Davidson County News

County unemployment rates for June have been released and reports indicate the rates have slightly increased in every Tennessee County.

Photo of man jumping into Stones River by Scott Walker. Swimming when it feels like 110 degrees is always a positive!!!! A combination of temperatures in the middle 90s and dew points in the upper 60s and low 70s will drive heat index values into the low 100s Sunday afternoon.

County unemployment rates for June show the rate increased in all 95 counties. Specific county information for June is available on the Internet; enter http://www.tn.gov/labor-wfd/labor_figures/LaborJune2014.pdf .

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A Nashville woman has been charged with slapping an employee before waving a gun and threatening to kill her after a dispute at a grocery store.

A Nashville woman has been charged with slapping a Kroger employee before waving a gun and threatening to kill her after a dispute at a grocery store.

Kroger is holding a School Supply Drive now through Aug. 5 to help support public schools in Middle Tennessee.

Police have arrested a man who they said made threats to kill the president, other elected officials, and members of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

A 50-year-old man was arrested on multiple charges after he allegedly tried to run down a police officer in the parking lot of Nashville Krispy Kreme.

Looking for work? The Goodwill Career Solutions center in Antioch is helping a company fill positions that are available in Rutherford County and Davidson County.

District Attorney General Tommy Thompson, seeking re-election Thursday, said his office continues to focus on its duty to prosecute those who violate the law but added that the process is getting more and more challenging as the counties that comprise his district register high-growth rates and see a steady change in their respective demographics.

A bill introduced at Metro Council aims to clarify if and how beer can be sold at malls in Davidson County that have community centers, playgrounds and libraries inside.

Last week, Metro Schools superintendent Jesse Register and Metro councilman Steve Glover orchestrated a very public reconciliation meeting with members of the charter-school community.

A Davidson County affidavit said the child told Metropolitan Nashville Police he was riding his bicycle along S. 14th Street on Monday when a man with a box cutter came up to him and threatened to cut him with it.

The 2014 class is from the 10-county area which includes Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Maury, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson.

Assistant Police Chief Michelle Jones honors retiring Lt. Andre Martin for his years of service to the Columbia Police Department.

When Nathan Pride has the chance to talk to would-be voters, he lays it out simply.

Charjoray Weir, 36, of Lebanon, was charged with possession of schedule VI drugs, schedule II drugs, schedule III drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, theft of property between $500-$1,000 and employment of a firearm with intent to go armed.

A Murfreesboro man is in jail after allegedly touching a minor at a Nashville water park.

Police have arrested a 19-year-old woman accused of using a cup of bleach to attack a store clerk at Opry Mills Mall.