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Jimmy Martin tapped for 2019 Blue Raider Sports Hall of Fame

Aug 09, 2019 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

In 1971, Middle Tennessee State College – before it was Middle Tennessee State University – started construction on a brand new, 11,500-seat basketball arena to ho.... Read More

Do millennials want to live in Murfreesboro? A recent study by SmartAsset says so.

Aug 09, 2019 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

Murfreesboro ranks No. 12 in the Top-25 cities where millennials are moving, according to a recent SmartAsset study using U.S. Census Bureau data. Millennials are now the lar.... Read More

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Rutherford County Fire-Rescue respond to Deer Run Road fire

No one was injured in Aug. 8 house fire on Deer Run Road

Aug 08, 2019 at 11:16 am by Voice Wire

At 6 p.m. Aug. 7, Rutherford County Fire-Rescue responded to a structure fire on Deer Run Road outside of Murfreesboro. Heavy smoke and fire were seen upon arrival with flame.... Read More

Get the insider view of Murfreesboro's fire department at the Citizens Fire Academy

Aug 08, 2019 at 10:00 am by Michelle Willard

Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue Department is now accepting applications for the Fall 2019 Citizens Fire Academy. "We have revamped the academy and added new and excitin.... Read More

Murfreesboro Police: Information sought in overnight shooting

Aug 08, 2019 at 09:19 am by Michelle Willard

A Murfreesboro man who has survived gun violence in the past is shot yet again overnight. Officers responded to reports of shots fired around 2:15 a.m. at Greenland Eas.... Read More

Rutherford County Hiring Expo to feature 100+ companies

Aug 08, 2019 at 09:00 am by ebrisco

Rutherford Works, in partnership with the American Job Center, is hosting a county-wide job fair featuring in-demand jobs at Embassy Suites in Murfreesboro on Aug. 29, from 9.... Read More

Tony Burse is in 2019 class of Blue Raider Sports Hall of Fame

Aug 08, 2019 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

Middle Tennessee experienced some of its finest seasons on the gridiron during the mid-1980s. Thanks to the likes of legendary running backs Vince Hall, Gerald Anderson.... Read More

Rutherford County 4-H students to represent Tennessee at national contest

Aug 08, 2019 at 07:00 am by Rutherford Rambler

A "prime" group of area 4-H high school students is set to represent Tennessee at the National Meats Evaluation Contest in Denver, Colorado, during the second weekend.... Read More

Scam Alert: Callers pose a Sheriff's major to get cash

Aug 07, 2019 at 01:23 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

Scammers are using the name of a Rutherford County Sheriff's major in an apparent attempt to gain money. One woman received a threatening call Wednesday from a man posing as.... Read More

Murfreesboro Fire welcomes new administrative aide

Aug 07, 2019 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department is pleased to welcome Reisha Watson as the department's new Administrative Aide II. Watson started with MFRD on July 22, replacing Carol Wh.... Read More

MTSU volleyball legend Ashley Asberry to be inducted to 2019 Blue Raider Sports Hall of Fame

Aug 07, 2019 at 09:00 am by Voice Wire

Middle Tennessee's volleyball program experienced unprecedented success in a six-year stretch starting in 2006. Along with seven combined regular-season and Sun Belt Conferen.... Read More

Tourism spending tops $367M in Rutherford County

Aug 07, 2019 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

With a record-breaking visitor volume of 2.36 million people to Rutherford County, the economic impact has followed suit. According to figures released by the Tennessee Depar.... Read More

Lamar Hinton Jr. went missing in April 2019

Teen missing since April located safely in Beech Grove

Aug 06, 2019 at 02:59 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

Missing teen Lamar Hinton Jr., 17, of Rutherford County was located Tuesday in Coffee County, and returned home, a Rutherford County Sheriff's detective said. Hinton was well.... Read More

Rutherford County Property Transactions for July 2019

Murfreesboro storage facility sells for $10M

Aug 06, 2019 at 02:09 pm by Michelle Willard

Investment Partners of McMinnville sold the new storage facility on Medical Center Parkway for a cool $10 million in July, according to records from the Rutherford County Regi.... Read More

Dads2Dads: Ready for College? The Counselor's Point of View

Aug 06, 2019 at 11:00 am by Dads2Dads

A while back, we took advantage of summer time to sit in on a few college orientation sessions targeted to new students. The experience reminded us of when we attended such se.... Read More