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The Drummer Boy Movie Musical Premieres in Nashville

Nov 08, 2026 at 06:02 pm

Some of the cast and team behind the new Angel Studios film DRUMMER BOY walked the carpet on Wednesday night, November 4, for the world premiere in Nashville, Tennessee. Co-.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Valerie Ponzio

Oct 29, 2026 at 02:57 pm

Regular viewers of NBC's The Voice may remember a show-stopping artist from El Paso, Texas, Valerie Ponzio, who, in 2017, made it her mission to shatter precedents for Latin.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Laine Lonero

Aug 16, 2023 at 04:50 pm by Bethany Bowman

Laine Lonero is from Louisiana where she studied Opera and Musical Theater as a child. No one in her immediate family sings at all. The classically trained artist started.... 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

Rutherford County Library System's Technological Engagement Center

Murfreesboro FAQ: How to check out the Rutherford County Library System

Feb 13, 2020 at 12:00 pm by Michelle Willard

Rutherford County Library System is comprised of five branches – downtown Murfreesboro, Smyrna, Eagleville, Technological Engagement Center and Myrtle Lord Glanton Libra.... Read More

Trey Calloway Releases 'Honky Tonk Generation' EP

Nov 06, 2026 at 12:49 pm

Music Spotlight artist Trey Calloway released his latest EP, Honky Tonk Generation, on November 6th. Calloway is unapologetically as country as the Carolina clay. He knows w.... 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: Leah Marie Mason

Oct 18, 2022 at 02:37 pm by Bethany Bowman 2

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Leah Marie Mason is a Nashville-based singer/songwriter from North Carolina. She comes from a musical family where her dad was a drummer. “W.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Jordan Rainer

May 22, 2026 at 01:40 pm by Bethany Bowman

Many of the artists I now feature came upon my radar because of a singing competition show. You may remember Rainer as the “girl in the sunglasses” from Team Reb.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Cooper Alan

Nov 07, 2025 at 09:55 am by Bethany Bowman

Ever since the viral TikTok star, Cooper Alan, came across my radar several years ago, I have wanted to interview him for my Music Spotlight column. The arrival of his 20-so.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Alyssa and Wayne Brewer

Sep 15, 2023 at 06:15 am by Bethany Bowman

I get sent tracks from artists daily, so many that I can’t listen to everything that gets sent to me. But when I happened upon Alyssa and Wayne Brewer’s cover of G.... Read More

Music Spotlight: MusicCred App

Apr 09, 2024 at 04:58 pm by Bethany Bowman

One of the most challenging parts of being a musical performer is not the actual singing/playing, but getting your music heard. I have encountered hundreds of insanely talen.... Read More

The Professional Educators of Tennessee Announce Their Annual Awards

Jun 08, 2023 at 01:54 pm by Bethany Bowman 3

MURFREESBORO, Tennessee The Professional Educators of Tennessee distributed their annual awards at their Leader U Conference at MTSU on June 7th. Melany McDermott from Metro.... Read More

Liz Rose, Charley Pride, and Old Dominion Added to Music City's Walk of Fame

Nov 13, 2025 at 12:55 pm by Bethany Bowman

On Tuesday, November 11, three more names were added to Music City's iconic Walk of Fame Park: prolific songwriter Liz Rose, the legendary Charley Pride (posthumously), and.... Read More

Murfreesboro’s Walnut House to play host to first show in WMOT’s new pop-up live music series

Dec 06, 2018 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

WMOT Roots Radio 89.5 will host their first Pop-Up Show at the Walnut House on Friday, Dec. 7. This show is open to WMOT members and their guests. In partnership with the Wal.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Jet Black Roses

Jun 26, 2025 at 07:20 pm by Bethany Bowman

The first song I heard from Jet Black Roses was "PsychoBoogieHoochieCoo," and it reminded me of the R&B and Funk music I listened to in the 1980s. It turns out that, tec.... Read More

Rutherford County, Murfreesboro ready to fund schools, bike trails (respectively)

Jun 21, 2018 at 12:42 pm by Michelle Willard

The Rutherford County Board of Education took a guided tour (I don't know if it was three hours) of potential sites for new schools over the weekend. After the tour, the boar.... Read More

Murfreesboro City Property Taxes due Dec. 31, 2021

Nov 02, 2021 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

Finance Director and City Recorder/Treasurer Jennifer Brown reminds property owners to pay property taxes on time. City property taxes are due December 31, 2021. As the.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Kinsey Rose

Apr 17, 2023 at 10:50 am by Bethany Bowman

From the first few measures of a twangy guitar, I knew instantly when I heard “Speed of Broken Heart” that Kinsey Rose was going to be an artist I would want to fe.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Amanda Kate Ferris

Apr 04, 2023 at 11:25 am by Bethany Bowman

When I heard the howling pedal steel-soaked guitar on the song aptly named “Pedal Steel,” a touching song about the Grand Ole Opry, I knew I needed to interview.... Read More

Get financial aid for Spay/Neuter Surgeries at Beesley Animal Clinic

Nov 27, 2018 at 08:00 am by Beesley Animal Foundation

There are a few ways to receive assistance from Beesley Animal Clinic for spay/neuter surgeries for your cats and/or dogs. 1. Murfreesboro City Grant for City of Murfre.... Read More

14,881 Rutherford County inactive voters have been purged

Opinion: Have you been purged? Your vote matters. Use it or lose it.

Sep 30, 2019 at 09:50 am by Chloe Cerutti 1

Tennessee now ranks as 49th worst state for our voter non-participation. As a direct result, between 2017 and 2018 a total of 221,235 inactive voters were purged across Tenn.... Read More

ASK ELLIE: How do you date at 60?

Sep 03, 2021 at 08:00 am by Ask Ellie

Hi Ellie: I am a middle-aged man of 60, take good care of myself, work out a few times a week, and am an avid runner. I have competed in a few half and full marathons, and am.... Read More

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

Marsha Blackburn - Living the Life on her donor's dime

Feb 22, 2021 at 11:00 am by Waterman 4

On February 13, the day the Senate GOP caucus predictably acquitted Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial, Sen. Marsha Blackburn tweeted twice that the proceeding was &.... Read More