Angie Boyd-Chambers has been promoted to Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for Saint Thomas Health (see picture below).  Boyd-Chambers, formerly Senior Director of Corporate Marketing and Communications, joined Saint Thomas Health in 2006 as Director of Public Relations for Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro.  Saint Thomas Health is part of Ascension, the nation’s largest…

Deputies and detectives responding to a possible heroin overdose call discovered illegal drugs and six people living in squalid conditions Tuesday at 103 Fall Creek Drive, a sheriff’s narcotics supervisor said. One person at the home was taken to St. Thomas Rutherford for a possible heroin overdose while eight people inside the house were charged…

MTSU plays a key role in the Elementary Science Olympiad, which celebrates a 10th anniversary Saturday, April 29, at host John Pittard Elementary School, 745 Dejarnette Lane, in Murfreesboro. Eighteen teams from 13 schools across the Midstate will be participating. Elementary Science Olympiad is held so elementary-age students who enjoy STEM — science, technology, engineering…

One of the texts Democratic Nashville Mayor Megan Barry received Wednesday after her proposal for a light rail plan in the Gallatin Road corridor was from Republican State Senator Bill Ketron, who hopes Rutherford County is next up for some kind of rapid transit as part of an overall plan for Middle Tennessee. “We may…

Two men were arrested early Thursday morning, and police believe they’re connected to recent shootings near Middle Tennessee State University. Charges in the Greenland Drive shootings are pending against Vincent Collier, 25, and Randy Williams, whose age wasn’t immediately known. The first shooting happened two days ago at the Student Quarters Apartments. One person was…

At 9:15p.m on April 26, 2017, officers responded to the area of 2260 Pitts Lane in reference to a report of shots fired.  A search of the area revealed multiple shell casings in the parking lot.  There was no victim or property damage found or reported. At 9:56 p.m. officers heard numerous shots fired in quick…

At 7:24p.m. officers responded to 920 Greenland Drive in reference to shots fired.  When officers arrived, they discovered that the victim, Christopher Bills, was driven to St. Thomas Rutherford Emergency Room by a friend after being shot multiple times by an unknown subject.  Bills received five (5) gunshot wounds to his person and was in…

Who: Saint Thomas Health/Ascension and other Rutherford County-based agencies When: Saturday, April 29, 2017 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. What: Day of Hope, Healing and Health Saint Thomas Health, part of Ascension, the nation’s largest Catholic and non-profit health system, is partnering with various locally-based agencies to provide care for hundreds of low-income uninsured or…