne Police remind residents to use the department’s monitored parking lot for safer online marketplace exchanges.
• Murfreesboro City Council approves a balanced $782 million budget for fiscal year 2026–2027 with no property tax increase.
• The city budget includes funding for 18 new sworn police officers, fire improvements, infrastructure planning, and growth-related service needs.
• Murfreesboro leaders approve major development projects, including the Clarius Tech and Industrial Park, a new Ascension Saint Thomas freestanding emergency hospital, and a Kroger development on Memorial Boulevard.
• A new Buc-ee’s travel center near the Joe B. Jackson Parkway exit moves forward, with oversized roadside signs approved and projections of millions of annual visitors.
• Tennessee hemp and smoke shops prepare for new state regulations beginning July 1, including Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission oversight and restrictions on many THCA products.
• Several states, including Tennessee, move toward SNAP purchase restrictions on soda, energy drinks, and candy, while federal officials push for stronger nutrition standards at SNAP-authorized retailers.