MURFREESBORO - With the county school's budget of $306.7 million clearing committee hurdles, County Mayor Ernest Burgess says...

The schools' budget accounts for anywhere from 65-to-70-percent of the overall county budget, which is expected to come in just under $480 million...

The Rutherford County Commission's Budget, Finance and Investment Committee will meet on Wednesday, June 4th to look over the $479.6 million dollar budget and take a look at the government services budget. The full County Commission must pass a budget before July 1st, when the next fiscal year begins. Budget hearings for other county departments will continue for the next several weeks.