Rutherford County debates new jail or high school for overcrowding

Editor’s note: This is part one of a three-part series and focuses on jail and school projects.

Growing Rutherford County faces competing taxpayer priorities over the construction of a $300 million jail and a $138 million high school.

Rutherford County Mayor Joe Carr wants to move first on replacing an overcrowded, aging Rutherford County Adult Detention Center and Sheriff’s Office at 940 New Salem Highway in Murfreesboro…

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