Murfreesboro Police Department Criminal Investigations Division detectives are investigating a double homicide that took place in the parking lot of a restaurant early Saturday morning, July 8. A person of interest is in custody. Preliminary information gathered at the scene overnight indicates there was an altercation and then two men in their early 20’s were…
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Fatal Accident Crash Team (FACT) is investigating a fatal crash involving a small pickup and a propane truck. Officers responded to the crash on SE Broad Street near Overlook Place around 9:52 a.m. Friday, July 7. According to the preliminary investigation, the driver of the pickup was driving inbound on SE…
Detectives need help identifying a person of interest in an armed robbery case. On July 2, 2023, an unidentified man entered the Florence Station BP on NW Broad Street walked around the store for several minutes before pointing a revolver at the clerk and robbing the business. The robber got away with hundreds of dollars….
Mrs. Betty Jane Long Lowe, age 86, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away peacefully Saturday, July 1, 2023 with her family by her side. She was born in Maryville, TN to the late Linton and Ruth Mae Coulter Long. Mrs. Lowe was a 1955 graduate of Maryville High School where she was a cheerleader, homecoming queen,…
Mrs. Dorothy Lee Pyburn Ethridge, age 93, of Nashville, TN passed away Saturday, July 1, 2023. She was born in Nashville to the late James Donald Pyburn, Sr. and Ernestine Goad Pyburn. Mrs. Ethridge had a passion for giving especially to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. She was of the Baptist faith and loved to serve…
Teresa Gayle Duggin was born July 14, 1957, and went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 2, 2023, as a result of brain trauma suffered in a fall. She was a native of Madison, Tennessee and was preceded in death by her father, Sonny Richardson, and her husband, Randall Duggin. Teresa’s main goal…
Emily Gill, a school counselor at Thurman Francis Arts Academy, has been named by the Tennessee School Counselor Association (TSCA) as the 2022-23 Tennessee School Counselor of the year. According to the TSCA, Gill has gone above and beyond to positively impact the Rutherford community. As a nominee, Gill stood out from others because of…
Nashville Zoo is thrilled to announce that a new Komodo dragon habitat will officially open to the public on Thursday, July 27. This is the largest Komodo dragon habitat in the Americas, built to house up to two adult males, three adult females and juvenile Komodo dragons. Guests will have the opportunity to see the…
Middle Point Landfill will host a series of community open house events this summer, with the first to be held at Dot & Lucy’s, 4710 Lascassas Pike, Lascassas from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, July 17. The open house series will provide a behind-the-scenes look at Middle Point operations and its role in the community’s approach…
United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties announces its Annual Community Celebration Luncheon and names the 2022-2023 award recipients on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the MTSU Student Union Ballroom. United Way’s mission to improve health, education, and financial stability would not have been possible without the help and…