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Suspect rides stolen 4-wheeler in front of deputies preparing to search his house

Aug 13, 2021 at 11:08 am by Lisa Marchesoni

A suspect drove by on a stolen four-wheeler while deputies from Rutherford and Williamson County prepared to serve a search warrant Thursday morning at his Bell Buckle home, a.... Read More

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EMS medic students complete National Registry with 100% pass rate

Aug 12, 2021 at 11:58 am by Cynthialynn Jones

Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services (RCEMS) Director Carl Hudgens is pleased to announce that five RCEMS employees and medic students recently completed the national.... Read More

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2021 Special Kids Race registration will see a price increase

Aug 12, 2021 at 09:35 am by Voice Wire

Costs to register for the 2021 Special Kids Race on Saturday, Oct. 30 will increase in less than a month, including prices for 15K, 10K and 5K distances. Interested runners o.... Read More

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Rutherford County achieves AAA Bond Status

Aug 11, 2021 at 09:46 am by Cynthialynn Jones 1

For the first time in its history, Rutherford County Government achieved AAA status by Moody’s Investors Service, joining only a small handful of other local governments.... Read More

Town of Smyrna’s annual Charity Golf Scramble raises record amount for United Way

Aug 11, 2021 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

The Town of Smyrna’s Annual Golf Scramble netted over $56,000 this year, surpassing last year by more than $6,000. “I’m extremely proud of the co.... Read More

Rutherford Sheriff's Deputy injured in crash

Aug 10, 2021 at 02:15 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

A Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputy suffered injuries while directing traffic at a construction zone Tuesday on Interstate 840 near Sulphur Springs Road, said Sheriff M.... Read More

Legal Aid Society Names Laura Baker as 2021 Chair of Campaign for Equal Justice

Aug 10, 2021 at 09:00 am by bmdalton

Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, Tennessee’s largest nonprofit law firm, announced today that Laura Baker will chair its 2021 Campaign for Equa.... Read More

Location app helps save two teens lost in Murfreesboro park

Aug 09, 2021 at 12:00 pm by Voice Wire

The what3words location app helped to find two teenage girls lost in Barfield Crescent Park on Saturday, Aug. 7. The girls spent an hour after nightfall trying to get back to.... Read More

Former Riverdale High School Principal Hulon Watson

Riverdale High set to honor former principal with 'Hulon Watson Football Fieldhouse'

Aug 09, 2021 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

There was a time when you did not have to listen closely to hear the traffic behind Riverdale High School whisking by on I-24. When the school opened in Fall 1972, not much w.... Read More

Child Advocacy Center Drug Endangered Children Coordinator Tara Davis, right, showcases the backpacks and school supplies donated to needy children. Accepting the backpacks for the CAC is Jes

Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office donates supplies for first day of school

Aug 09, 2021 at 09:00 am by Child Advocacy Center 1

“Shock was the first feeling that I felt when I saw the 98 backpacks that were donated for needy children,” said Beth Porter with the Rutherford County Sheriff&rsq.... Read More

MTSU student gets intergalactic experience spaceflight company Virgin Galactic

Aug 09, 2021 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

Middle Tennessee State University aerospace professional pilot major Mike Harris can claim he had a near-out of this world experience during his summer break from classes. Hi.... Read More

Bob Batcheller, who will be a volunteer at the MTSU School of Nursing’s site for Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations, receives his first dose from nursing student Taylor Shanklin Thursday, Feb. 25,

COVID-19 vaccinations increase as cases rise again