The United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties (UWRCC) announces its second annual three-day giving campaign, called GIVE UNITED, taking place on October 24, 25, and 26. The inaugural Give United campaign in 2022 raised over $222,000 – more than $22,000 over the initial goal – to support the local community. UWRCC aims to raise…
The Murfreesboro Municipal Airport is proud to announce participation in the Discovery Center’s Seventh Annual TN STEAM Festival, Oct. 13-22, 2023. Murfreesboro Airport is hosting an Airport STEAM Festival event Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. The Airport invites the public to engage STEAM from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. to learn how airplanes fly and what the Murfreesboro…
Middle Tennessee State University’s Dual Enrollment program is seeing record enrollment because of strengthening partnerships with Rutherford County Schools as well as expansion into Sumner and Wilson counties. With dual enrollment, high school students can get a head start by taking MTSU courses for college credit at little to no cost. Currently, MTSU partners with…
Here’s another great Halloween display. This one is set to music with a matching light show with over 9,000 lights and decorations. Tune your radio to 97.5FM. Runs every day from sundown to 10:30pm. Address: 305 Beverly Randolph Dr Murfreesboro, TN 37129 Song List: Thriller by Michael Jackson Spooky Scary Skeletons – Andrew Gold Version…
Middle Tennessee State University students and faculty will play a prominent role in the upcoming Tennessee STEAM Festival to celebrate the fields of science, technology, engineering, art and math. Particularly with the STEAM-a-Palooza from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Discovery Center at Murfree Spring in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. MTSU students will man…
Beasie Rd Extension (River Rock Blvd just north of Racquet Club Dr) Expected Lane Closures: Monday Through Friday: Riverrock Blvd will be reduced to one-lane flagging operation at Beasie Rd for waterline installation work. Road and bridge construction work over Stones River Greenway continues. The greenway trail will be closed around the existing Beasie Rd…
Rutherford County Sheriff’s school resource officers are celebrating 30 years of service as the first SROs in Tennessee at Rutherford County Schools. Sheriff Truman Jones and Rutherford County Schools’ Director Elam Carlton teamed up to add SROs in five high schools in 1993. The first SROs were Barry Benham, Phil Brooks, Dan Goodwin, Bill Kennedy…
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Criminal Investigations Division detectives are trying to determine if robbery was the motive behind a shooting that left one man dead and another one seriously injured Thursday evening, Oct. 12. Christopher Jones-McClean, 26, died after being shot at a home in the 2000 block of Cason Lane at 10:19 p.m. Thursday…
If you’re looking for fun houses to Trick or Treat at, check out this one at 2263 Beaulah Court in the Salem Creek subdivision in Murfreesboro (yes, the owner gave me permission to post this). If you know of other homes like this one around town, let me know and we’ll go check those out…
Elijah Millar, 18, was reported missing by his family on Oct. 11, 2023. Millar was last seen on Oct. 6 when he told his mother he was going to an airsoft event for the weekend. He could possibly be in Ohio. Millar is autistic but highly functioning. He has been entered into the National Crime…