Rutherford County has been awarded $65,337 under Phase 39 of the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program (EFSP) 39 and $201,160 through EFSP ARPAR to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county. The selection was made by a National Board that is chaired by the U. S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal…
For the first time in its history, Rutherford County Government achieved Aaa status by Moody’s Investors Service, joining only a small handful of other local governments in Tennessee that currently hold this rating. County Mayor Bill Ketron received noticed Monday of the credit opinion update and was immediately elated at the news, “This is a…
Rutherford County COVID-19 Vaccine Call Center operators were recognized at an appreciation luncheon this month. The call center was staffed by employees whose departments were working at half or limited staff due to the pandemic, the vast majority of which were from the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office. The center, activated at the end of January…
Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron says littering and illegal dumping has been and continues to be a significant issue across the entire county. “Rutherford County is a beautiful place to live, work, and worship,” said Ketron. “In order to maintain and even enhance the quality of life we enjoy in our community, it is imperative…
Hello all parents, This is James Evans with Rutherford County Schools and we have an important announcement for you regarding school during the week of Thanksgiving. Because of the rising number of COVID cases in our community and the number of students and staff members on quarantine for one reason or another, we have decided…
Teams of law enforcement officers issued 230 citations to drivers during “Operation Move Over/Hazardous Moving Rutherford” as part of National Traffic Incident Response Awareness Week Nov. 9-15. Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers, Murfreesboro Police, Smyrna Police and Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies concentrated on the Move Over law and the Hands-Free driving law as part of the…
After 22 years of serving on the Rutherford County Commission, District 6 Commissioner Joe Frank Jernigan announced his resignation during the Steering Committee meeting Monday, November 2. Jernigan asked his wife Patsy to read his letter of resignation addressed to Mayor Ketron, fellow commissioners, and his constituents. Jernigan, who was previously on Rutherford County’s Road…
The Rutherford County Virtual School is now accepting applications for new students to begin the second semester. Not to be confused with the distance-learning program available at all schools — the Rutherford County Virtual School launched in August as a full-time, standalone school serving grades 6-12. The school initially accepted 100 students as part of…
Rutherford County will host a free Household Hazardous Waste Collections (HHW) on Saturday, November 7, 2020. Items can be taken to the City of Murfreesboro Solid Waste Department located at 4765 Florence Road, Murfreesboro between 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. This is the ONLY location where HHW items will be accepted. “We usually have a…
The City of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County announced Monday that a second EMS Task Force meeting scheduled for October 27 has been cancelled because the two entities have reached an agreement. Fire Rescue Chief Mark Foulks addressed the EMS Task Force members and moderator John Rodgers stating, “Rutherford County and the City of Murfreesboro have…