Smyrna house fire

2 displaced after Smyrna house fire

Jan 14, 2020 at 10:15 am by Voice Wire

Two individuals were displaced after a fire destroyed their home.  Smyrna Fire Department (SFD) personnel were dispatched to a fire at 409 Tonalist Way at 1:13 a.m., Jan.... Read More
Serving as a temporary census worker provides pay starting at $21 per hour

Need a job? Census workers are needed in Smyrna and Rutherford County

Jan 14, 2020 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

The 2020 census is just around the corner and the U.S. Census Bureau is hiring part-time local workers to assist.  Interested individuals can join the 2020 census team by.... Read More
Rutherford County Schools

Rutherford County athletic trainers, coaches train to respond to cardiac event

Jan 14, 2020 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

Rutherford County Schools Athletic trainers and coaches have been practicing emergency response drills throughout the school year to help students in the event of a cardi.... Read More
U.S. Attorney’s Office Middle District of Tennessee

North Carolina man sentenced after traveling to Tennessee to have sex with a 15-year-old

Jan 14, 2020 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

James Frei, 50, of Union Mills, North Carolina, was sentenced yesterday to 26 ½  years in prison for child exploitation and sex crimes, announced U.S. Attorney Don.... Read More
Murfreesboro Police Department

UPDATED: Murfreesboro woman killed by train

Jan 13, 2020 at 12:03 pm by Voice Wire

UPDATE: The victim in the fatal train vs pedestrian accident has been identified as 38-year-old Nadia Berkman. Her family has been notified. Murfreesboro Police Departme.... Read More
Bradley Academy Museum

Bradley Academy Museum celebrates Women's Suffrage through art at Jan. 16 forum

Jan 13, 2020 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center will celebrate the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage with an educational forum, set for 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16. The free.... Read More
Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue Department

Residents alarmed at smell of gasoline at Murfreesboro apartment complex

Jan 13, 2020 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department crews monitored air quality at an apartment complex throughout the night after a worker with a paving company used gasoline to clean equipm.... Read More
Crime in Murfreesboro

UPDATED: Man fires shots at Murfreesboro police, barricades self in house

Jan 11, 2020 at 10:26 am by Voice Wire

A man barricaded himself in a home for more than three hours before being taken into custody by Special Operations Unit team members. Earlier, the suspect, later identified a.... Read More
MTSU Habitat Build and Rutherford County Area Habitat for Humanity

How MTSU students helped a family find an affordable home

Jan 11, 2020 at 09:00 am by Voice Wire

Carlos Rivero-Odermatt and Rafela Aldas always dreamed of being homeowners. The Ecuador natives, married for 43 years, had a goal of creating a better living situation for the.... Read More
Another lightbulb

Middle Tennessee Electric board approves merge with Murfreesboro Electric Department

Jan 10, 2020 at 03:42 pm by Voice Wire

And here's the press release from MTEMC: The Middle Tennessee Electric Board of Directors unanimously approved an agreement today to merge the Murfreesboro Electric Dep.... Read More
Murfreesboro Planning Department

Murfreesboro appoints interim Planning Director

Jan 10, 2020 at 11:00 am by Voice Wire

On Wednesday, Jan. 8, City Manager Craig Tindall appointed Greg McKnight, effective immediately, as the interim planning director. McKnight (below) currently serves as di.... Read More
Tennessee Power Together Women's March

Women's March announces day-long event in Murfreesboro

Jan 10, 2020 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

Women's March Tennessee Power Together, an affiliate of the national Women's March, will host its annual mobilization on Saturday, Jan. 18 in Rutherford County at the geograph.... Read More