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Downtown restaurant Puckett's reopens Monday, April 27

Apr 27, 2020 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

Following Gov. Bill Lee's announcement to allow the state's stay-at-home order to expire, most A. Marshall Hospitality restaurants will be opening their doors to dine-in cus.... Read More

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Child abuse reporting is down 30.4% in Tennessee

Apr 27, 2020 at 09:00 am by Child Advocacy Center

During the COVID 19 pandemic, children and families are under mandatory stay at home orders from Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Murfreesboro Mayor McFarland, and Rutherford.... Read More

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How each Rutherford County city is implementing Lee's 'Tennessee Pledge'

Apr 25, 2020 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

The Rutherford County Mayors' Caucus met Friday after the release of Gov. Bill Lee's guidelines for "reopening Tennessee responsibility," also known as the "Tennessee Pledge,".... Read More

Top 5 tips for car care during quarantine

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5 car care tips for when you're parked at home

Apr 25, 2020 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

There are a few simple vehicle-care techniques for drivers to remember when they may not be driving, or driving infrequently. "The shelter-in-place orders in effect throughou.... Read More

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Day in Corona: Here's Murfreesboro's 3 step plan to reopening

Apr 24, 2020 at 12:14 pm by Michelle Willard

Murfreesboro Mayor Shane McFarland has a plan to reopen the city on May 1 (or before whatever the governor decides). McFarland vaguely addressed his plan Thursday evening in.... Read More

Business

MTSU BERC director Arik presented multiple awards from the Institute for Global Business Research

Apr 24, 2020 at 11:00 am by Voice Wire

MTSU faculty member Murat Arik, director of the Business and Economic Research Center, was recently recognized for exemplary service and research with multiple honors from the.... Read More

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2 Central Magnet seniors awarded National Merit scholarships

Apr 24, 2020 at 09:03 am by Voice Wire

A pair of seniors from Central Magnet School — Isabella Goodnight and Elise Jones — were among the first group of winners of the 65th annual National Merit Scholar.... Read More

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Is 'sheltering at home' the new normal?

Apr 24, 2020 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

Normalcy. From health care to the economy and from entertainment to education, over the past few months, Americans and residents from countries around the world have be.... Read More

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Woman shot while driving on Veterans Parkway

Apr 23, 2020 at 04:18 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

A 42-year-old Murfreesboro woman suffered gunshot wounds when she was shot inside her car about 11:15 a.m. Thursday while driving on Veterans Parkway near Kingdom Drive, Ruthe.... Read More

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Child Advocacy Center has trained 5% county adults to protect children sexual abuse

Apr 23, 2020 at 01:00 pm by Child Advocacy Center

"The Child Advocacy Center is excited to announce that we have trained over 5% of the adult population of Rutherford and Cannon Counties how to protect children from child sex.... Read More

Voices

Opinion: Nurses have rights too (or should)

Apr 23, 2020 at 12:09 pm by robmtchl

I write regarding a disparity in the nursing profession and the treatment of nurses as a class not only within private hospitals but within the VA Federal hospital system as w.... Read More

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Central Magnet, Siegel High earn high marks from U.S. News & World Report

Apr 23, 2020 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

U.S. News & World Report released its latest rankings of public high schools and once again Rutherford County Schools had a strong representation nationally and among.... Read More

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Murfreesboro Mama: 7 family meal plans during quarantine

Apr 23, 2020 at 09:27 am by Laura Beth Payne

If you're like me you've frequently hit the "over it" wall as far as meal planning during quarantine -- whether it's the running around to multiple stores for ingredients or t.... Read More

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How many Murfreesboro neighborhoods consider renters unwelcome? Is this a trend?

Apr 23, 2020 at 08:00 am by Chloe Cerutti 8

As long-term homeowners and residents of Innsbrooke, a quiet and pleasant Murfreesboro subdivision of 246 middle-class homes established in 1996, we were disturbed to learn th.... Read More

SmartBank and the Paycheck Protection Program

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SmartBank processes $240M in loans for small businesses

Apr 22, 2020 at 09:30 am by Voice Wire

SmartBank has been working diligently over the past two weeks on behalf of local small businesses in their fight to survive the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. To d.... Read More

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