Join Murfreesboro Electric Department from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Historic Downtown Square for the 16th Annual Earth Day Celebration on April 22. This year’s theme, “Nothing would sting more than bee extinction,” focuses on the underappreciated insect contributors to our environment. While many people think of bees as nothing more than pests,…
Congratulations to Tucker’s Gap Event Center for their ribbon cutting on Thursday, April 13th at 4pm. Tucker Gap Event Center is located at 2900 Callis Road, Lebanon, TN 37090 and can be contacted at 770-906-0489.
Congratulations to Gun Mart for their ribbon cutting on Thursday, April 13 at 11am. Gun Mart is located at 163 Mall Circle Drive, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 and can be contacted at 629-2010-6995.
Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee is offering everyone the opportunity to save money while helping preserve the environment on Earth Day — Saturday, April 22. Goodwill will hold a storewide half-off sale on Earth Day at all of its 34 retail stores. All merchandise, including clothing, linens, toys, books, kitchen wares, decor and other home…
The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit organization committed to driving quality, safety, and transparency in the U.S. health care system, today released new Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, which assign A, B, C, D and F letter grades to hospitals nationwide. TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center was one of 823 hospitals to receive an “A” for its commitment…
Sheriff’s School Resource Officers will raise funds to send 38 Special Olympians to the state competition in May. SROs will ask Toot’s diners to donate for the Special Olympians during the Wings and Rings event from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 18 at Toot’s on Northwest Broad Street. The event promises to serve…
The Center for the Arts is please to announce that Rachel Jones will be taking the helm of their production of Ragtime! The story of Ragtime centers around an upper- class wife, a determined Jewish immigrant, and a daring young Harlem musician, who are united by their desire and belief in a brighter tomorrow. The musical is set in…
The Murfreesboro City Council voted Thursday to approve a proposed Master Plan for development of the West Park on an area known as the McDonald farm property. The 123-acre parcel of land, purchased by the City in 2016, is bordered by Blackman Road, Burnt Knob Road, Veterans Parkway, and I-840 in the Blackman community. The…
As part of the Adventure Science Center’s “Wicked Plants” exhibition continuing through May 29 in Nashville, MTSU students and faculty in the Tennessee Center for Botanical Medicine Research presented a series of events featuring medicinal plants. Assistant professor Iris Gao and two of the MTSU center’s graduate students, Shannon Smith and Matthew Fuller, participated twice…
Family and friends, both old and new, can join in the celebration of BBQ at the 4th Annual Backyard BBQ Festival at historic grounds of Cannonsburgh Village in Murfreesboro, TN. Smell that smoke, join in a rib eating contest and watch some of the top cookers in Middle Tennessee compete in the KCBS-Sanctioned Backyard BBQ…