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At least two townhomes were damaged by fire at the Smith Springs Townhomes on Wednesday evening, Nashville Fire Department officials said. Crews were dispatched just after 6 p.m. to the units in the 3400 block of Anderson Road after a resident heard a boom and a hissing sound. One resident was inside the unit at the time of the fire. At least two units were affected and at least five people were displaced.
Two Thursday school bus crashes are under investigation in Rutherford County. Police said no students were injured in two bus crashes off Mansion Pike. The first crash occurred at the intersection of John Lee and Mansion Pike at 3:30 p.m. The bus full of Blackman Middle School students suffered minor damage after clipping the front right bumper of a car. In the second crash, about 20 minutes later at the Brinkley Road and Mansion Pike intersection, a driver suffered a medical episode and hit the rear bumper of a school bus. The driver was taken to the hospital for treatment and no one on the bus was injured.
A teacher at West Creek High School was arrested in mid-February for drug and gun charges. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department says 39-year-old Morgan Torres was pulled over on Feb. 17 while driving a Jeep SUV on Madison Street for driving without lights on. In the SUV deputies discovered about 32 grams of marijuana, 11 grams of methamphetamine, a glass smoking pipe with burnt residue, and a Beretta 9mm pistol. Torres allegedly admitted to being in possession of the drugs and the pistol. She’s facing several charges including meth violation, possession of a firearm during a dangerous felony, simple possession, and more.
After the explosive sex scandal inside the LaVergne police department in 2023, LaVergne city leaders voted 4 to 1 to pay former police officer Maegan Hall $500,000. The settlement, which includes no admission of guilt on the city’s behalf, settles Hall’s lawsuit against the city and three of her former superiors. The City says their insurance provider will pay the $500,000 to Hall as a gross settlement, which includes court costs, attorneys fees, and expenses.
Rescue teams saved a backhoe operator covered in dirt for 12 hours Tuesday night in Lewis County. The man’s head was kept above the dirt by a small void that formed under the roof of the 10-foot backhoe. Because of the pocket of air, he was able to breathe and talk to rescue crews, Crews ultimately shoveled away enough dirt and cut the roof of the backhoe to get the man out