Rutherford County non-profit Read To Succeed has named J. Paul Vaughan, former director of the Jennings & Rebecca Jones Foundation, the recipient of the Karen Claud Literacy Award. Each year, Read To Succeed honors an outstanding person of the Rutherford County community whose untiring efforts have increased opportunities for citizens…

While Whittney Perez hasn’t experienced a tornado, she’s seen the horrible aftermath for tornado victims. That’s why Whittney and her fellow students at Christiana Middle School collected water, paper towels, cleaning supplies and other needs for the tornado victims in Alabama. “If something like that happened to us, we would…

DAVIDSON COUNTY, I-440 Eastbound from I-65 to I-24 Thursday February 2 through Wednesday February 8: No closures scheduled. DAVIDSON COUNTY, Repair of 14 Bridges over I-440 Thursday February 2 through Wednesday February 8, 9AM-3PM, There will be shoulder closures on I-440 eastbound and westbound for bridge work. Thursday February 2…

Annual service event will benefit schools, nonprofits, community. The United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties has announced that its annual Days of Action will be held March 29-31, 2012.The event is set to partner with MTSU’s “Big Event” program and the local churches' Operation In As Much program as…

When people ask Vera Frazier about how her only son died, she simply answers, “I don’t know.” People who question her can’t believe her response. All she knows is that her son, Edward Dawayne Gooch, 30, died Valentine’s Day 2011 at his home off East Jefferson Pike. “I just want…