United Way VITA Program

United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties Announces the Opening of the VITA Program and Ribbon Cutting

United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties announces the opening of the VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program for the upcoming tax season, February 1 – April 13, 2023. The United Way VITA program is an IRS-supported tax preparation service, through which trained volunteers prepare taxes at no cost for qualifying individuals and families. The…

After Tragedy, Murfreesboro Couple Serving Others Through Foundation and Careers

After Tragedy, Murfreesboro Couple Serving Others Through Foundation and Careers

In summer 2015, Murfreesboro couple Jennifer and Tyson Donaldson were ecstatic to learn that they were pregnant with their third child. Their excitement was cut short at 15 weeks when they discovered that the baby, a little girl, had a rare chromosomal disorder known as Turner Syndrome. Jennifer and Tyson named their daughter Blakelyn and…

Peter Frampton

Grammy Winner Peter Frampton Latest in MTSU’s Streak of Hosting A-list Artists

There was this special moment Sunday night when legendary rock star Peter Frampton gazed out at the capacity crowd at his concert at Middle Tennessee State University’s Tucker Theatre and paused to let the night sink in. “Thank you for coming, and thank you for being such a great crowd,” Frampton, 72, told the audience,…

Murfreesboro City Schools

Murfreesboro City Schools Teachers of the Year Announced

Murfreesboro City Schools is proud to announce that Stephanie Fontaine, fifth grade teacher at Erma Siegel Elementary and Catrynia Gannon, kindergarten teacher at Overall Creek have been selected as District Teachers of the Year. Teachers were chosen for this honor based on their commitment to teaching excellence. The 2022-2023 School Level Honorees include: Black Fox Elementary…

String of Car Break-Ins at Richard Siegel Soccer Park

String of Car Break-Ins at Richard Siegel Soccer Park

UPDATE: Detectives are also trying to identity this couple who used several victim’s credit cards at Sam’s Club in Murfreesboro to purchase gift cards as part of this string of car break-ins on Sat., Jan. 21. There were a total of 15 car break-ins reported. Detectives are investigating a string of car break-ins that occurred…