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Rutherford County continues to build new schools to meet growing enrollment
Poplar Hill Elementary isn’t the only new school in the works in Rutherford County. Work is also underway to build Westside ...
Rutherford County School Board moves to install weapons detection systems in all schools
Soon all students in Rutherford County from elementary to high schoolers may have to walk through metal detectors. The school ...
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UPDATE: Rutherford Sheriff's Office reveals charges of inmate who died recently at jail
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation ... inmate's death at the request of 16h Judicial District Attorney General Jennings District Jennings Jones. Martinez died after he arrived for booking at the ...
Rutherford County School Board denies admission for student expelled from another district for making threats
Two students expelled from other districts for making threats were trying to transfer into Rutherford County Schools.
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Why library books about transgender people are under fire in these two Tennessee counties
Two Tennessee counties are moving to ban all transgender books from their county libraries, a move that First Amendment experts are pushing back on. Rutherford County passed a policy in March ...
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Oakland High School student charged with felony for bringing loaded handgun to school
In a message about the situation sent to parents, Evans reiterated how seriously the district takes ... Police Department, Rutherford County Emergency Management, Tennessee Highway Patrol and ...
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Gun found in Oakland High School backpack; student banned from Rutherford County Schools
An Oakland High School student is banned from Rutherford County Schools after authorities found a gun concealed in his backpack Friday. The district ... the Tennessee Highway Patrol and Homeland ...