Rutherford County News

It was not business as usual in Rutherford County today. A bomb threat sent dozens to the streets for safety, but it was the death threat against a local judge that shut down the legal system half the day.

The long-running battle between a Tennessee Muslim community and its critics over a new mosque took a dramatic turn with a county judge's ruling that could bring construction to a halt.

The Murfreesboro Fire Department is investigating a bomb threat at the Rutherford County Judicial Building on Public Square in Murfreesboro.

A controversial mosque may end up being completed even though a Chancellor threw out the project's permit.

Construction of a hotly debated Islamic Center in Murfreesboro, Tenn., may be halted after a judge ruled that the Rutherford County Planning Commission violated state law by not giving adequate public notice about the request to build a mosque at the site.

A Nashville area family is stunned after they learned a caregiver hired to look after their elderly parents had a lengthy criminal record.

The level of the Normandy Reservoir is nearly seven feet below the normal summer pool and two feet lower than it was during the drought of 2007.

You can take the hot chicken out of the shack, but can you take the shack out of the hot chicken? Lou Ann Zelenik, who is running for the 6th Congressional District, says a Rutherford County judge's ruling is a victory for Middle Tennesseans, who she says have been victims of "Islamic lying." Zelenik made opposition to the mosque a central part of ... (more)

It seems as if summer has been around for months, but I am just now getting around to making my... King, a left-handed pitcher and designated hitter, is the first from Rutherford County to garner the award since former Smyrna standout Sonny Gray in 2008.

It seems as if summer has been around for months, but I am just now getting around to making my... MURFREESBORO - Rutherford County's government failed to let enough residents know about mosque construction plans before approving the project, a judge ruled Tuesday.

It seems as if summer has been around for months, but I am just now getting around to making my... MURFREESBORO - Rutherford County will get a new Buddhist Temple at 4880 Barfield Crescent Road, planning officials decided in a unanimous vote Tuesday.

Authorities say the man accused of the fatal shooting Tuesday of the executive director of the Scott County Homeless Shelter and food bank has been captured.

Metro police have charged a convicted rapist with the death of a north Nashville woman who was found inside an abandoned home last year.

One of the owners of the family business, Randy Wallace, told Nashville's News 2 the sky got dark and rain and what appeared to be "swirling" winds quickly swept in from east to west.

A judge in Tennessee has ruled that the public wasn't properly notified about a meeting on a proposed mosque, meaning its construction will be stopped.

Chancellor Robert Corlew says all business conducted during a public meeting May 24, 2010 regarding building a new mosque in Murfreesboro is void.

A judge in Tennessee has ruled that the public wasn't properly notified about a meeting on a proposed mosque, meaning its construction will be stopped.

Too often in life many of us choose just to get by ... do a ho-hum job or put forth just enough... MURFREESBORO - The city's federated garden clubs will dedicate a Blue Star Memorial Marker on the Rutherford County Courthouse Grounds at 10:30 a.m. on Flag Day, June 14.

Felicia Burk was one of seven women named 'Mother of the Year' by the Tennessee Justice Center.

Pick up a Murfreesboro walking tour brochure from the Heritage Center or Main Street: Murfreesboro/Rutherford County.