Rutherford County's Stewarts Creek Elementary continues to be overcrowded despite a rezoning plan and the opening of Popular Hill Elementary.

As of January last school year, Rutherford County Schools had more than 8,000 ESL students. As those students work to grasp ...

Rutherford County Mayor Joe Carr announced he'll campaign for reelection in 2026 to pursue more solutions to solid waste and other issues.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — Twenty people signed up to speak at the Rutherford County Commission meeting Thursday after a recent 287(g) agreement between the sheriff’s office and federal immigration ...

During Thursday night’s meeting, the school board approved funding that would add two teachers to the list of ESL (English as a Second Language) lead teachers. One would be at Smyrna Elementary and ...

"It was awful" was the way county commission chairman Bryan King described the Saturday after hurricane Helene devastated ...

Mayor seeks to hire recycling and composting expert Carr opposes landfill expansion Mayor seeks to complete forensic center, other projects Carr wants to expand Recovery Courts Mayor reflects on ...