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2022 means no more emissions testing, but $4 increase in registration fee for vehicles

Dec 29, 2021 at 10:11 am by Voice Wire

Rutherford County Clerk Lisa Duke Crowell advises residents that a few changes to the tag renewal process can be expected in 2022. Emissions Testing Most notably, Rutherford.... Read More

Parents of child who died in crash Halloween remember him with lower speed limit plea

Oct 27, 2021 at 12:45 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

Nate Isbell, 13, helped his 3-year-old niece, Lily, decorate pumpkins the night before Halloween last year. Lily didn’t want to touch the slimy inside of the pumpkin, r.... Read More

Next phase of Stones River Road Water Main Project to begin in November

Oct 26, 2021 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

Phase B of the Stones River Road water main project is expected to begin the first week of November. The contractor expects paving and re-striping of Stones River Road from th.... Read More
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New street signs installed on Murfreesboro's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Oct 14, 2021 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire 1

Street Signs renaming Mercury Boulevard in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. are now installed. The renaming became official today, October 13, 2021.  The Planni.... Read More
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Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force concentrates on speeding drivers Friday

Oct 12, 2021 at 02:54 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

Speeding contributes to about 26 percent of people dying in traffic crashes in America, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office reported. That’s one reason why the Rutherfo.... Read More

Driver wedged under semi in Murfreesboro

Sep 22, 2021 at 10:32 am by Cynthialynn Jones

Early this morning on Northwest Broad Street and Northstar Drive in Murfreesboro, a driver of a small white automobile appeared to have hit a semi-trailer on the left side bec.... Read More

Speeding may have played a factor in fatal motorcycle crash

Aug 24, 2021 at 11:14 am by Voice Wire

Murfreesboro Police Department Fatal Accident Crash Team (FACT) investigators urge motorcyclists to ride with care after a fatal crash on Monday, Aug. 23. Excessive speed may.... Read More
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EPA approves ending emissions testing in Rutherford County in 2022

Aug 17, 2021 at 09:53 am by Voice Wire 3

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) announced today that vehicle emissions testing in five Tennessee counties will end on Jan. 14, 2022 now that th.... Read More

Murfreesboro & Rutherford County road projects: Aug. 1-8

Aug 02, 2021 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

Old Pinnacle Building Demolition Work (N Maple at W College St.) Expected No Lane Closures: Monday through Friday: Site construction work continues. There will be minor traff.... Read More
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Rutherford Sheriff's deputies hope to stop drag racing, road rage incidents on I-24

Jul 01, 2021 at 01:39 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies hope increased enforcement on Interstate 24 will reduce the number of road rage situations and save lives this year, a sheriff&rsquo.... Read More
Country roads take me home

Tennessee ranks among states with best roads in the nation

Jun 28, 2021 at 11:00 am by robmtchl 1

According to a recent survey, Tennessee has something more of which to be proud. It might be unexpected too. Tennessee has the best roadways in the Southeast and few states na.... Read More

June 2 crash on Lebanon Pike leaves one driver dead

Jun 03, 2021 at 09:00 am by Voice Wire

The 66-year-old Murfreesboro man involved in a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday, June 2 on Lebanon Pike (Hwy 231) has been identified as Tibor Koritsanszky. Koritsanszky suffered.... Read More