Rutherford County is one of the fastest-growing counties in Tennessee, but that growth comes with challenges. The mayor addressed those challenges in his State of the County address Tuesday.

Businesses involved in making cars and computers plan to add 745 jobs at expansions totaling more than $100 million of investment in Tennessee's fastest-growing county.

The mayor’s address covered a variety of topics, including a need for a new forensic center and the county’s immense growth.

Rutherford County Fire & Rescue says crews responded to an outbuilding on fire on Barfield Crescent Road Sunday night. Fire crews immediately extinguished the fire upon arrival. When searching the building, they found four puppies inside did not survive. No other injuries were reported.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV) - Four puppies died in an outbuilding fire over the weekend in Rutherford County, according to the county’s fire and rescue department. RCFR reports that crews responded to an outbuilding fire on Barfield Crescent Road at about 7 p.m. on Sunday.