At one point, it appeared two robotic-driven mail delivery systems were on a collision course … best and strongest man (delivery system) wins. Both were stationed across from each other April 27 at the Nissan Training Center in Smyrna when one of MTSU mechatronics engineeringteams decided to guide their mail delivery system toward the other…
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…
An Oakland High School teacher has been suspended without pay pending the outcome of a criminal investigation. According to Don Odom, Director of Schools, the investigation involving Soffiantino stems from allegations of inappropriate contact with a student. He was suspended April 17. The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office had no comment about the investigation. According to…
One person was seriously injured in a shooting in Murfreesboro early Friday morning. According to a police report, the victim was found lying in a yard with multiple gunshot wounds near Russell Drive around 2:30 a.m. The victim told officers he was shot by a group of men who approached and began firing. He was hit…
Eight people were arrested Tuesday in a drug bust at a Murfreesboro home authorities said was not fit for human habitation. It happened at a home in the 100 block of Fall Creek Drive, where the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office said it was responding to a 911 call of a heroin overdose. Detectives say they recovered…
Parents in a Murfreesboro neighborhood are concerned their kids say they saw a man peeping through windows and exposing himself. It has now gotten the attention of police, and parents want the man off the streets before something worse happens. “He could very easily grab up one of these kids and take off with them…
The Tennessee Senate presented a resolution today (April 27) to the MTSU Blue Raider men’s basketball team for its on-court successes this year, including a Conference USA title and consecutive NCAA tournament second round appearance. The Blue Raiders finished the overall season 31-5.
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…