Rutherford County state lawmakers Thursday announced that $695,462 in grant funding will be used to enhance local traffic safety. The federal grants will be distributed statewide through the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) to support various highway safety education and public awareness campaigns. They were supported by Rutherford County Republican State Representatives Bryan Terry, Charlie Baum, Tim Rudd, all of Murfreesboro; and Mike Sparks and Robert Stevens of Smyrna. ...