Community residents will remember victims who died in the 9-11 terrorists’ attacks during a solemn ceremony at 9 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 11 at the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, said Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh. Veterans, first responders and residents are invited to attend the 17th annual event at the 9-11 Memorial at the Sheriff’s Office at 940…
A federal jury in Nashville, Tennessee yesterday, returned guilty verdicts against three individuals on trial for their role in a deadly fentanyl distribution conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran of the Middle District of Tennessee. After an 8-day trial, the jury returned the guilty verdicts against Joedon Bradley, 32, of Nashville, Tennessee, Johnny Williams, 32,…
Hazel Bowers of the Sheriff’s Senior Citizens Awareness Network received the first free SCAN alert button. Bowers, who is on a fixed income, was paying about $800 annually for an alert button. The new button does not require a fee. The buttons worn around the neck will allow seniors who experience an emergency to simply…
Sheriff’s K-9 Balu dedicated his career to protecting partner, Deputy Josh Gregory, sniffing out drugs and catching criminals. German Shepherd Balu and Gregory protected each other when two Georgia murder suspects fired several rounds into Gregory’s sheriff’s cruiser during a pursuit last July on Interstate 24. The K-9 is trained to sprint toward gunfire. He…