I promised everyone an update on Buc-ee’s as soon as I had a new one. Well, here you go! Buc-ee’s just announced the construction dates and projected opening date of their new location in Murfreesboro, TN. Set to start in August of 2023, they’re planning on being up and running in September of 2024.
A “perfect storm” has caused the City of La Vergne to seek mutual aid from the Town of Smyrna to meet a water supply issue. The software used to monitor water tank levels, SCADA, at the Inframark Water Treatment Plant froze on Friday and, unrelated, a power breaker tripped the same day. Once power was…
Reeves-Sain Pharmacy is just about done and set to open. It’s bringing back all the favorites too… including their amazing milkshakes!
At approximately 10:30 a.m. today, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) lifted its curtailment requirements for Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE). Early this morning, TVA initiated Step 50 of the Emergency Load Curtailment Plan, where all local power companies, MTE included, were required to reduce system demand by 10%. This requires MTE to interrupt power on a…
TVA announced today it is initiating ELPC Step 50 of the TVA/TVPPA Load Curtailment Program for a second time. Under ELCP Step 50, all Local Power Companies (LPC) are required to curtail 10 percent of their load in support of maintaining a stable grid. This is the second day in a row that Step 50…
Congratulations to Dr. John Burleson and the TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center dedicated OR colleagues on completing the 100th ExcelsiusGPS® robotics-assisted spinal surgery. The entire Spine Surgery Institute team at TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center is dedicated to provide compassionate patient care and clinical excellence. Dr. Burleson and his team and cannot wait to see how they…
Edkra Barnes, 60, was reported missing by his daughter on Dec. 22. The daughter stated her father took her vehicle around 7:30 p.m. to run an errand, but never returned. Barnes is currently driving a 2007 gold Dodge Nitro tag 490BDGT. He has not been entered in to NCIC as a missing person. If contact…
The night staff in the critical care unit at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford received a sweet delivery just in time for Christmas! Yesterday, Penny Jacobs of Lascassas dropped off dozens of loaves of the homemade banana nut bread recipe she’s been perfecting for decades. Penny wanted to do something special for the ICU staff to…
Ray Morris, age 93 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2022. A native of Abbeyville, MS, he was the son of the late Walter Everett and Geneva Elizabeth Hall Morris. Ray was also preceded in death by seven brothers and three sisters. Ray is survived by his wife of 69 years, Jean W….
MPD officers have been a little busy today responding to several property damage crashes because of slick roads. A driver slid into a light pole on Penny Lane at 8 a.m. He was not injury. The main streets in the city are passable, thanks to the street department prepping roads, spreading salt and plowing. Most…