The former La Vergne police chief faces a slew of charges just one month after he was charged with aggravated stalking, officials said.

Bridgestone Americas announced Thursday it will close its La Vergne plant, resulting in approximately 700 workers losing their jobs.

Bridgestone Americas has announced that it's slashing 700 Tennessee jobs to "optimize its business footprint."

Rutherford County's five state representatives responded to questions from The Daily News Journal about what legislation they will sponsor this session.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A manufacturing facility in Rutherford County will close this summer, meaning the loss of about 700 jobs. Bridgestone Americas, the group company of Bridgestone Corporation, announced it would close its La Vergne Truck and Bus Radial Tire Plant effective July 31.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV) - The former police chief of the La Vergne Police Department was arrested in Murfreesboro for several charges including four counts of especially aggravated kidnapping Wednesday night. Officers with the Murfreesboro Police Department arrested Burrel Calvin Davis just before 7 p.m. following a domestic incident.

Bridgestone has been a major area employer for more than 50 years; the closure affects not just employees, but the greater local economy.

Bridgestone Americas announced Thursday that it's slashing 700 Tennessee jobs to "optimize its business footprint."

A new partnership with Rutherford County Mayor Joe Carr would establish a “study group” meant to find more efficient ways of disposing of solid waste.

The former La Vergne police chief faces a slew of charges just one month after he was charged with aggravated stalking, officials in Tennessee said. According to the Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD),

Rutherford County is in the process of building a $20 million facility at the Old Rutherford County landfill, and it is expected to be operational in May or July 2025. The mayor has looked to use the site as an alternative to the Middle Point Landfill.

Two Rutherford County mayors propose a future public solid waste solution and oppose expansion of the private Middle Point Landfill.