Hazel Bowers

Seniors enjoy Christmas Stockings thanks to Sheriff’s Office

Hazel Bowers giggled like a little girl when she received a Christmas stocking and presents delivered by Coordinator E.T. Guice of the Senior Citizens Awareness Network sponsored by the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office. “What’s that?” she asked as she gazed into the bags of gifts. Guice described Bowers as being overjoyed at her Christmas surprise….

School Bus Safety Campaign

Rutherford County Sheriff’s school bus safety campaign

Five students waiting for school buses lost their lives when struck by drivers in one week this fall in the U.S. Those tragic deaths prompted Rutherford County Sheriff’s patrol deputies and school resource officers to develop Operation Bus Stop, an educational and enforcement program to promote school bus safety from Dec. 10-14. Their goal is…

Fly completes national jail leadership class

Fly completes national jail leadership class

Capt. Chris Fly of the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center graduated from the 29th National Jail Leadership Command Academy. Jail administrators learn to develop leadership skills to use within jails during the week class. “One of the most interesting things I learned was working with the various generations who make up the current work force,”…

Senior citizens getting Christmas presents

Collecting presents for senior citizens

Senior citizens who live alone may not receive Christmas presents. That’s why the sheriff’s Detention deputies are collecting gifts for 85 senior members of the Sheriff’s Senior Citizens Awareness Network, said Deputy Lydia Saunders, the detention community organizer. “I feel like this is a good way to give back,” Saunders said. Seniors need new full-size…

New Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office Chaplains

New Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office Chaplains

Three volunteers were selected to serve as chaplains for Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office employees, Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh said Wednesday. Freddy Dulaney, Dr. Victor Poletajev and Ivan Duggin will participate in a much needed chaplaincy program, the sheriff said. “I think it will be beneficial for our officers to talk to a chaplain, given some of…

Stolen UTV

Reward for stolen UTV

Rewards up to $3,000 are being offered for a 2017 XP1000 Polaris Razor stolen between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. from a Leanna Road home near Nashville, said Sheriff’s Detective Kyle Norrod. Thieves may have driven the utility task vehicle from the home, he said. The owner is offering a $2,000 reward for information leading…