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Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Lebanon, Tennessee – Authorities are searching for a woman wanted on multiple felony charges, prompting a public request for information Friday. According to the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office, Katie Marie...

A two-day undercover human trafficking operation in Murfreesboro leads to the arrest of 24-year-old Jefferson Gomez on a felony charge of sexual servitude. The joint effort involved the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Tennessee Human Trafficking Task Force, and Murfreesboro Police. Gomez remains jailed on a...

Middle Tennessee Scheduled Lane Closures February 22 – February 28, 2026. RUTHERFORD COUNTY I-24 Ramp improvements. • 2/22 – 2/26, 8 p.m. – 5 a.m., There will be a multiple WB lane closures for ramp improvements on Exit 81 (MM 80.5 – 81.20). Milling and paving.

MURFREESBORO, TN (WGNS) - Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford is celebrating a meaningful milestone this week as Maple Street Medical officially becomes part of the Ascension Saint Thomas family under its new name: Ascension Saint Thomas Medical Partners Maple Street Primary Care. The clinic, located at 130 S. Maple...

On Feb. 19 at 10:25 a.m., officers were dispatched to Grecian Family Restaurant, 2003 Wall St., in reference to a reported theft of money. Witnesses stated the suspect was inside the restaurant, seated in a chair. When an employee left the area of the cash register, the suspect took cash from the register and fled in...

Over 60 years ago, ORNL proved that the concept worked when it ran the world’s first molten salt reactor. The nuclear energy scene in East Tennessee recently got a $27 million boost. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Kairos Power have teamed up to accelerate the development of a new kind of nuclear reactor....

Louis Kemp finds more than just barbecue in his business The Smoke Box, located on Memorial Boulevard in Murfreesboro. “I feel like the Lord led me into the grill shop,” he said. “I meet some really nice people. It’s not a black thing or a white thing. Jesus built fire. He grilled fish. It’s ancient. It’s universal....

NASHVILLE, TENN (WGNS) - James Lafayette Moore, 51, of Nashville, was convicted of first-degree murder in the Circuit Court of Rutherford County, Tennessee, on June 2, 1993, and sentenced to life in prison. After serving decades behind bars, Moore was granted parole on March 14, 2024, and released. Now, Moore...

A man wanted in connection with a Murfreesboro shooting has been taken into custody after appearing in court Tuesday morning, officials said.

The Department of Homeland Security is interested in purchasing property along Highway 109, Lebanon Mayor Rick Bell said Friday. Bell said he spoke with senior counsel for the Department of Homeland Security who confirmed Immigration and Customs Enforcement is interested in property along Highway 109 south of the...