Here’s a fact about otters: when floating, they tend to stick together in groups called “rafts.” The same could be said for the teachers and students at Plainview Elementary School, which uses the otter as its mascot. For example, Tennessee has adopted a new third-grade retention law that potentially holds students back unless they are…
For 10 MTSU undergraduate students and researchers, Wednesday, Feb. 15, marked not just another opportunity to present their STEM-based research projects, but to also show off their work to state officials and peers and rub elbows with Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee at the annual Posters at the Capitol event. The MTSU cohort joined 41 other…
Detectives are asking for assistance in identifying a person of interest in a theft/identity theft case. A Georgia woman checked her bank account on Jan. 1 and noticed a $10,000 withdrawal had been completed at Truist on E. Main St. in Murfreesboro. The victim filed a theft/identity theft report with MPD. An unidentified woman is…
Mayor Shane McFarland recognized Murfreesboro Fire Rescue firefighters Daniel Carter and Josh Walker with STARS Awards Thurs. Feb. 16, 2023, for their selfless act in responding to a motor vehicle crash in Cannon County. Carter and Walker were conducting EMT clinicals in Cannon County on the day of the crash and were honored during the…
Two students from Rutherford County have been named champions in this year’s Amazing Shake competition. The Amazing Shake is a Ron Clark Academy invention which aims to teach students professional skills, introduce them to local community leaders and conduct themselves in a professional setting. While snow delayed the initial competition dates, the Chamber of Commerce’s…
Catherine “Cat” Smith, age, 86 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2023. Born Catherine Irene Southern in Ridgeway, Virginia, affectionately nicknamed “Cat” grew up a sharecropper, but spent a majority of her life a few miles south in Rockingham County, North Carolina. There she raised a family while working full time sweeping floors…
On Friday, March 3rd , Wine & Whiskey at the Wetlands returns to the Discovery Center at Murfree Spring. Running from 5:30 to 8:30 PM, guests can enjoy samples of a variety of whiskeys, wines, and spirits. The event is for ages 21 and up and will feature more than 150 local and craft beverages…
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown and West and Premier Radiology Murfreesboro will be hosting their annual Galentine’s Day Event. Grab your friends and family and schedule your mammogram together! There will be fun Galentines-themed treats and giveaways at each location: Thursday, February 16th: Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West Breast Center: 4220 Harding Pike #1, Nashville,…
Murfreesboro Police Department Violent Crimes Unit detectives are investigating the shooting death of a woman allegedly by her boyfriend on Wednesday, Feb. 15. The boyfriend was later arrested in Kentucky. The victim, 25-year-old Rebecca Stockton, was found shot to death in the living room of an apartment at the Fortress Grove Apartments on Puckett Creek…
Detective need help identifying a person of interest in a theft case at Walgreens Stores on Medical Center Blvd. and Old Fort Pkwy. On Feb. 5, the unknown man used a key to unlock a display cabinet and loaded 25 bottles of Prevagen, worth $1,684, into shopping bags and walked out of the store without…