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Ask Ellie: How should teens deal with traffic citations

Jul 08, 2021 at 07:00 am by Ask Ellie

Dear Miss Ellie: I am 18 years old and a freshman at MTSU. I got a speeding ticket from campus police and three days later a parking ticket. Then a week after that, I got ano.... Read More
Murfreesboro

Learn About How County Government Works in Tennessee

Jul 07, 2021 at 01:45 pm by robmtchl

Government should not be "something that happens to us" as opposed as what it should be, "something that happens for us." I want to help folks understand more about their loca.... Read More
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Bethpage man runs across I-24 to avoid drug charges from Rutherford County Sheriff

Jul 07, 2021 at 01:35 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

A passenger allegedly carrying illegal drugs jumped from a car during a traffic stop, dropped a handgun and retrieved it while darting across Interstate 24, a Rutherford Count.... Read More
Crime & Safety

Tennessee Appeals Court upholds life sentence in 1982 cold case conviction

Jul 07, 2021 at 10:38 am by Michelle Willard

The Tennessee Criminal Court of Appeals upheld the sentence of Gary Bush, who was convicted in 2008 of first-degree murder for his role in a murder-for-hir.... Read More
Life & Human Interest

Murfreesboro Mama: 4 Unique Spots for Picnics and ideas for a unique dinnertime

Jul 06, 2021 at 09:15 am by Laura Beth Payne 1

If you’re like me, you’re looking at the calendar these days wondering how to get the most out of the final drops of summer. The vacay is over, the fireworks are s.... Read More
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Photos: Celebration Under the Stars

Jul 06, 2021 at 08:57 am by Voice Wire 1

“Celebration Under the Stars” presented by Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) was held Sunday, July 4 with fireworks and music at the Fountains at Gateway. The f.... Read More
Voices

Ask Ellie: How to throw a party for a mean mother-in-law

Jul 06, 2021 at 07:00 am by Ask Ellie

Dear Miss Ellie, My in-laws just celebrated 40 years of marriage. I feel like 40 years of marriage is a huge deal and should be celebrated. My husband came to me an.... Read More
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Rutherford County Fire-Rescue promotes Joshua Sanders to Fire Marshal

Jul 05, 2021 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

Rutherford County Fire-Rescue Chief Larry Farley announced in a press release Joshua Sanders will be promoted to the position of Fire Marshal. Sanders, who started his career.... Read More
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Tennessee National Guard assists vaccinating 1M Tennesseans

Jul 02, 2021 at 12:00 pm by Michelle Willard

As of July 1, the Tennessee National Guard has helped administer more than 1 million COVID-19 vaccinations throughout Tennessee since Operation Warp Speed began. Tenness.... Read More
Sports

La Vergne alum prepares for Olympics after making Team USA for the hammer throw

Jul 02, 2021 at 09:00 am by Voice Wire

In his piece “Calmly We Walk through This April’s Day,” American poet Delmore Schwartz wrote the oft-quoted line: “Time is the fire in which we burn.&.... Read More
Rutherford County Sheriff's Citizen Academy
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Sign up now for the Rutherford Sheriff's Citizen Academy

Jul 02, 2021 at 08:07 am by Lisa Marchesoni

Residents may learn about the daily activities of the law enforcement and corrections during the free Sheriff’s Citizens Academy. Some of the topics covered in the clas.... Read More
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Puritans and Pilgrims; Bold Souls, Old Souls and the Promise of Redemption Comes in a Cloud

Jul 02, 2021 at 07:00 am by Paulette Jackson

The soul. It reveals its being, in every living creature, expressing itself in the life of each individual person, through desire, passion, appetite as well as an array of emo.... Read More
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Rutherford Sheriff's deputies hope to stop drag racing, road rage incidents on I-24

Jul 01, 2021 at 01:39 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies hope increased enforcement on Interstate 24 will reduce the number of road rage situations and save lives this year, a sheriff&rsquo.... Read More
Fireworks Safety
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Murfreesboro man loses part of hand in fireworks accident

Jul 01, 2021 at 01:37 pm by Voice Wire

Murfreesboro Police and Fire Rescue Departments are urging residents to practice fireworks safety after part of a man’s hand was amputated while attempting to shoot a fi.... Read More
Rutherford County Schools
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Rutherford County Schools uses part of COVID-relief to create 'Learning Loss Supervisor'

Jul 01, 2021 at 09:00 am by Voice Wire

Rutherford County Schools will be using part of its Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Fund to hire the newly created position of Learning Loss Supervisor. Thi.... Read More