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Rutherford Health Department opens COVID-19 testing site in La Vergne

Oct 07, 2021 at 03:13 pm by Cynthialynn Jones

Rutherford County Health Department (RCHD), City of La Vergne, and CH Consulting Solutions are partnering to offer COVID-19 testing on the north end of Rutherford County. Beg.... Read More
Pfc. Nolan McGril, a Murfreesboro firefighter

Tennessee guardsman answers the call to serve as firefighter

Oct 07, 2021 at 02:11 pm by Voice Wire

Pfc. Nolan McGril, a Murfreesboro native, is one of many service members serving a dual-role for his city as a Citizen-Soldier, and now as a firefighter, after being hired by.... Read More
Paramedic Alice Swinford accepts The Exchange Club of Murfreesboro “EMS of the Year Award”

Rutherford EMS of the Year honored by Exchange Club of Murfreesboro

Oct 07, 2021 at 09:18 am by WrgfhtDon

Rutherford County Emergency Medical Service paramedic Alice Swinford was recently honored by The Exchange Club of Murfreesboro on Wednesday, Oct. 6, as the Rutherford County E.... Read More
Scam Alert

Scammers posing as sheriff's detective steal $750 from victim

Oct 06, 2021 at 01:15 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

A man posing as a Rutherford County Sheriff’s detective scammed a woman of $750 after telling her a warrant was issued against her for missing federal jury duty, a deput.... Read More

Cheekwood is accepting submissions for its four-week Martin Shallenberger Artist-in-Residence program

Oct 06, 2021 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

For the first time, Cheekwood Estate & Gardens in Nashville will be selecting the Cheekwood Martin Shallenberger Artist-in-Residence (AIR) 2021 artist via an open applicat.... Read More

Rutherford Property Assessor’s Office recognized by Tennessee Association of Assessing Officers

Oct 05, 2021 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

Rutherford County Assessor of Property Rob Mitchell was presented the 2021 Three Star Certification in spring 2021 before the Tennessee Association of Assessing Officers (TNAA.... Read More

'Clue the Party' returns with a night of mystery, laughs, and unforgettable fun

Oct 04, 2021 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

Ready for the ultimate whodunit?  “Clue the Party” returns from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16 to the Oaklands Mansion in Murfreesboro. This live-action ver.... Read More
Rutherford County Schools

Rutherford County Schools will pay substitute teachers more at hard-to-fill schools

Oct 04, 2021 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire 2

A contract addendum increasing the daily pay and bill rate for substitutes in six hard-to-fill schools — La Vergne high and middle, La Vergne Lake, Roy Waldon, Smyrna Mi.... Read More

Lascassas Elementary School conducts safety drill with SRO

Oct 04, 2021 at 07:00 am by Lisa Marchesoni

Teachers locked their children in classrooms when educational assistant Joanna Jones called a “Code Yellow” during a school safety drill Tuesday at Lascassas Eleme.... Read More
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Bans off our Bodies: Women's March & Rally in Murfreesboro

Photos: Bans off our Bodies: Women's March & Rally in Murfreesboro

Oct 03, 2021 at 05:29 pm by MFerry 2

At noon Saturday, Oct. 2, people from across Rutherford and surrounding counties took to the streets and Civic Plaza to rally and march to demand an end to the dangerous,.... Read More

What did Lisa Moore's resignation letter say?

Oct 01, 2021 at 01:35 pm by Michelle Willard 1

In all, it took less than a minute for Lisa Moore to resign the seat that she has held for seven years. Moore, one of the more controversial members of the Rutherford County.... Read More

Cynthia’s Favorite Things – The October (Funtober) Issue

Oct 01, 2021 at 08:00 am by Cynthialynn Jones

Oktoberfestivals - October to many means attending the largest folk fest in the world - Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany; with more than 7 million annual visitors over the.... Read More
Smyrna Mayor Mary Esther Reed

Smyrna Mayor Mary Esther Reed receives Marshall S. Stuart Award

Oct 01, 2021 at 06:00 am by Voice Wire

Smyrna Mayor Mary Esther Reed is the recipient of the Greater Nashville Regional Council’s (GNRC) 2021 Marshall S. Stuart Award. GNRC President and City of Gallatin Mayo.... Read More
Rutherford County, Tennessee Office of the Mayor

Ketron announces CARES Act loans for small businesses

Sep 30, 2021 at 08:56 am by Cynthialynn Jones

Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron announces the availability of CARES Act Revolving Loan Funds (RLF) for eligible small businesses in Rutherford County.  This loan pro.... Read More
Crime Scene Do No Cross

Suspect charged with shooting gun in air in parking lot outside school football game

Sep 29, 2021 at 04:45 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

No one suffered injuries after a man allegedly fired a handgun in the air in a rear parking lot during the Stewarts Creek High School football game Friday, a Rutherford County.... Read More