Life & Human Interest

Murfreesboro Mama: 6 Ways to Celebrate Thanksgiving During Covid-19

Nov 20, 2020 at 01:40 pm by Laura Beth Payne 1

What a year 2020 has been! I won't lie and say I wasn't hoping that Covid-19 would be behind us by now (says everyone!). I remember thinking at Easter how excited I would be t.... Read More

La Vergne Police need donations for Christmas program

Nov 18, 2020 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire 1

'Tis the season of giving and this year there's a need greater than ever before. The La Vergne Police Department is asking for donations that will be handed out to those.... Read More

WANTED: Secret Santa's for Needy Families

Nov 17, 2020 at 07:00 am by Child Advocacy Center 1

"2020 has been a tough year for all of us—with layoffs, furloughs, and families unable to pay their bills and buy groceries," Child Advocacy Center Family Services Coord.... Read More

Murfreesboro Mama: Where to Take Santa Photos and Family Christmas Pics Around Town

Nov 13, 2020 at 09:49 am by Laura Beth Payne 1

If you're like me, you look forward to Christmas all year and then after Halloween you're thinking, "Whoa! Here already?" Christmas does come (thank goodness!), and while it'.... Read More

Lascassas Elementary collects more than 13,000 items for food drive

Nov 11, 2020 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire 1

Two years ago, Dustin Harden was doing what any other third-grader would be doing after school — he was watching television — when he was struck by the message of.... Read More

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Murfreesboro Mama: 6 Reasons to Visit Sugarbush Farm

Nov 03, 2020 at 09:17 am by Laura Beth Payne 1

Urban homesteading has been a part of my life since I was little. I guess it has something to do with reading Little House on the Prairie so often while growing up, and having.... Read More

Murfreesboro Mama: Where to Trick-or-Treat on Halloween Night

Oct 30, 2020 at 11:32 am by Laura Beth Payne 1

It's here! It's here! Halloween comes again. And while most of us have been wearing masks and [stress] eating candy since around March, the time for fun and dressing up (some.... Read More

Exchange Club presents Freedom Shrine to Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School

Oct 28, 2020 at 11:00 am by WrgfhtDon 1

On Tuesday Oct. 27, The Exchange Club of Murfreesboro presented Rutherford County’s Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School a Freedom Shrine. Committee Chair Charlie Pigg gave.... Read More

Christy-Houston Foundation funds Freedom Playground in Smyrna

Oct 28, 2020 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire 2

Freedom Playground will become a reality thanks to the Christy-Houston Foundation. The Murfreesboro-based trust announced approval of a grant in the amount of $250,000 last we.... Read More

Murfreesboro Street and Fleet Department employees receive STARS Award

Oct 23, 2020 at 11:00 am by Voice Wire 1

Murfreesboro Street Department employee Anthony Wolfe and Fleet Department employee Jeremy Vassar have been named STARS (Succeeding Through Attitudes Reflecting Service Excell.... Read More