📋 Show Notes – Monday, September 8, 2025

The Rutherford Roundup

In Today’s Episode:

• Tennessee relaunches the Pathways Behavioral Health Scholarship, offering up to $30,000 to boost the state’s mental health workforce.

• Murfreesboro teen Sophia K. Carrier faces charges of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor following a Snapchat investigation.

• Rutherford County’s Cripple Creek Cloggers return from an international folk festival in Portugal, celebrating cultural exchange and Appalachian tradition.

• LaVergne Police host self-defense instructor training, expanding women’s safety education across the county.

• Smyrna court sentences Christopher Howard Elizio to 162 years in prison for child sex abuse crimes spanning 16 years.

• Local unemployment figures expected to improve as college students return to the workforce; Rutherford County remains among Tennessee’s lowest jobless rates.

• Rutherford County mourns longtime banking leader and philanthropist Lee Moss, remembered for his decades of service and community leadership.

• Authorities warn residents about a resurfacing FedEx text scam targeting Middle Tennessee phone users.

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