Members of the Rutherford County Solid Waste Advisory/Steering Council met last night and heard about a broad range of options for dealing with solid waste when the Middle Point landfill reaches capacity. The options discussed ranged from keeping a landfill in-county, to regional solutions, to recycling, to transfer stations, and reducing trash at its source….
The Stewarts Creek Middle School Band has again been recognized by the Tennessee Music Education Association as one of the state’s top school band programs, and as such, has been invited to perform at state music conference in April. The band has been selected to perform for the TMEA State Professional Development Conference on April…
Congratulations to UBreakifix for their ribbon cutting on Monday, February 27 at 11am. UBreakifix is located at 2222 Medical Center Parkway, Suite D (in retail area beside Volunteer State Bank just in front of The Goat and LC Henley Station), Nashville, TN 37129 and can be contacted at 615-436-3498.
Through a partnership with two local automotive dealerships, elementary students in Rutherford County Schools are being surprised and rewarded with a new bicycle for maintaining good attendance. Andy Obeissy — who owns both Toyota and Scion of Nashville and Ford of Nashville — visited Blackman Elementary School on Friday, Feb. 24, to celebrate good attendance…
Rutherford County citizens who recycle may receive prizes for their efforts under the “Caught Green Handed” initiative sponsored by Operation: Rutherford Recycles and the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office. “Caught Green Handed” seeks to bring attention to recycling in Rutherford County since the Middle Point Landfill has an impending closure. The closure will affect Rutherford County…
“When you have an increase in fatalities from 25 to 43, that’s almost a crisis.” Those are the words of Tony Burnett with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office when looking at the fatal crashes across Rutherford County from 2015 to 2016. He told the county’s law enforcement leaders on Monday, “Most of the people killed…
Interstate 24 East was shut down Monday night after a crash, and it’s expected to remain closed for hours. It happened about 8 p.m. just before the Epps Mill Road exit and involved multiple vehicles. Officials estimate the road will remain closed until at least midnight. Westbound traffic isn’t effected. Details on the crash or…
A local Girl Scout is being called a hero after she saved her sister from choking. Lizzie Anderson used a technique she learned in second grade from the Girl Scouts to save her sister Addison after they went to eat with their grandparents at Demos’. Even more impressive, she did it in the back seat…
On Saturday February 25, Oakland High School students competed in the 2017 Countywide Spanish Contest at MTSU. Oakland High swept the competition by placing in 4 out of the 4 levels. The students and their teachers prepared for this day over the past months enthusiastically and diligently, so it is wonderful to see that the hard work has paid off. The OHS family is…
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 24 in Rutherford County Saturday night. It happened near mile marker 90, just past the Epps Mill Road exit, around 10 p.m. The Tennessee Highway Patrol reported the person was in the roadway when they were hit. No additional information…