Services for Sarah Durham, age 85 of LaVergne, Tennessee, will be held 11:00 am Friday, June 21, 2024, at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens with Bo Durham, Mike Deering, Buford Carter, Will Fantini, Chad Simpson, and Chase Simpson serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Roc Phillips, Scott Smith, and…
On Tuesday, June 18, 2024, Evelyn “Evie” Marie Smith, Daughter, Wife, Mother, Granny, Great Granny and Great, Great Granny passed away at the age of 89 to go be with our Lord and Savior. Evelyn was born on July 27, 1934, to the late Taylor and Lulu Carpenter in Hebron, Nebraska. The family migrated west…
Mrs. Donna Jo Cook, age 66, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 18, 2024 with her family by her side. She was born in Greenbrier, TN to the late Billy Joe and Edna Pearl Butler Cook. Mrs. Cook loved spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was dearly loved by all…
The Murfreesboro City Council voted Thursday, June 20, 2024, to approve a unique sub-grant agreement for American Battlefield Trust to purchase property to be deeded to the City for incorporation in the Parks & Recreation system. The 31.6 acres located off Agripark Drive and east of Gresham Lane was pivotal in the start of the…
Local fiber internet provider United Communications announced the recipients of its 2024-2025 United Community Foundation scholarships. Now in its 14th year, the annual scholarship program will award a total of $24,000 to six graduating seniors graduating from these local high schools: Reily Anica Rodriguez is a graduate of Community High School (Unionville, TN) and plans…
Vice Mayor Bill Shacklett recognized Parks & Recreation Department employees Tyrell Spivey and Matthew Miles as STARS during the June 20, 2024, City Council meeting. Spivey and Miles led a team of co-workers to cleanup and reopen the Greenway following a flooding event. The STARS Service Excellence program recognizes outstanding employees who embody the city’s…
Atomic Wings, the renowned purveyor of mouth-watering chicken wings, is thrilled to announce its newest location in Murfreesboro, TN on July 1st, perfectly timed to celebrate International Wing Day. The new Atomic Wings restaurant is set to become the go-to destination for wing lovers in the area, offering a variety of flavors and an unbeatable…
Dr. Ben Dobbs with T.R.U.E. Addiction and Behavioral Health was nice enough to let us come to his new office for a tour. T.R.U.E. Addiction and Behavioral Health is a safe treatment center to help you overcome addiction. Though that is their main priority, TRUE Addiction and Behavioral Health isn’t just a mental health and…
As professors in the College of Media and Entertainment at Middle Tennessee State University, Bob Gordon and Michael Fleming usually grade the work of their students on classroom assignments. This past weekend, however, MTSU’s classroom was the 2024 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. And it was Daniel Gibbs, director of broadcast and content at C3,…
Middle Tennessee State University is helping ensure student success with free digital access to scholastic materials through the James E. Walker Library’s Open Educational Resources, or OER, with approximately $1.4 million in textbook savings since the program was implemented in 2021. More than 14,200 students have benefitted from at least one of the 78 OER…