George “Tink” Tinkham, Jr, age 89 of LaVergne, Tennessee died Saturday, April 20, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family. He was a native of Belding, Michigan and the son of the late George and Dagmar Tinkham, Sr. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded by his wife of forty-four years, Doris…
Jessica Johnson, age 35 of LaVergne, Tennessee died Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Centennial Medical Center, Nashville following a brief illness. She was a native of Murfreesboro, Tennessee and is the daughter of Ronnie and Becky Johnson of LaVergne. In addition to her parents, Jessica is survived by her son, Billy Ron Benson; two sisters,…
The Ethos Youth Ensembles announces the formation of the Ethos Children’s Choirs, a comprehensive, sequential community children’s choir program for public school, private school, and home school students in grades 3 through 8. While the ensembles won’t launch until Fall 2024, auditions for the Ethos Children’s Choirs are Sunday, April 28. Formed in 1997, the…
Melinda Crook marveled at the joy and fun the schoolchildren from Mitchell-Neilson Elementary and other schools were having recently in the Tennessee Livestock Center on the Middle Tennessee State University campus. At the MTSU School of Agriculture Ag Education Spring Fling, Crook, assistant principal at Mitchell-Neilson, knows her school’s youngsters live in downtown Murfreesboro and…
One question we receive quite often is “what all is there to do outdoors around Murfreesboro?” Here are just a few of the places that Jen and I (John) personally like around town if you enjoy running, hiking or just want to sit and have a nice picnic somewhere. Gateway Island 1875 W College St…
Detectives are trying to identify the person who robbed the 7/11 on Veterans Pkwy on April 19 around 4:30 in the morning. According to the employees, a young male, wearing a red hoodie, blue mask, and black pants walked in and pointed a white AR-15 styled rifle at them and demanded money. The armed robber…
Congratulations to TN Craft Butcher for their ribbon cutting celebration on Friday, April 19th at 1pm. TN Craft Butcher is located at 3921 Franklin Road, Suite E, Murfreesboro, TN 37128 and can be contacted at (629)-BUTCHER.
Our historic Cannonsburgh Village will host the 48th annual Pioneer Days event on Saturday, April 27th from 10 am to 4 pm. The picturesque village will be filled with more than 70 vendors, historical demonstrations including blacksmithing, basket weaving, woodworking and more. There will also be live musical performances from the Jake leg Stompers and…
Congratulations to Big Pig’s Wine & Spirits for their ribbon cutting on Friday, April 19th at 1pm. Big Pig’s Wine & Spirits is located at 3921 Franklin Road, Suite C, Murfreesboro, TN 37128 and can be contacted at 629-201-6942.
A suspect who apparently burned $10,000 worth of personal property and filed a false report was charged Friday by the Rutherford County Fire Marshal’s Office investigators. Marcus Anthony Ellis, 46, of McNair Ave. in Smyrna was charged with felony setting fire to personal property and felony filing a false report to an officer, said Fire…