WGNS confirmed the suspect in a 2020 rape investigation has officially been convicted on two counts of rape. 31-Year-old Joshua D. Walton of Murfreesboro was added to the Sex Offender Registry on Monday (06/13/22) and transferred from the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center and to the Tennessee Department of Corrections. As of Thursday (06/16/22) afternoon, Walton was listed as an inmate at the Bledsoe County Correctional Complex in Pikeville, Tennessee. Walton is classified as a "Violent .
Rutherford County, TN — An 18-year-old charged with arson after an investigation by the Rutherford County Fire Marshal’s Office reportedly determined a mobile home fire was intentionally set, will appear in court next week. The fire occurred 2-months ago in the 9300 block of Franklin Road.
On April 21, 2022 Rutherford County Fire & Rescue, the Almaville Volunteer Fire Department, Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services, and the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office res .
Tennessee State Parks will offer volunteer work events at 39 parks across the state on Saturday, June 25 for Tennessee Promise scholars to fulfill their community service hours.
Radnor Lake State Park will have an event Friday, June 17 and another on Friday, June 24.
Details for all the parks involved can be found online at this link. All participants must register on the website.
“The Tennessee Promise program gives students an excellent opportunity to go to college and we are gla .
Tennesseans facing food insecurity will have improved access to nutritious foods thanks to a grant awarded to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA).
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service has awarded a $1 million grant to TDA to improve reach and resiliency of The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) in the state. TEFAP is a federal program that supplements the diets of low-income Americans by providing them with emergency food at no cost.
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The real estate market continues to do well in Rutherford County and throughout Middle Tennessee, but buyers paying $30k, $40k and even $75,000 over an asking price are slowly ending. That was David Estes with Parks Realty in Smyrna. Estes told WGNS NEWS the average price of homes that sold this past May were sold for over $200 per square foot.
A growing concern of homeowners deals with houses in their subdivision being turned into rental properties. The worry is often tied to a fear of ten .