Rutherford County is doing a little early spring cleaning on 40 classrooms and YOU could benefit from it.
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Round 1
Yesterday morning, over in Union County, a trench collapse at Big Ridge State Park turned into an hours‑long emergency scene after two workers with Norris Brothers Excavating were reported trapped around 8 a.m. near Big Ridge Park Road.
Crews from Paulette Volunteer Fire, Knox County Rescue, Knoxville Fire department, a Lifestar helicopter, and the Union County Sheriff’s Office all rushed in, and by 1:20, nearly 6 hrs later, the first of the two workers was freed.
The worker was airlifted out, in critical condition. Then, efforts to recover the second shifted from a rescue to a recovery operation, and the park was closed while crews worked.
The 2nd worker was pulled from the trench at 5:52 pm. He did not survive.
Please keep these guys in your thoughts as well as the recovery team in all of their tedious hard work.
Round 2
In Nashville, recent comments from Congressman Andy Ogles are already causing changes in security at the downtown courthouse.
Last week, Ogles posted on social media that “we are at war,” calling it a battle with Davidson County Democratic leaders and blasting judges over their handling of a man accused in a brutal grape case.
The judges fired back in a joint statement and letter to the governor, saying his rhetoric “invoking violence” could have real, dangerous consequences and puts them at risk.
The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office, which runs security at the Birch Building, says additional armed guards have been added and more technology‑driven security upgrades are planned, even though there are no known threats at this time.
Ogles says he wasn’t trying to incite anything and insists the focus should be on the victim and on judges’ accountability.
The circuit court judges say Andy Ogles’ ‘we are at war’ post makes them feel unsafe, so they’ve requested extra armed guards and security upgrades at the courthouse.
Meanwhile, what extra security did Jillian Ludwig have when Mohamed Mohamed—who’d been arrested around 15 times, seven just this year—allegedly graped her to death on the steps of a church near that same courthouse after judges kept dismissing his cases?
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Round 3
You don't need a spare classroom, do you? If so, this might be your lucky day!
The Rutherford County Board of Education is putting nearly 40 surplus portable classrooms up for auction starting Friday, December 12th. Listings will go live at GovDeals.com/rcboe, where you can scroll through the portables like a randy 21 year old with a Tinder profile. [Swipe] [swipe] [swipe]
If you want to kick the tires in person, you can tour them next week at schools across the county—David Youree, Smyrna Elementary and High, Stewarts Creek Middle, Blackman Elementary and High, Riverdale, Oakland, and Daniel McKee Alternative all have set viewing windows for their single and double units.
So now's your chance if you’ve ever wanted a detached man cave, she‑shed, backyard office, homeschool classroom, guest room, art studio, music room, home gym, kids’ playroom, storage building… [fade out] Cry shed. Snack hut. Kid jail. Scream box. Nap pod. Lego trap. Goat hut. Meme lab. Dad bunker. Chore court.
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