TRISTAR CENTENNIAL OFFERS PATIENTS NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR  GUIDED PERSONALIZED KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERIES

TRISTAR CENTENNIAL OFFERS PATIENTS NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR GUIDED PERSONALIZED KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERIES

TriStar Centennial Medical Center is now using new technology to offer guided personalized total knee surgeries for patients in the area. Exactech GPS® Guided Personalized Surgery is the latest advancement in technology that provides surgeons with real-time visual guidance and alignment data in total knee surgery. Similar to a navigation device in your car, this…

MFRD and MPD to Participate in Guns N Hoses Softball Game to Benefit Relay for Life

MFRD and MPD to Participate in Guns N Hoses Softball Game to Benefit Relay for Life

Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department and Murfreesboro Police Department will “go to bat” Saturday, June 17th in a friendly competition to raise money for a good cause.   The departments, who together make up the “Boro Public Safety” Relay for Life Team, will be playing in a “Guns N Hoses” softball game. Proceeds from the game…

Camp Forget-Me-Not for grieving children & teens will be held in Murfreesboro June 21-23

Camp Forget-Me-Not for grieving children & teens will be held in Murfreesboro June 21-23

There’s still space available at Alive Hospice’s Camp Forget-Me-Not for grieving children and teens, but time is running out to register. This summer day camp, created just for grieving children ages 6-14, will be heldJune 21-23 at Trinity United Methodist Church in Murfreesboro. For more information and to register, visit AliveHospice.org/camps or call 615-346-8680. Kids…

Southern Joint Replacement Institute to Open Murfreesboro Location

Southern Joint Replacement Institute (SJRI) is expanding its primary and revision joint replacement services to Murfreesboro, Tenn Beginning April 27, board-certified orthopedic physicians, T. Scott Curry, MD, Robert J. Otto, MD, Jefferson C. Morrison, MD, Jeffrey T. Hodrick, MD, Michael J. Christie, MD and David K. DeBoer, MD, will see patients at the SJRI Murfreesboro…

Over 700,000 pounds of Chef Boyardee products recalled from shelves

Over 700,000 pounds of Chef Boyardee products recalled from shelves

ConAgra Brands, Inc. recalled approximately 700,125 pounds of spaghetti and meatball products due to wrong branding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Saturday. The product(s) contains milk, a known allergen which is not declared on the product label. The spaghetti and meatball products were produced on…

TENN. HOUSING MARKET: Market ‘strong and stable’ as prices continue rising in largest metro areas

TENN. HOUSING MARKET: Market ‘strong and stable’ as prices continue rising in largest metro areas

Tennessee’s housing market in the first quarter of 2017 “is strong and stable,” according to the latest statewide quarterly report from the MTSU Business and Economic Research Center.   New single-family construction permits were up 4 percent from the previous quarter, and up 9 percent year-over-year.   “The indicators outlined in this report reveal a…

Alive Hospice invites community to Open House at new Murfreesboro Residence

The community celebration of Alive Hospice’s new Murfreesboro Residence will continue with an open house scheduled for Friday, June 16 from 12 to 1:30 p.m. The program will include refreshments, tours, an introduction to Alive Hospice (The Residence at Alive Hospice Murfreesboro, home hospice care, grief counseling and community education) as well as a time for Q&A with the nonprofit’s senior leaders. To RSVP, visit…

MTSU multimedia students wrap Bonnaroo 2017 experience that ‘can’t be beat’

As year four of MTSU’s partnership with the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival closed Sunday, here’s what it meant for the students at the event, by the numbers: Multimedia student journalists covered more than 20 musical performances, plus two comedy shows as well as produced other news and feature stories for outlets ranging from USA…

schools are busy during summer months

schools are busy during summer months

Murfreesboro City Schools’ Extended School Program has announced programs planned for summer 2017 including science, art and technology camps. These programs enable students to continue their learning adventures as they work with certified teachers to conduct science experiments, create art projects and experience a variety of technology tasks.   KinderCamp, which is open to children…