Rutherford County Schools

STATEMENT: RCS network disruption, online posting

Rutherford County Schools experienced a network and systems disruption on Nov. 25, 2024. Our teams have worked diligently to restore those services, and most are back to full functionality using our backup and recovery procedures. The school district has been working with national experts and law enforcement to fully investigate the matter, and that investigation…

Road Construction

Murfreesboro Road Construction Projects for December 15 – 21

Minor St Utility Crossing Installation Work (between Carver St and Bilbro Ave) Expected Road Closure: Moday through Friday: Contractor for private development will be installing utility lines across S Bilbro Ave between Sunrise Ave and Minor St. Traffic will be reduced to one-lane flagging operation. Appropriate traffic controls and will be in place. Butler Dr…

Chief Lowery earns national certification

Chief Lowery earns national certification

Rutherford County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Keith Lowery earned his Emergency Number Professional Certification from the National Emergency Number Association. ENP Certification establishes the benchmarks of performance to signify broad-based competence in the field. Earning the certification: Demonstrates mastery of the comprehensive knowledge base required for emergency number program management. Helps raise industry standards and increase…

Habitat for Humanity

Rutherford County Area Habitat Celebrates Building 200 Houses in Rutherford County

Rutherford County Area Habitat for Humanity (RCHFH) is excited to celebrate having built 200 affordable houses in Rutherford County with an event at the Legacy Pointe Subdivision in Murfreesboro on Thursday, December 19, 2024, 10am – 11am. The event includes the House Dedication and Ribbon Cutting for House #200, which was sponsored by Nissan USA,…

2023 - 2024 Reward School

19 Rutherford schools earn ‘Reward’ designation

Rutherford County Schools continues to earn high marks for performance based on the additional designations announced by the Tennessee Department of Education. The state education department previously announced the school district and 32 schools — which is a record number for RCS — had earned a Level 5 score for academic growth. Level 5 is…

MTSU forensic science students take part in mock trial

MTSU forensic science students take part in mock trial

Middle Tennessee State University forensic science majors met at the intersection of justice and science in the courtroom of Circuit Court Judge Barry Tidwell recently for the culmination of a semester-long project. Two dozen students in the forensic senior seminar participated in a mock trial program organized by Tidwell and MTSU adjunct instructor Andrea King,…

Asher Sullivan's family donates stuffed animals to hospital

Asher Sullivan’s family donates stuffed animals to hospital, emergency responders to give to kids

Asher Sullivan loved and collected stuffed animals from national parks and other places he visited with his family. “He always wanted a stuffed animal from every gift store,” remembered his mother, Kaycee. Asher, 10, suffered injuries in a tragic accident May 8 and was hospitalized until his death May 18. During that time, his friends…