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Country Superstar Thomas Rhett Receives Star on Music City Walk of Fame

Jul 10, 2026 at 04:11 pm

Diamond-certified superstar Thomas Rhett, whose career has produced 25 Number One hits over the past decade, was inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame on Wednesday, July 8.... Read More
Business Education Partnership Foundation

Applications are available for Youth Leadership Rutherford

Jan 23, 2019 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

Youth Leadership Rutherford applications are now available to current high school juniors for the 2019-2020 school year.  Youth Leadership Rutherford is a selective pers.... Read More

James Robert Webb Releases 'Weekend Outlaw'

Jun 06, 2025 at 07:33 am by Bethany Bowman

As reported in my Music Spotlight column in 2020, James Robert Webb was a gifted musician before he became an acclaimed radiologist. However, like many of us with dual caree.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Riley Roth

Nov 26, 2024 at 04:49 pm by Bethany Bowman

Riley Roth’s song “Give Me Away” was pitched to me after the song went viral. She wrote the song as a special surprise to her father to be played during th.... Read More

Murfreesboro Mama: 18 Spots for Rainy Day Play

Feb 22, 2021 at 10:16 am by Laura Beth Payne

Image: Fire truck exhibit at Discovery Center. Murfreesboro Mama  Whether it’s a heavy spring rain or a bout of Ice-mageddon, Tennessee weather is known for being.... Read More
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ASK ELLIE: Coca-Cola does not wrap cars and pay people to advertise

Jul 30, 2021 at 08:00 am by Ask Ellie

Hello Ellie: I was so excited to earn a little extra money. I was contacted in Facebook Messenger that Dasani Water wanted to wrap my car in an advertising campaign and was g.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Spencer Hatcher

Jul 09, 2026 at 04:05 pm

Out of the 43 artists I interviewed at CRS this year, one who clearly stood out to me was Spencer Hatcher. Because he has a bluegrass background, a traditional country sound.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Ashley Brooks

May 30, 2025 at 12:07 pm by Bethany Bowman

Ashley Brooks, aka the Georgia Gypsy, is an up-and-coming country powerhouse who grew up and still lives in the North Georgia countryside. And though her dad was in a band,.... Read More

Education will be a Top Priority for Senator Marsha Blackburn as Governor

May 15, 2026 at 10:11 am by JC Bowman

During my interview with Senator Marsha Blackburn, it was clear she is passionate about education, and if she becomes Tennessee’s governor, education will be central to.... Read More

Music Spotlight: CHLSY

Sep 11, 2022 at 05:38 pm by Bethany Bowman

NASHVILLE, Tennessee Those who follow my Music Spotlight column/blog know that I normally lean more toward the traditional country sound. However, when the dark-rock musical.... Read More

Songwriting With: Soldiers Releases Daddy's Son for Father's Day

Jun 19, 2026 at 08:00 am by Bethany Bowman

Anyone who has listened to and/or written music knows that there is a healing aspect to it, and it is never more evident than when working with veterans. Veterans John ".... Read More

Music Spotlight: Presley Tennant

Apr 19, 2024 at 04:30 am by Bethany Bowman

One thing I have learned about TV singing shows is that the finalists are nearly always as good (if not better) as the actual winner. So, I try to interview as many country.... Read More
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Hummingbirds pass through Middle Tennessee on annual migration

Sep 05, 2018 at 08:00 am by Michelle Willard

Barfield Crescent Park is home to hundreds of hummingbirds. Many people come to the Wilderness Station to enjoy the chatter and beauty of these tiny birds throughout the seaso.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Bree Jaxson

Aug 27, 2024 at 12:26 pm by Bethany Bowman

In the past, I have interviewed many veterans who got into music full-time after they left the service. But I have never featured an active-duty member of the military. Meet.... Read More
Rutherford County Sheriff's Office

Michael Rodgers earns Officer of the Year from Murfreesboro Noon Exchange Club

Oct 19, 2018 at 07:00 am by Lisa Marchesoni

Sheriff’s Office Cpl. Michael Rodgers was recognized as the Murfreesboro Noon Exchange Club’s Officer of the Year Thursday. Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh said Rodgers is.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Twinnie

Nov 10, 2024 at 02:26 pm by Bethany Bowman

British actress and county-pop singer Twinnie Lee-Moore has just released her most significant project to date, a 22-song album called Something We Used To Say. I firs.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Jake & Shelby

Jan 28, 2024 at 06:48 pm by Bethany Bowman

A duo that kept showing up in my Instagram feed was a couple of kids, known as Jake & Shelby. Jake Lawson and Shelby Haim are teenagers from Hendersonville, Tennessee. K.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Lewis Brice

Aug 01, 2023 at 12:10 pm by Bethany Bowman

Lewis Brice is a singer/songwriter from Sumter, South Carolina who has been on my short list of artists that I wanted to interview for several years. He and his talented.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Kassi Ashton

Sep 20, 2024 at 06:34 am by Bethany Bowman

I have wanted to interview country singer/songwriter Kassi Ashton for over six years. When I first heard her singing “California, Missouri” on Sirius XM in 2018,.... Read More

Amanda Kate Ferris’ Releases New Album, ‘Rope the Wind’

Aug 15, 2024 at 04:57 pm by Bethany Bowman

Music Spotlight and 2X Texas radio chart-topping artist, Amanda Kate Ferris has released her sophomore album, Rope the Wind and it is available now. Produced by Jimmy Ri.... Read More

A Profession at the Breaking Point: Why Tennessee Is Right to Rethink Teacher Licensure

May 20, 2026 at 03:29 pm by JC Bowman

Public policy debates sometimes reveal something deeper than regulatory language or bureaucratic procedure. The proposed revisions to teacher licensure policy in Tennessee are.... Read More

Artist Spotlight: Devin Wright

Jun 30, 2026 at 11:49 am by Bethany Bowman

One thing that Nashville is known for is its hundreds of magnificent murals inside and outside of buildings all over town. For those of us who appreciate art but can't reall.... Read More

Fifty First with a Bullet

Apr 30, 2026 at 12:20 pm by JC Bowman

Every year, like a sequel in a bad movie, Tennessee receives its annual report card on education funding—and, shocker, the news is not good. Tennessee remains a bottom-t.... Read More
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Red Bull Announces 2025 Jukebox Songwriting Competition

May 22, 2025 at 12:05 pm by Bethany Bowman

Red Bull is turning up the volume for the second year with the return of its electrifying Red Bull Jukebox Songwriting Competition— open for submissions now through Ju.... Read More

“Goooood Morning, Viet Nam!”

Mar 30, 2022 at 02:41 pm by Paulette Jackson

His name was Adrian Cronauer. He was born in 1938 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where his father was a steelworker, and his mother was a teacher. At the early age of 12,.... Read More

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