Central students present teen driving safety campaign

Central students present teen driving safety campaign

A group of students at Central Magnet School gave an amazing presentation today for a project called Be in The Zone, which is intended to bring safety awareness to teen drivers. The group gave their presentation to a group of local elected officials and school district leadership. The students have spent the better part of…

Grayson Maxwell

Grayson Maxwell joins RCS as communications specialist

At a young age, Grayson Maxwell knew he wanted to be a writer. Through various twists and turns — including teaching in Japan and serving as a writing instructor in Nashville schools for the past five years — Grayson has joined the Rutherford County Schools’ Communications Department as a communications specialist. “Since I’ve worked as…

Wanda Barnett

Wanda Barnett, first Assistant Director of Transportation for RCS

As the first assistant director of transportation, Wanda Barnett plans to use her extensive experience to serve students to ensure they get to and from school daily. “I’m here to support the staff in our office, the students, the schools and Mr. Everett,” Barnett said. A new role, the assistant director provides direct support to…

Rutherford County Sheriff

Oakland High School Student Threatens Others on Social Media

A 15-year-old Oakland High School student who wanted to get out of class allegedly threatened other students on an Instagram account Tuesday, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s detective said. The male student was charged with making a false report and taken to the Rutherford County Juvenile Detention Center, said Detective Will Pinson. Data from the social…