With electronic data being so foundational to modern commerce and industry, Middle Tennessee State University’s Jennings A. Jones College of Business is now offering a new bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity management — a profession that is expected to grow exponentially over the next decade and beyond. MTSU’s new program provides students with the foundational knowledge…
Shirley Ann McArthur Farrer, age 82 of Readyville, Tennessee passed away Monday, July 1, 2024. She was born in Williamson County, TN and was a daughter of the late R.E. “Doc” and Madeline McArthur. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a daughter, Kimberly Sue Mockridge; a brother, Jimmy Jones;…
Do you know this man? He is wanted for questioning in an investigation where a female was allegedly recorded while in a changing room at Plato’s Closet on N. Thompson Lane on June 24. According to the investigation, the unidentified man supposedly entered a changing room next to the victim. The victim noticed a cell…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department firefighters with Ladder 6 had to rescue a bed-ridden woman from apartment that caught fire Thursday night. Everyone else in the apartment and two adjacent units got out on their own. There were no injuries. Firefighters also saved a dog. The fire was reported at the Park Place Apartments in the…
We finally got an actual update on the progress of the new Hwy55 Burgers Restaurant in Murfreesboro and when they plan on opening.
Middle Tennessee State University’s College of Education is again partnering with the United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties for the organization’s annual “Stuff the Bus” initiative. “The College of Education is excited to partner with United Way of South-Central Tennessee to collect school supplies for students in our community,” said Robyn Ridgley, associate dean…
Riverdale High School girls’ soccer coach Nathan Sweet was charged with two counts of statutory rape by an authority figure and sexual exploitation of a minor. Rutherford County Sheriff’s detectives charged him Monday after an investigation. Sweet, 35, of Murfreesboro is being held on $75,000 bond at Rutherford County Adult Detention Center. A hearing is…
DORRIS CALDWELL “JIM” DANIEL, JR., born in Corbin, KY on March 6, 1935, died 30 June 2024 in Murfreesboro, TN. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dorris “Scott” Daniel, Sr., and Margaret Shelley Daniel, as well as many cousins, aunts and uncles. He is survived by his wife, the former Susan Garretson. They…
BISSELL Pet Foundation, a national animal welfare organization dedicated to ending pet homelessness, is prompting a national call for adoption once again this summer with its Empty the Shelters reduced-fee adoption event July 8-31. Rutherford County PAWS will participate along with more than 390 shelters in 44 states. To help deserving shelter pets find loving…
Not 1, but 2 updates for Old Fort Park including the tennis courts and all new skate park! The tennis courts are being reduced from 8 courts to 6 to make room for 6 additional pickleball courts. The tennis courts and pickleball courts will be divided by a large hitting wall built between the courts….