Detectives are needing help identifying another person of interest who also committed fraud at the Home Goods on Thompson Lane. On Dec. 2, 2022, the unidentified woman enters the store and selects two pieces of wall art and a mirror. She takes the items to a register and completes a fraudulent return for store credit…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) Interim Fire Chief Mark McCluskey announces the promotion of Alvin Brandon to the rank of captain. Brandon started his career with the department as a firefighter in Oct. 1997. He was promoted to driver in 2004. Brandon will begin his new role as captain on Jan. 29. McCluskey presented Brandon…
Congratulations to The Tailored Closet for their ribbon cutting celebration on Thursday, January 26th at 3pm. The Tailored Closet is located at 531 Huntley Industrial Dr., Smyrna, TN 37167 (Off Sam Ridley, down Weakley Lane, right on Huntley Industrial – it is a dead end street – parking on lot or across the street) and…
RENT is set to open Friday, February 10, at The Center for the Arts. Based on Puccini’s beloved opera La Bohème, RENT follows the ups and downs of a year in the life of a group of impoverished, artistic friends living in Manhattan’s East Village. The group’s dreams, losses, and love stories weave through the…
At Wilson Elementary, students are hitting the bullseye more often than not. Only a fourth- and fifth-grade program, Wilson students are competing in and winning at national level events — and the sport is growing in popularity. Ashleigh Cathcart is the head archery coach at Wilson Elementary. “Archery is unique because it is something available…
Sometimes called professional or soft skills, interpersonal skills go by many names to different generations. Still, one thing most agree on is that today’s students should have a firm grasp on manners, problem-solving and communication skills. Students from Rutherford County Schools have practiced these skills for months and will face off in a gauntlet-style competition…
Robert J. “Bobby” Vance, age 90 of Arrington, TN, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2023. A native of Murfreesboro, TN, he was the son of the late Claude Dee Vance, Sr., and Flora Hoover Vance. Mr. Vance was also preceded in death by his wife, Anna Frances Wood Vance, brothers, Claude Dee Vance, Jr. and…
Middle Tennessee State University broke ground on the Athletic Department’s new $66 million Student-Athlete Performance Center Thursday, Jan. 26, on the site of the project just outside of Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium. The three-story, 85,500-square-foot building connected to the north end of Floyd Stadium will serve as the new home of Blue Raider Football, as…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) Captain Wade Williams retires after 28 years of dedicated service to the city. “I’ve loved every minute of it and I still to this day enjoy my job and have never one time regretted coming to work,” Williams said. “I’ve got a farm to run and have a lot of…
Congratulations to Redeemer Classical Academy for their ribbon cutting celebration on Thursday, January 26th at 11am. Redeemer Classical Academy is located at 4232 Veterans Parkway, Murfreesboro, TN 37128 and can be contacted at 615-904-0350.