Second Harvest of Middle Tennessee
Business

Nissan donations to provide more than 1M meals to Middle Tennessee, Mississippi residents in need

Aug 18, 2020 at 09:09 am by Voice Wire

Nissan North America is extending its fight to curb hunger by doubling its annual contributions to local food banks in response to rising rates of food insecurity due to the C.... Read More
Liz "Ebby" Jernigan
Other News

Funeral services set for downtown Murfreesboro's 'Granny'

Aug 18, 2020 at 08:00 am by Lisa Marchesoni

Liz "Ebby" Jernigan never met a stranger, said Coordinator E.T. Guice of the Sheriff’s Senior Citizens Awareness Network. SCAN volunteers are mourning at the death of S.... Read More
Middle Tennessee State University Convocation 2020
Other News

Flint, Michigan water crisis investigator to address MTSU's virtual Convocation

Aug 18, 2020 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

Pediatrician, professor and public health advocate Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha entered the national spotlight five years ago when her research exposed the Flint, Michigan, water cr.... Read More
Crime Scene Do Not Cross
Crime & Safety

Murfreesboro man charged with fatally stabbing uncle

Aug 17, 2020 at 04:30 pm by Voice Wire

A Murfreesboro man accused of stabbing his uncle to death, then wrecking a vehicle and fleeing on foot, Monday morning, Aug. 17, is now behind bars. 28-year-old Carmen De la.... Read More
Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
Crime & Safety

Murfreesboro man charged with threatening off-duty Rutherford deputy with handgun

Aug 17, 2020 at 04:18 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

Another driver allegedly pointed a handgun at an off-duty Rutherford County Sheriff's deputy as they were traveling Sunday afternoon on Interstate 24 near the Medical Center P.... Read More
Voices

Charlie Baum: Three Ways to Improve Health Care in Tennessee

Aug 17, 2020 at 02:28 pm by Voice Wire 1

Health care is a matter of great importance to us all. It should come as no surprise to anyone that access and the ever-increasing cost of care are among the greatest challeng.... Read More
Rockvale Middle's Brittany Taylor
Other News

Rockvale Middle's Brittany Taylor named History Teacher of the Year for Tennessee

Aug 17, 2020 at 09:09 am by Voice Wire

Within the first week of student-teaching at Rockvale Middle School, Brittany Taylor had fallen in love.  She had intended to become an elementary school teacher, but on.... Read More
Murfreesboro Parks & Rec WaterFest 2019
Other News

Tennessee offers parks & rec grants to local communities

Aug 17, 2020 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) announced Friday, Aug. 14 the 2020 grant cycle for public recreation. The grant cycle will include fu.... Read More
Murfreesboro Police Department Traffic Fatality
Crime & Safety

'Granny' killed while crossing Memorial Blvd.

Aug 15, 2020 at 03:30 pm by Voice Wire

A Murfreesboro woman was struck by a vehicle and killed while trying to cross a busy multi-lane road Friday evening, August 14, according to a press release from the Murfreesb.... Read More
A map of Mt. Herman Road
Other News

Information needed to identify skeletal remains of woman found off Mt. Herman Road

Aug 14, 2020 at 12:13 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

Rutherford County Sheriff's detectives hope someone in the community can help identify skeletal remains discovered July 27 in a vacant field off Mt. Herman Road off John Bragg.... Read More
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee
Voices

Open Letter to Bill Lee: Our teachers and all Tennesseans need your leadership. Where is it?

Aug 14, 2020 at 10:30 am by DeAnnaO

Dear Gov. Lee, I am writing out of concern for the people and prosperity of Tennessee as we continue to navigate through this pandemic. As a public educator, I am keenly awa.... Read More
Emergency room sign
Voices

Why do tax-exempt hospitals bill for charges that aren't owed?

Aug 14, 2020 at 10:00 am by robmtchl

In 2018, the global healthcare sector's revenue was $1.853 trillion, an increase of 4.5% on a year-on-year basis. When it comes to healthcare expenditures, the US tops the lis.... Read More
AMC Stones River 9 in Murfreesboro
Business

Biz Buzz: AMC to reopen and H&M comes to town

Aug 14, 2020 at 09:46 am by Michelle Willard

AMC plans to reopen the doors at Stones River 9 at the mall (a.k.a., Stones River Town Centre) on August with a selection of movies I've never heard of, but with pandemic prec.... Read More
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee & the Cumberlands
Voices

Legal Aid: Workers Have the Legal Right to Discuss Pay and Working Conditions

Aug 13, 2020 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

Imagine this scenario: You've worked at a job you have had for a few years. You like your work.   You get along so well with your coworkers that you feel comfortable enou.... Read More
Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
Crime & Safety

Murder suspect turns self in to Rutherford Sheriff

Aug 12, 2020 at 06:00 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

A suspect accused of murdering a Rutherford County resident turned himself in about 4:45 p.m. Wednesday at Rutherford County Adult Detention Center. Suspect Christopher Hawk.... Read More