The Murfreesboro apartment complex where a teen was shot and killed during an attempted robbery is making changes to keep tenants safe. Kendrick Love, 18, was shot in the torso outside the Gateway Apartments on May 16. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Just over two weeks after Love’s…
A 21-year-old motorcyclist was seriously hurt in a Murfreesboro crash Wednesday evening. The accident involving a 2001 Suzuki GS-6 and another vehicle happened near the intersection of Medical Center Parkway and Warren Street just before 6:30 p.m. Andrew Ahrens was taken to St. Thomas Rutherford before being airlifted to Vanderbilt University Medical Center with life-threatening…
MTSU award-winning student journalist Sarah Grace Taylor made her way to Japan in recent weeks after being chosen as one of nine winners of the Roy W. Howard National Collegiate Reporting Competition. The Old Hickory, Tennessee, native returned home May 20 from the eight-day journalism study tour to Japan, an expenses-paid trip that gave…
The city of La Vergne has come a long way since it was first incorporated in 1972. On June 3rd from 11a.m.-4p.m. come see how far we have come with an interactive walk down memory lane. Our interactive exhibit will be set up at the city multipurpose building. Come listen to interviews from former Mayors,…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue is pleased to announce its newest MFRD family member, part-time Supply Clerk Jim Cross. Cross reported for his first day on the job Tuesday, May 30. His responsibilities include but are not limited to ordering and delivering supplies to the stations, distributing mail within the department, and cleaning the Fire Administration…
City of Murfreesboro and Middle Tennessee State University officials met Thursday at City Hall with owners and managers of privately-owned apartment complexes to continue developing effective strategies to combat crime in areas surrounding campus. Mayor Shane McFarland, MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee, City Manager Rob Lyons, MTSU Police Chief Buddy Peaster, Murfreesboro Police Deputy…
Congratulations to Alive Hospice for their grand opening and ribbon cutting on Thursday, May 25th at 5:30pm. Alive Hospice is located at 1629 Williams Drive (located just beside Murfreesboro Medical Clinic and behind First National Bank of Middle Tennessee), Murfreesboro, TN 37129 and can be contacted at 615-896-4663.
Congratulations to Heritage South Community Credit Union for their groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, May 31st at 11am. Heritage South Community Credit Union is located at 941 Sgt. Asbury Hawn Way, Smyrna, TN 37162 (Just across the street from the Nissan Manufacturing Plant off Lee Victory Parkway/Nissan Drive) and can be contacted at 615-217-3240.
Chipotle has revealed what restaurants were impacted by a recent breach and several of those locations are in Middle Tennessee. Stores in Brentwood, Murfreesboro, Franklin and Clarksville were all impacted, along with five restaurants in Nashville. Chipotle said malware was discovered in its payment system and transactions between March 24 and April 18 could be…
Police say a man tried to patch a bullet hole and paint over the wall before officers arrived after he fired his gun into a neighbor’s home. Germaine Dunlap faces eight counts of reckless endangerment after the shooting Sunday morning in the 600 block of Courtland Street. According to a police report, Dunlap was holding…