Smyrna News

A second Iraq tour behind him, Sgt. Kenney Harless embraced his jubilant family and friends Friday night after the 269th Military Police Company landed at Smyrna Airport.

Two members of Smyrna's business community will participate in Read to Succeed's annual Celebrity Spelling Bee.

The Tennessee Army National Guard's 269th Military Police Company, from Murfreesboro, is returning after a year in Iraq.

First, they'll leave Rutherford County to protest the proposed health care reform bill Thursday in Washington, D.C. Then, they'll show up at the first-ever statewide "Tea Party" Saturday in Nashville.

Smyrna Fire Department's eighth annual food drive is underway. All items collected will go to the Smyrna/La Vergne Food Bank, which assists an average fof 500 families a month.

Reports of the following incidents are on file at Smyrna Police Department: Rebecca Earp contacted 911 and told dispatchers wit was her weekend to spend time with her children, according to a court order, but that the father, William Earp, would not turn the children over.

Putting America Back to Work, a national job fair event, will make a stop in Smyrna from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.

SMYRNA - A tradition of decorating their Ella Street home for Halloween started by the late James Scruggs is living on through his 13-year-old son, Michael.

A driver accused of causing a fatal crash Sunday night on Interstate 24 was in court Thursday morning to face charges.

Oakland senior Trevor Hornsby has kicked two field goals to give the Patriots a 6-0 lead over Smyrna at halftime in tonight's District 7-AAA contest.

Nissan will get at least a 20-year property tax break of $62 million for creating at least 1,300 company or contractor jobs by late 2012 to build electric cars and batteries, county officials recommended Wednesday.

Several businesses are in jeopardy of losing their beer permits after selling to underage buyers or failing to ask for ID last spring.

Reports of the following incidents are on file at Smyrna Police Department: * A man in a wheelchair was arrested for shoplifting from a department store Tuesday.

A new Muslim mosque has opened in Smyrna, and members want to reach out to others in the community.

John Black has served as executive director of the Smyrna/Rutherford County Airport Authority for 10 years.

Having 15 years in existence, this little bakery is way more than just a donut shop.

Interstate 24 east was partially blocked at Old Hickory Boulevard in Antioch Monday morning, after a second wreck at an earlier fatal crash scene.

Reports of the following incidents are on file at Smyrna Police Department: * Smyrna Police are investigating a case of child abuse after a Smyrna Middle student reported being beaten by his stepfather.

Police in Murfreesboro charged a man on Monday night with killing his wife, whom he had reported missing earlier this month.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced the award of a 20-year lease for the Mid-South Consolidated Patient Account Center.