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Murfreesboro wants to know what you think about selling MED

Dec 09, 2019 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire 2

The Middle Tennessee community is invited to a Public Information Open House Dec. 11 to review information, ask questions and provide feedback about the proposed merger of Mur.... Read More

Murfreesboro Mama: 9 Rutherford County experiences to gift this year

Dec 11, 2019 at 09:05 am by Laura Beth Payne

OK, I'll admit it—despite the popularity of minimalist living I tend to be a "stuff" person when it comes to holiday gift-giving. Books? Yes, please. Crazy socks? Love.... Read More

Charges pending in Warrior Drive crash that claimed one victim

Dec 09, 2019 at 12:00 pm by Voice Wire

A Murfreesboro man is deceased and another one injured following a single vehicle crash on Warrior Driver Saturday morning, Dec. 7. The preliminary investigation revealed the.... Read More

Tennessee Highway Safety Office honors 2 Murfreesboro Police officers

Dec 13, 2019 at 12:00 pm by Michelle Willard

Two Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) officers were among dozens of law enforcement officers statewide to be honored by the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) for their.... Read More

I thought it was a good idea in 2015 and I think it's a good idea now.

Opinion: Murfreesboro should sell MED and invest the money in the future

Dec 12, 2019 at 08:00 am by Michelle Willard 4

Back in 2015, Middle Tennessee Electric approached Murfreesboro about buying the Murfreesboro Electric Department. I thought it was a good idea then and I think it's a good i.... Read More

Another corporate HQ is moving to Murfreesboro

Oct 31, 2019 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

SteelSummit Holdings, a leading national metals service center and trading company based in La Vergne, has selected Fountains at Gateway for its corporate headquarters. The f.... Read More

Florida fugitive arrested after 3-hour stand-off with Murfreesboro police

Dec 09, 2019 at 06:14 pm by Voice Wire

A man wanted on a felony warrant for probation violation out of Florida is taken into custody after a two-hour stand-off with Murfreesboro Police Department’s SWAT Team..... Read More

Murfreesboro family escapes house fire unharmed

Dec 09, 2019 at 11:04 am by Voice Wire

A Murfreesboro family managed to safely escape a burning home overnight but will not be able to stay in the home because of smoke and fire damage. At approximately 11:58 p.m..... Read More

Rutherford Sheriff: Barricaded suspect taken into custody Thursday night

Dec 12, 2019 at 07:00 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

One wanted suspect who barricaded himself inside his house was served with an outstanding warrant for violation of community corrections, a sheriff’s supervisor said. C.... Read More

Brad Paisley and William Shatner are friends apparently

Brad Paisley, William Shatner will watch Wrath of Khan with you at Nashville event

Dec 10, 2019 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

Set your phasers to fun and beam yourself to War Memorial Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12 for an unforgettable night with the one and only WILLIAM SHATNER. Shatn.... Read More

Patina Interiors is a hidden gem off St. Andrews Drive

Dec 09, 2019 at 10:00 am by lee.voxluminos

Patina Interiors is located off of St. Andrews in one of the many small strip malls that have opened along the street. It opened five years ago when Tony and Karen Gentile mo.... Read More

In 2017, NIST demonstrated how an overly dry Christmas tree could be consumed by flames in less than a minute, turning a lovely yuletide setting into a deadly menace.

Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office: Don't burn your house down this winter

Dec 11, 2019 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

With the first day of winter (Dec. 21) less than two weeks away, the Tennessee State Fire Marshal's Office, the Nashville Fire Department, and the National Fire Sprinkler Asso.... Read More

Watertown skull turns missing artist into suspicious death

Jan 29, 2018 at 11:00 am by Michelle Willard

It's not often that Watertown, Tennessee, makes the news. So it was memorable when David Riemens vanished Aug. 8, 2012, from the Dollar General in the small Middle Tennessee.... Read More

U.S. Attorney’s Office Middle District of Tennessee

4 high-level gang members convicted of racketeering acts from Clarksville to Murfreesboro

Dec 05, 2019 at 08:42 am by Voice Wire

Following a seven-week jury trial in U.S. District Court earlier this year, a federal jury convicted five members of the Gangster Disciples of multiple counts relating to a ra.... Read More

WMOT, WSM partner on Dec. 14 Music City Christmas Jam benefits Second Harvest Food Bank

Dec 12, 2019 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

WMOT Roots Radio, Yee-Haw Brewing Co. and WSM’s Grand Ole Opry have partnered to present the first-ever Music City Christmas Jam on Saturday, Dec. 14, with live music an.... Read More

MTSU, Schneider Electric gift guitars to VA patients

Dec 10, 2019 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

It was almost like opening presents on Christmas morning. Only there was no tree yet in the recreation room at Building 17 — a residential rehab treatment program facil.... Read More

Mindful Care receives $3K from MTEMC’s SharingChange Foundation

Dec 10, 2019 at 02:27 pm by Voice Wire

Mindful Care Adult Day Services recently was the beneficiary of $3,000 from SharingChange, Middle Tennessee Electric's charitable foundation whose sole purpose is to give ba.... Read More

New Cowgirl Chocolates are great for holiday gifts

Dec 07, 2019 at 10:00 am by lee.voxluminos

Cowgirl Chocolates hit the Food Network and received a lot of national press by mixing chocolate and spice. It is now located in Murfreesboro across from Dillard's in a small.... Read More

Who’s ready for a holiday cookie swap?

Dec 06, 2019 at 10:50 am by Downtown Hotness

The Boro Cookie Bash brings together two things the people of Murfreesboro love, nonprofits and eating. The inaugural Boro Cookie Bash will be held from 5:30-8 p.m. Tuesday,.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools Teacher Job Fair set for Feb. 1 at Blackman High School

Dec 12, 2019 at 09:36 am by Voice Wire

When math instructor Cody Burton decided to attend last year's Rutherford County Schools Teacher Recruitment Fair, he was exploring his options. He was in his third year of t.... Read More

Murfreesboro Fire stresses the importance of sprinklers following a stove fire

Dec 13, 2019 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

Sprinklers prevented a stove fire from spreading after dousing flames at The Blue Apartments, 2707 S. Rutherford Blvd., Thursday afternoon, Dec. 12, causing water damage.... Read More

Attention: Your bank will not text you and ask for you to use a money transfer app

Dec 12, 2019 at 11:44 am by Voice Wire

A Murfreesboro woman is the latest victim of a texting scam targeting banking customers. The victim received a text message from someone claiming to be with the Fraud D.... Read More

MTSU Aerospace program and Delta Airlines

MTSU, Delta Airlines executives strengthen partnership ties

Dec 06, 2019 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

ATLANTA — MTSU Provost Mark Byrnes led a team from the university to Delta Airlines' world headquarters in Atlanta recently with the goal to layer veteran outreach and a.... Read More

What happened to Lauren Agee?

Apr 16, 2018 at 12:00 pm by Michelle Willard

Lauren Agee thought her weekend would be filled with wakeboarding, cliff diving and partying. But it ended with her floating facedown in Center Hill Lake. Agee was camping wi.... Read More

The Outpost Armory breaks ground on new Murfreesboro shooting range

Mar 11, 2019 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

Murfreesboro Armory and The Outpost Armory will hold a ground-breaking ceremony for its new state of the art shooting facility and retail store on Wednesday, M.... Read More

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