Crime & Safety

Family Preservation Initiative promises new solutions to help vulnerable children and families

Mar 24, 2021 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

A new, cutting-edge court program in Tennessee is changing the way the judiciary interacts with at-risk children and their families. Unlike other programs which connect with.... Read More
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'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
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Rutherford County approved to receive $56.4M+ in education relief funding

Mar 23, 2021 at 01:45 pm by Voice Wire

Rutherford County legislators today announced more than $56.4 million has been approved for the county's schools through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief F.... Read More
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Crime & Safety

Blackman-area drive-by injures 63-year-old Murfreesboro man

Mar 23, 2021 at 11:02 am by Lisa Marchesoni

One homeowner suffered injuries during a drive-by shooting Tuesday in the Blackman community near Murfreesboro, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s captain said. The 63-year-.... Read More
MTSU alumna LaShan Dixon
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Rutherford County's new Public Health Department director is LaShan Dixon

Mar 23, 2021 at 09:22 am by Voice Wire

MTSU alumna LaShan Dixon has been named the director of the Rutherford County Public Health Department, the Tennessee Department of Health and Rutherford County.... Read More
Crime & Safety

How Legal Aid can lend a legal helping hand for people with criminal records

Mar 22, 2021 at 11:00 am by Voice Wire 1

Not everyone can relate to the challenges of people with criminal records or view them as a vulnerable population. Their struggles often go unseen or are misunderstood. Some T.... Read More
MPD SUO & their robocop
Crime & Safety

Robocop & drone helps Murfreesboro police in apprehending wanted man

Mar 22, 2021 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

The Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Special Operations Unit (SOU) used a robot and drone in aiding and apprehending a wanted man found hiding in the attic of a home, a po.... Read More
Other News

Have fun, stay safe, and support literacy at Storybook Breakfast

Mar 22, 2021 at 09:46 am by United Way

Looking for a great way the family can get out, maintain social-distancing, and support a good cause this spring? The Storybook Breakfast, presented by Murfreesboro Medical C.... Read More
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Business

BERC Report: Tennessee housing market shows positive trends in Q4

Mar 22, 2021 at 09:40 am by Voice Wire 1

Tennessee's housing report data for the last quarter of 2020 “generally show positive growth in Tennessee's economy” with the housing market seeing &ldqu.... Read More
Sports

Lady Raiders fall in opening round of NCAA Tourney

Mar 21, 2021 at 04:30 pm by Voice Wire

Middle Tennessee put a scare into No. 13 Tennessee in the opening round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament but a strong third-quarter push by the Lady Vols carried them.... Read More
Rutherford County school resource officers safety drill
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SROs conduct safety drills at Rutherford County Schools

Mar 19, 2021 at 04:53 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

A scenario where a teacher experienced trouble breathing tested the response by Siegel High School students, teachers and staff during an annual safety drill conducted by scho.... Read More
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Crime & Safety

Smyrna Police Department arrest carjacking suspect

Mar 19, 2021 at 08:30 am by Voice Wire

Smyrna Police Department arrested a suspect involved in a carjacking Friday morning, March 19, according to a press release. At approximately 2:50 a.m. March 19, SPD off.... Read More
Voices

Christopher Hale: Republicans rightly love Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan.

Mar 18, 2021 at 12:00 pm by Christopher Hale

While accepting my party’s nomination for president of the United States last August, Joseph R. Biden made a promise to the American people: “While I'll be a Democ.... Read More
Other News

MTSU to resume primarily in-person classes and activities in Fall 2021

Mar 18, 2021 at 10:30 am by Voice Wire

Middle Tennessee State University remains on track to resume primarily in-person instruction and restore its array of campus events and activities for the Fall 2021 semester,.... Read More
Voices

Opinion: The Conservative Idea of 'Freedom' is Childish and Selfish

Mar 18, 2021 at 10:17 am by Brendon Donoho 9

"Freedom" is quite the hot term these days. It has become nearly devoid of all meaning as it's tossed here and there as a political football, more often than not wielded by.... Read More