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Your Digital Life is Your Real Life

Apr 09, 2026 at 12:19 pm by JC Bowman

The line between online and offline has blurred. The way we scroll, post, react, and connect shapes our relationships, confidence, and communities.  In essence, your dig.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Alex Miller

Apr 10, 2026 at 11:49 am by Bethany Bowman

Because I love traditional country music so much, Alex Miller, a 22-year-old 6’ 6” entertainer from rural Lancaster, Kentucky, knows his music is right up my all.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Tenille Townes

Apr 10, 2026 at 08:54 am by Bethany Bowman

An artist I have long wanted to interview is Canadian country songstress Tenille Townes. Her debut album, The Lemonade Stand, arrived in 2020 and included the gold-certified.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Stefanie Joyce

Apr 03, 2026 at 06:00 am by Bethany Bowman

Stefanie Joyce is a genre-defying artist whose music lives at the intersection of country, indie rock, and western noir—think Patsy Cline meets David Lynch. She was bo.... Read More
The gavel of justice

Everything you need to know about the 19 biggest lawsuits facing Rutherford County (2021 edition)

Oct 28, 2021 at 11:15 am by Michelle Willard 1

With all the bad press around the illegal jailing of children and the lawsuit about that, one Voice reader got to wondering and poking about trying to figure out what other le.... Read More
Murfreesboro Planning Commission

Murfreesboro's Mercury Blvd. gets an inspired new name

May 20, 2021 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire 1

The Murfreesboro Planning Commission voted Wednesday, May 19 to rename Mercury Boulevard to Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard following a public hearing, May 5, 2021. Th.... Read More
Dads2Dads

Dads2Dads: What Do We Teach Our Boys?

Mar 25, 2020 at 08:00 am by Dads2Dads

Masculinity and muscle A Pew Research Center study from 2019 showed that teens deal with a number of challenges. Anxiety and depression are on the rise. Academic pressures an.... Read More
Old Time Pottery

COVID closure forces Old Time Pottery into bankruptcy

Jun 30, 2020 at 09:38 am by Michelle Willard

Old Time Pottery announced via press release that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will be closing some stores because of the global pandemic.   "Pri.... Read More

Special Screening of "Black Panther 2: Wakanda" in Murfreesboro, TN

Oct 21, 2022 at 04:45 pm by Voice Wire 2

(MURFREESBORO, Tenn.) MODERNOIRE, a local business community organization that focuses on Rutherford County, is hosting the Wakanda Gala, a ticketed, invitation-only adva.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Storme Warren

Nov 08, 2023 at 10:30 am by Bethany Bowman

I often ask artists who influenced their careers. Well for me, not being a musician, the person who has most influenced me is the television and radio broadcaster, Storme Wa.... Read More

Murfreesboro Mama: 7 Awesome Playgrounds in Rutherford County

Mar 02, 2021 at 10:00 am by Laura Beth Payne 1

During our last family vacation (before Covid), I found myself Googling two words. Not "best restaurants" (though we ate out plenty.) Not "family attractions" (though we hit.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Kelsey Hart

Mar 12, 2025 at 03:34 pm by Bethany Bowman

Kelsey Hart never had the goal of being a country music singer. Right out of high school, the Kentucky native went to barber school and got his license. His friend who lived r.... Read More
American Flag

Rob Mitchell: 'Freedom' is the essential characteristic of American life

Jul 04, 2020 at 12:00 pm by robmtchl 2

No idea is more fundamental to Americans' sense of themselves as individuals and as a nation than Freedom. The central term in our political vocabulary, Freedom or Liberty, is.... Read More

Commentary: For the Women of Tennessee - Choice is on the Ballot

Oct 01, 2022 at 11:49 am by Chloe Cerutti

For the Women of Tennessee – Choice is on the Ballot The war on women’s reproductive rights continues.  No longer limited solely to surgical abortion Republi.... Read More
9/11: Four Flights

Must-See Movie of the Week: 9/11: Four Flights (2021)

Nov 05, 2021 at 09:30 am by Cynthialynn Jones

This week's Must See Movie of the Week is 9/11: Four Flights (2021). There have been several movies and documentaries about the events that unfolded during and afte.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Tigirlily Gold

May 04, 2023 at 04:47 pm by Bethany Bowman

I first met the sister duo, Tigirlily Gold, back in 2022, when they were part of a fundraiser for one of my favorite charities, Music Will. I knew then that I wanted to featur.... Read More
Officer-involved shooting in Smyrna

TBI investigating fatal officer-involved shooting in Smyrna

Jun 29, 2019 at 01:34 am by Voice Wire

At the request of District Attorney General Jennings Jones, TBI Special Agents are investigating the circumstances that led to a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred.... Read More
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Pisco 305 in Murfreesboro

Peruse Peru at Pisco 305 for Latinx Heritage Month

Sep 17, 2021 at 07:00 am by ShellyReed7 1

Hey y’all! This upcoming month is Latinx Heritage Month, and I would encourage everyone to go out and support their favorite Latinx owned and run small businesses in Rut.... Read More

OPINION: A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing

Jul 02, 2025 at 07:31 pm by Jason Bennett

  OPINION: On May 20th of this year, I was contacted by a friend inquiring about a comment that I had made in July or August of 2024 on a local realtors facebook post. T.... Read More
TVA

Opinion: TVA Board Chair Richard Howorth reflects on 2019

Dec 27, 2018 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

With a new calendar year ahead and TVA CEO Bill Johnson’s recent retirement announcement concluding his six-year term of leadership, now is an appropriate time to reflec.... Read More
Amie Whittemore

Murfreesboro's new poet laureate has community plans for national fellowship

Jun 16, 2020 at 09:00 am by Voice Wire

Murfreesboro’s poet laureate is far from resting on her new national laurel. Instead, MTSU English professor Amie Whittemore is busy using.... Read More
Riverdale High School student

3 Riverdale students selected to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City

Jan 24, 2020 at 06:00 am by Voice Wire

Sydney Callahan, Colby Davis, and Mara Watson, students at Riverdale High School, have been selected for the 202 High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall. They.... Read More
Savannah with Woody (L) and Jim (R) (Photo: Submitted)

'Woody and Jim Show's' Savannah Grimm returns to MTSU for grad school

Mar 24, 2021 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

When she was 20-years-old, Savannah Grimm was an MTSU student, pregnant, and seeking employment in media. She was a Mass Communications and Newspaper Journalism major with no.... Read More

Tune In To Your Chakra Energy

Dec 02, 2017 at 03:32 pm by healingconscious

As I have mentioned briefly in other posts, there are many wheels of spinning light energy throughout the body known as chakras, through which we receive information and/or ch.... Read More

Bring a board game to life by donating to a Clue character

Aug 08, 2018 at 01:30 pm by WildGooseChase

Two mortgage officers, an independent business owner and an insurance agent are just a few people from the community who will don costumes for charity at Clue the Party. Clue.... Read More