Week in Ketron

Week in Ketron: Election finance audit and questions about the Rutherford County Commission

Aug 20, 2019 at 11:01 am by Michelle Willard 1

Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron likely breathed a sigh of relief when the August agenda for the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance was released and his name was nowher.... Read More
Murfreesboro Citizens Fire Academy

Get the insider view of Murfreesboro's fire department at the Citizens Fire Academy

Aug 08, 2019 at 10:00 am by Michelle Willard

Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue Department is now accepting applications for the Fall 2019 Citizens Fire Academy.  "We have revamped the academy and added new and excitin.... Read More
Murfreesboro Police Department

Murfreesboro Police: Information sought in overnight shooting

Aug 08, 2019 at 09:19 am by Michelle Willard

A Murfreesboro man who has survived gun violence in the past is shot yet again overnight. Officers responded to reports of shots fired around 2:15 a.m. at Greenland Eas.... Read More
Rutherford County Property Transactions for July 2019

Murfreesboro storage facility sells for $10M

Aug 06, 2019 at 02:09 pm by Michelle Willard

Investment Partners of McMinnville sold the new storage facility on Medical Center Parkway for a cool $10 million in July, according to records from the Rutherford County Regi.... Read More
Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron

Week in Ketron: Fraud allegations fallout, campaign finance questions and an age-discrimination lawsuit

Jul 29, 2019 at 11:35 am by Michelle Willard

Things keep getting worse for embattled Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron. What started as an unassuming fraud investigation into his family-owned insurance agency (since w.... Read More
Hateful state

White supremacist flier found in downtown Murfreesboro

Jul 26, 2019 at 10:00 am by Michelle Willard

A flier for a Neo-Nazi, white supremacist group was found in downtown Murfreesboro Thursday night. Stating "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Victory," the flier is from Pat.... Read More
Murfreesboro Human Rights Commission

Does Murfreesboro need a Human Rights Commission?

Jul 25, 2019 at 10:00 am by Michelle Willard 9

According to the Human Rights Campaign, Murfreesboro does almost nothing to protect the LGBT+ community and that's why one local woman wants the city to create a Human Rights.... Read More
Smart car drivers are more likely to drive dumb

Drivers of smart cars are more likely to drive dumb

Jul 23, 2019 at 09:00 am by Michelle Willard

According to an online survey by State Farm, Americans who drive smart cars are more likely to drive dumb. The survey found drivers vehicles with Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC.... Read More
Tom and Martha Boyd

Bill Lee names new member, reappoints others to MTSU Board of Trustees

Jul 22, 2019 at 07:00 am by Michelle Willard

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has appointed Middle Tennessee State University alumnus Tom Boyd of Lebanon, Tennessee, to a six-year term on the university's Board of Trustees. Boyd.... Read More

Opinion: Bill Ketron's troubles culminate in business office raided by Murfreesboro police

Jul 17, 2019 at 01:54 pm by Michelle Willard 1

It sure looks like Rutherford County's mayor has stepped in something that he just can't seem to rid himself of. It doesn't help that what's stuck to him is his dau.... Read More
Joe Minter at The Green Dragon

The Green Dragon, CJ's Restaurant close

Jul 16, 2019 at 09:25 am by Michelle Willard 2

  Murfreesboro lost two unique voices in its food scene over the last few days. First, Murfreesboro's only Tolkien-themed pub The Green Dragon closed to business. Then.... Read More
Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue Department

Murfreesboro Fire Dept adds 6 to force

Jul 12, 2019 at 11:00 am by Michelle Willard

Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department welcomed six new firefighters this week, according to a press release from the department. Jeffrey Adam, Blake Foster, Forrest Harvey, Phi.... Read More