Rutherford County's five state representatives responded to questions from The Daily News Journal about what legislation they will sponsor this session.

A recently approved Rutherford County Schools resolution for federal authorities to close the nation's borders offended one opposing board member.

Prior to the recent release of the audit, Tennessee Comptroller Jason Mumpower sent a Sept ... One of the employee complaints led to the Rutherford County Ethics Committee meeting in July 2024. The committee asked the comptroller and Rutherford's District ...

An argument over loud music may have been the motive behind the deadly shooting of a one-year-old baby, according to detectives with the Murfreesboro Police Department. Detectives said the shooter, Marquavious Hampton,

RUTHERFORD CO., Tenn. (WSMV) - A Rutherford County woman is facing charges for allegedly stealing from an elderly person, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

Bridgestone Americas has announced that it's slashing 700 Tennessee jobs to "optimize its business footprint."

The TWRA wants anglers to catch the cold-water fish during the winter and spring months before the water warms up.

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Rutherford County school board passed a resolution during its Thursday night meeting urging Tennessee leaders to “expedite the closure of the nation’s ...

The Rutherford County School Board voted Jan. 23 to keep seven previously removed books off all library shelves. They voted to return two additional titles to circulation, but only for 11th and 12th graders with parental permission. Most of these decisions defied the recommendations of RCS librarians who were asked to review the books.

Parents at Oakland Middle School, Oakland High School, and at the McFadden School of Excellence have all gotten calls that there are cases of whooping cough (pertussis) at each school. The reason they do this is because it’s highly contagious and they want to make sure you’re watching out for symptoms and check their vaccination records.

The Rutherford County School (RCS) system alerted parents of one of its high schools to a student case of whooping cough this week. In a letter to Oakland High School’s parents, RCS shared that the Rutherford County Health Department reported a confirmed case of whooping cough (pertussis).

Tennessee gives public agencies wide latitude to refuse to release data. That made it challenging for our reporters to figure out just how many students were affected.