South Church Street

A teen boy was shot during an argument on the Far South Side overnight and is now recovering in a hospital on Thursday morning. Police reported that the incident occurred just before 2 a.m. at the 11500 block of South Church Street in Morgan Park.

Rutherford County commissioners advanced plans for a new public safety campus to address severe overcrowding at the county jail, which houses nearly 1,100 inmates in a facility designed for 400. The county is evaluating whether to renovate the existing jail or purchase a 53-acre property on South Church Street, potentially using eminent domain if negotiations fail.

A Smithfield man won $100,000 from a Virginia Lottery Red 7s Doubler scratcher ticket purchased at Park & Shop on South Church Street. This marks the second top prize claimed in the game, leaving one $100,000 prize remaining.

Three individuals, including a 15-year-old, were arrested for allegedly breaking into over 13 vehicles at two apartment complexes in Murfreesboro. They face charges of burglary and evading arrest, with two suspects detained at an adult detention center and the teenager at a juvenile facility.

Three people were hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of Benns Church Boulevard and South Church Street in Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, on June 24 at approximately 3:16 p.m., according to Isle of Wight County Fire Rescue.

A Tennessee man was arrested after police allege he nearly ran over an officer while fleeing the scene of a suspected card skimmer removal from a gas pump in Murfreesboro. The driver was stopped near I-840 and Burnt Knob Road following the incident.

A man was arrested after police allege he nearly struck an officer with his vehicle and refused to stop following a report of a card skimmer removal at a gas station on South Church Street. The incident involved the Murfreesboro Police Department and the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office, with the suspect taken into custody near Interstate 840 and Burnt Knob Road.