Christiana News

Rutherford County should work with its cities on future land use, resident Eddie Arnold told consultants during the second of four open houses last week.

It was a blast from the past at the Wilson Bank & Trust on Memorial Boulevard Sunday as dozens of antique cars - some dating back to the early '20s - were gathered for a showing of Middle Tennessee's best-kept automobiles.

High Speed Chase - 231-South: At 9:00 Friday night Rutherford County Sheriff Deputies chased a 1993 Honda Civic down 231-South towards Shelbyville after an alleged break-in. The suspect hit speeds of 110-miles per hour near the Christiana School.

Rising Riverdale High School freshman Trevor Patterson wants to become a rare 13-year-old Boy Scout obtaining Eagle Scout status.

The Rutherford County sheriff's office arrested and charged a homeowner with cockfighting after finding more than 75 people watching cockfighting on the man's property.

More than 75 people were observing a cockfighting match in an area off Manchester Pike in Christiana Saturday when Sheriff's Cpl.

SMYRNA, Tenn. a ' John Hopkins of Hendersonville, Tenn., won the Walmart Bass Fishing League Music City Division tournament on Percy Priest Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 19 pounds, 10 ounces.

Family and friends, free music and birthday cake made for a perfect combination of generations enjoying a traditional night on the Public Square Friday.

Soon-to-be middle-schoolers have been learning what crime fighting is all about this week thanks to student resource officers running the week-long Youth Sheriff's Academy.

Stephen M. Miller isn't your average Bible scholar. In fact, despite publishing credits that would make any seminary professor proud, Miller insists he's not a scholar at alla 'and Bible scholars just might agree.

Members of Boys & Girls Clubs of Rutherford County have been through a lot lately, as a storm ripped through Murfreesboro March 28 and took the roof of the Jones Boulevard facility with it.

Thirteen-year-old Cara Dodson of Christiana, Tenn., won all three Pony Jumper classes on her bay gelding The Waterboy to win the Pony Jumper High Score Championship last evening at the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair.

Ruth Viggins of Christiana announces the engagement of her daughter, Kathy Viggins, to Mark Hollmann of Athens, Ala.

Send school news of student and faculty achievements and upcoming events to Chasity Gunn at cgunn@dnj.com. Announcements are printed on a space available basis.

In response to the recent Rutherford County tornado, Nissan invited the American Red Cross to train their employees to assist with future disaster operations.

I received an e-mail recently from a reader urging me to stop writing so much about the war.

Following the retirement of three veteran principals, a transfer to a new school and the planned opening of Central Academic Magnet School, Director of Schools Harry Gill Jr.

The increasing commitment of evangelical Christians to the State of Israel, including the emergence of a Christian Zionist movement, has probably done more than anything else in recent years to strengthen the bond between the United States and the Jewish state.

Ample opportunities exist for continuing education and career development at a number of sites in Rutherford County.

Elizabeth Swinney, age 64, of Beechgrove, passed peacefully at home in her sleep on April 30, 2009.