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MTSU commissions 3 graduating cadets as Army officers

Dec 11, 2021 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

Retired U.S. Army Col. Rickey Smith welcomed three MTSU graduating senior cadets to the American profession of arms during the fall commissioning ceremony, one day before they.... Read More

Rutherford County Fire Rescue battles 3 separate brush fires in Kittrell

Dec 11, 2021 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

Rutherford County Fire Rescue warns that open burning, if not done properly, can lead to large brush fires and additional consequences. The department responded to a total of.... Read More

Major Steve Spence, left, congratulates MADD winners Deputy Austin Watson, Cpl. April Haggard, Deputy Cody Didier, Deputy Zachary Campbell, Deputy Mina Awad, Cpl. William Travis and Sgt. Mich

Rutherford Sheriff Office achieves top Mothers Against Drunk Driving top award

Dec 10, 2021 at 02:10 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office achieved the Outstanding Department Award from MADD Tennessee for increasing awareness to prevent drunk driving and arresting impaired.... Read More

Where Philanthropy Begins: Emmett gives one bike at a time

Dec 10, 2021 at 10:00 am by Cynthialynn Jones

Hello Rutherford County, meet Emmett. Emmett is a young man that lives in Murfreesboro with his folks and Emmett has a heart bigger than Tennessee itself. This mighty tough l.... Read More

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Chad Miller, CEO of Legacy Sports, makes announcement for $350 million, 260-plus acre, multi-use family sports, and entertainment complex in Murfreesboro’s City Hall Rotunda.

Could Legacy Sports Tennessee be the next Bible Park USA?

Dec 10, 2021 at 09:45 am by Michelle Willard

Legacy Sports Tennessee announced Thursday, Dec. 10 it plans to build a "sports and entertainment destination for not only those in Middle Tennessee; it will attract visitors.... Read More

Must See Movie of the Week: The Father

Dec 10, 2021 at 09:00 am by Cynthialynn Jones

Starring the incredible Sir Anthony Hopkins as an elderly man who refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances,.... Read More

FUMC Christmas Eve Services, Dec. 24, 2021

Upcoming Christmas events at First United Methodist Church

Dec 10, 2021 at 07:00 am by rwalsh

Join us at First United Methodist Church in Murfreesboro on Sunday, Dec. 12 at 10:30 am for a beloved Christmas tradition. The story of Jesus' coming will unfold from the Gard.... Read More

Rutherford County Sheriff’s Detective Patty Oeser

Detective Oeser receives First Responder Award from NAMI

Dec 09, 2021 at 02:31 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

Rutherford County Sheriff’s Detective Patty Oeser earned the Crisis Intervention Training First Responder of the Year award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness.... Read More

The Gift of Life

Dec 09, 2021 at 11:00 am by Paulette Jackson

Life: It is the experience of every living creature; to engage in the wonders of our world, marvel at the mastery of her beauty and recognize her determined promise to procrea.... Read More

ASK ELLIE: Seven Christmases in Two Days is Too Much

Dec 09, 2021 at 10:00 am by Ask Ellie

Dear Ellie: With Christmas around the corner, my parents are tugging at me to come to their house; my in-laws are tugging for their house; my grandparents want their house; an.... Read More

3 people indicted for the fentanyl overdose death of a Murfreesboro man and other related charges

Dec 09, 2021 at 09:41 am by Voice Wire

A Rutherford County Grand Jury has indicted two men and a woman for murder and other fentanyl related charges surrounding the April 2021 death of a Murfreesboro man. Walter &.... Read More

Democrats vote against partisan school board elections

Dec 09, 2021 at 09:25 am by CathyWatts

By an overwhelming majority, the Rutherford County Democratic Party voted not to add partisan Democratic primary elections for school board positions to the ballot in the 2022.... Read More

Whose mother are you?

Dec 08, 2021 at 10:00 am by sonyamcclloughlockridge

This morning I'm in the Temporary Tiny Place kitchen writing. I quietly close the door to the bathroom, to snap a picture of this tiny cooking space. It's dark outside because.... Read More

The Blue Angels are coming back to Smyrna in 2023

Dec 08, 2021 at 09:00 am by Cynthialynn Jones

The Blue Angels are coming back to Tennessee next year. The Blue Angels will fly in the Tennessee skies over in Smyrna on June 10 and 11, 2023. On Tuesday, the organization a.... Read More

MTSU received bid to the Bahamas Bowl

Dec 08, 2021 at 08:50 am by Cynthialynn Jones

The Blue Raiders (6-6) will play Toledo (7-5) on Dec. 17 at 11 a.m. in the Bahamas Bowl. The game marks the ninth bowl game for Middle Tennessee during the FBS (Division I-A).... Read More