A Murfreesboro man is enjoying a new home Wednesday evening, thanks to Habitat for Humanity. Charles received the keys from someone you might recognize—Darius Rucker, who was part of the dedication ceremony. The new homeowner just earned a degree from Middle Tennessee State University and is now completing his required “sweat equity” hours with Habitat….
Tennessee Corrections Institute recertified the Rutherford County Adult Detention CenterWednesday, a goal Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh pledged to fulfill when he was voted sheriff Jan. 12 by the Rutherford County Commission. “Since taking office, we have worked very diligently in achieving that goal,” Fitzhugh said. TCI decertified the Detention Center last year after finding deficiencies in…
Kyle Wolfenbarger started playing soccer with Murfreesboro Soccer Club when he was five years old. Today, at age 23, he’s on the All- Army Soccer Team. “I started with rec soccer and my mom was our coach,” he said. “She focused on hard work and doing the right thing on the field and off the…
More than 400 people attended The Salvation Army’s Beyond the Bells Luncheon at the Embassy Suites on Wednesday, May 17. In all over $61,000 dollars was secured to support the ministries and services of The Salvation Army of Rutherford and Cannon Counties. While raising funds was an important part of the afternoon, Beyond the Bells…
The teenage girl at the center of a statewide AMBER Alert issued Tuesday evening was found safe about an hour later. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Skylee Morgan, 14, was recovered after a vehicle stop in East Tennessee. A driver reportedly called law enforcement in Georgia to report the vehicle at the center of…
Murfreesboro police have a mystery on their hands, trying to figure out if a bicycle rider was hurt by a hit-and-run driver or if he had a terrible fall on his bike. Police apparently weren’t called when the accident that happened on May 21, and now the department’s Fatal Accident Crash Team (FACT) is investigating…
Rising 6th grader Lanise Harden gained more self-confidence after School Resource Officers taught her self-defense herself during the annual Junior Deputy Camp last week. “I love how they teach us to defend ourselves if our parents are not around,” Lanise said. “I will do anything to defend myself.” Lanise and about 80 Rutherford County Schools’…
Team captain Sam Fassnacht and other members of the MTSU Baja team have been putting final touches on this year’s off-road vehicle before heading to Illinois for the 2017 Baja SAE Collegiate Design Competition. “What we really need right now is the skilled part,” said Fassnacht, an MTSU senior from Alabama who’s majoring in…
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is preparing for tens of thousands of music fans to descend on Tennessee this weekend. The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival takes place on a farm just off exit 111 on Interstate 24 in Manchester, about 65 miles southeast of Nashville. Bonnaroo’s gates open Wednesday, June 7 at 8 p.m. with…
For the first time in history, a Tennessee high school will compete in the Great Race’s X-Club category for vintage cars. Five Central Magnet School students and graduates, along with School Resource Officer Sgt. Scott Culp, will compete in the Great Race from June 24 to July 2 from Jacksonville, Fla., to Traverse City, Mich….