She’s the woman behind Middle Tennessee’s largest hunger relief program, and after 29 years at the helm of Second Harvest Food Bank, Jaynee Day is being recognized as “CEO of the Year.” Day admitted she knew nothing about food or hunger issues when she took over Second Harvest, but she said as she saw the…

Saint Thomas Health hosted a free healthcare clinic in McMinnville, Saturday in Middle Tennessee. Around 300 residents in and around Warren County showed up to receive care. Saint Thomas Health has hosted more than 30 free healthcare clinics over the years, but this is the first one in Warren County. “It’s a blessing for us…

Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department responded to a fire call around 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Crews were able to locate the fire, located on the corner of Gilbert Street and Estes Street in Murfreesboro, got it under control quickly, and began salvage and overhaul. According to Acting Battalion Chief Thomas McAdoo, the fire appears to have…

Bridge over Broad Street TDOT Project Expected Lane Closures: Monday through Friday, 8:00 pm to 6:00 am: There will be alternating lane closures on NW Broad Street, Memorial Blvd, Old Fort Pkwy and Ridgley Road for construction of the new Overpass. There will be lane shifts and traffic interruptions. One lane will remain open in…

More colorful and amusing accounts of true and unique Rutherford County history are found in ‘Rutherford Reflections’, the fourth volume of local history written by Rutherford County (Tennessee) Historian Greg Tucker. Drawn from the folklore of the remote hills and hollows of rural Rutherford County, from the memories of ‘first family’ descendants and from the…

Thomas Jenkins walked into JR’s Foodland on East Main Street on Wednesday afternoon in search of the perfect fish for his teenage son. He found it, but worried about the cost and thought about putting it back. Then he was approached by a Brightness Crew member from Redstone Federal Credit Union©. Redstone’s Annalise Harwood told…

This year’s Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival will be memorable for MTSU student Erin Nicole Moore for two big reasons.   Not only is it her first Bonnaroo, but she’s spending it as the student in charge of logistics for the $1.7 million Mobile Production Lab, the multimedia nerve center of MTSU’s College of Media…

Storme Warren and Montgomery Gentry will team up with Music City Indian Motorcycle for the inaugural Warren Peace Motorcycle Ride and Parking Lot Party on June 10. Cali Rodi, Chelsea Bain and Wages will kick off the day on stage at Music City Indian Motorcycle.The ride will start at Music City Indian Motorcycle and end…

Christiana Elementary School principal Julie Benson did not begin her career in education. She originally earned a college degree in fine arts and spent many years working as a graphic designer in advertising, a field that relies heavily on the use of computers and other technology. But her husband Scott was an educator — and currently…