RCS Launches Pilot Program for Automatic Weapons Detection System

RCS Launches Pilot Program for Automatic Weapons Detection System

Using funds from a safe schools grant, Rutherford County Schools has launched a pilot program to test an automatic weapon detection system. The system — known as “Evolv Weapons Detection” — will be rotated around to various schools for training purposes over the next few weeks. Oakland Middle School’s administration has volunteered to be one…

James Collier Obituary

James Collier Obituary

James Clifford “Lucy” Collier, Jr., age 47 passed away Saturday, February 24, 2024. He was born in Nashville, TN. Jim was preceded in death by his father, James Clifford Collier, Sr., brothers, Jonathan and Jeremiah Collier, and stepfather, Tom Rice. Jimmy is survived by his mother, Delia Warner Collier Rice of Lascassas, TN; sister Leona…

Holloway High School Plants

Holloway High Students Hope to Fill Neighborhood’s Fresh Food Void

Students enrolled in Sydney Buvvaji’s plant science class at Holloway High School are working to improve the surrounding neighborhood’s access to fresh fruit and vegetables. They are using the school’s outdoor garden space to grow vegetables such as broccoli, squash, and carrots. Inside the greenhouse purchased last school year, herbs grow alongside marigolds and tulips….

Middle Tennessee Electric

Middle Tennessee Electric Makes Large Tax Payments to Local Governments

MTE provides more than electricity to the communities it serves. As a not-for-profit electric cooperative, Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) is exempt from certain types of taxes, but it is still one of the largest taxpayers to local governments through the ad valorem tax. This year, MTE paid more than $8.3 million total to local governments…