Stewarts Creek High School Band is proud to announce that it has been selected by the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee to perform in the 60th Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C., on January 20. This prestigious honor highlights the band’s commitment to musical excellence. In representing the Town of Smyrna, Rutherford County Schools, and the State…
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital is excited to announce the birth of the first baby of Christmas Day. Juana Flores Perez gave birth to Ander Nicholas Guzman, born at 10:19 a.m. on December 25, 2024. Baby weighs 6lbs 15oz and measures 18.5in. The family is doing well and joyfully celebrating the arrival of their little…
Minor St Utility Crossing Installation Work (between Carver St and Bilbro Ave) Expected Road Closure: Monday through Friday: Contractor for private development will be installing utility lines across S Bilbro Ave between Sunrise Ave and Minor St. Traffic will be reduced to one-lane flagging operation. Appropriate traffic controls and will be in place. Butler Dr…
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital is transforming the way families stay connected with their newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) through the launch of a new secure camera system. This cutting-edge technology, which went live on November 5, allows families to engage with their little ones even when they can’t be physically present…
Mayor Shane McFarland honored Adam Todd and Ron Davis as STARS during the Dec. 19, 2024, City Council meeting. Todd and Davis were recognized for their compassionate response Nov. 5, 2024, assisting a woman in distress after noticing she had fallen unconscious in the roadway median on NW Broad Street. The following is the nomination…
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine is usually the one on the receiving end of touchdown passes, but today he is handing out Christmas gifts to students at Simon Springs Community School. Westbrook-Ikhine received wish lists from each student at the school and personally purchased all the gifts. “It seemed like the right thing to do,” Westbrook-Ikhine said. “We…
Congratulations to Grand Slam Collectibles for their ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, December 17th at 11am. Grand Slam Collectibles is located at 1226 NW Broad Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 and can be contacted at 615-809-2362.
In observance of the holidays, City of Murfreesboro offices and facilities will be closed Christmas Eve Tuesday, Dec. 24, and Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25. In observance of the New Year’s Day holiday, some Murfreesboro offices and recreational facilities will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. Solid Waste will operate a normal schedule on Christmas…
Six deputies received traffic safety awards for the Middle Region of the Tennessee Highway Safety Office during a lunch Tuesday in Bell Buckle. Field Training Officer Deputy Michael Bennett received the Beyond the Traffic Stop Award for a stop of a 15-year-old driver leading to the recovery of stolen handguns from a gun store in…
Tech-savvy Middle Tennessee State University Engineering Technology and Mechatronics Engineering students exhibited their one- and two-semester capstone projects during the fall Mech-Tech expo recently in the Miller Education Center on Bell Street. Creations included an oil filter changing robot, automated golf ball retriever, portable network speaker system, meat packager and sealer project featuring a FANUC-Cobit…