A pickup truck was hit by a train in Murfreesboro Saturday night. It happened at 6 p.m. on Florence Road. CSX told News 2 their crews and police officers responded to the scene. No train members were hurt and the condition of the pickup driver was not immediately known. Courtesy of WKRN Nashville’s News 2
A group that does mission work in Rutherford County and in three states had a setback this week. Someone stole their trailer filled with construction equipment right out of the parking lot of First Methodist Church of Murfreesboro, but mission leaders said this will not prevent them from continuing to help the less fortunate. “A…
Working in pairs of two, 10 Blackman High School students tackled an assignment from William McDowell, professor and chair holder of the Wright Chair of Entrepreneurship in the Jennings A. Jones College of Business at MTSU. McDowell gave the students, part of a group of nearly 70 Blackman Collegiate Academy sophomores on campus Thursday, Feb….
Operation: Rutherford Recycles will be hosting a “recycling” booth to collect flat or lightly used tennis balls for PAWS of Rutherford County. It will not only benefit PAWS, but will provide an outlet for the community to get their used tennis balls out of the landfill and into the shelter for the animals to play…
About 50 percent of drivers killed in Tennessee traffic fatalities failed to wear their seatbelts, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office reported. That’s why the Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies will be urging drivers to always buckle seatbelts and place children in passenger safety seats during the annual Seatbelts Are For Everyone campaign from Feb. 1 to…
Congratulations to Lancaster Christian Academy Early Learning Center for their groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, February 2nd at 11am. Lancaster Christian Academy Early Learning Center is located at 3721 Manson Pike, Murfreesboro, TN 37128 and can be contacted at 615-223-0451.
Newborns will receive special red receiving blankets to raise awareness about women’s heart health TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center is celebrating National Wear Red Day ® in very special way this year. Every baby born on Friday, February 3, will receive a red receiving blanket instead of the traditional blue, pink and white striped blanket. The…
Bridge over Broad Street TDOT Project Expected Lane Closures: Monday through Friday, 8:00 pm to 6:00 am: There will be alternating lane closures on NW Broad Street, Memorial Blvd, Old Fort Pkwy and Ridgley Road for construction of the new Overpass. There will be lane shifts and traffic interruptions. One lane will remain open in…
The MTSU Department of Physics and Astronomy resumes First Friday Star Parties for the spring semester this week. John Wallin kicks things off with “Darkness Fell Over the Land — Eclipses in Religion and History” at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, in Wiser-Patten Science Hall Room 102. Wallin is professor and director of the MTSU…
Today’s college library is not just literary, but also digital and kinetic, and MTSU’s latest contribution to the trend is getting positive reviews. The James E. Walker Library celebrated the success of its new “Makerspace” area with an official grand opening and dedication ceremony earlier this week in the second-floor Digital Media Studio. The area…