WHO    The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee is hosting The Big Payback, a community-wide, 24-hour online giving challenge, on May 3, 2017.  In an effort to bring awareness around pressing needs in the community and raise dollars during The Big Payback, a Rutherford Rally will be held to support the more than 40 participating nonprofit…

Rutherford County Schools has announced locations and times for the federally funded Summer Food Program, which provides free breakfast and lunch to anyone under 18 during the summer months while schools are closed. This summer’s program will include breakfast at seven schools and lunch at nine Rutherford County schools. Schools zones do not apply. The…

A first-time event for the MTSU College of Graduate Studies has organizers already excited about future Graduate Professional Development Days. A capacity crowd of 80 students attended the recent event, held in Cason-Kennedy Nursing Building. Hosted by the Graduate Student Association and sponsored by the College of Graduate Studies, the professional development day featured presenters…

Sunday’s storms brought down a tree at the Stones River National Battlefield that could’ve been standing during the Civil War. It’s hard to tell exactly how old the tree was because it was already badly damaged from a storm last year, making its rings hard to count. “Because it’s hard to read the rings, we…

The Rutherford County Emergency Food Bank is asking gardeners and farmers to “plant a row for the hungry” this spring and summer. The food bank says for every pound of vegetables donated that four meals will be supplemented. The food bank will distribute the fruits and veggies to families, seniors and the other people they…

Sunday’s storms were wild with winds gusting to 70 miles per hour. Many trees were blown down and power lines, too. Despite the storms shifting away, the wind continues to howl. There is a pressure difference between low pressure to the north and high pressure to the south. In the world of meteorology, this is…

On 04/28/2017 Christina Rogers reported that her daughter, Hannah Porter (16yo w/f), did not return home from school.  Attempts to locate Hannah have proven unsuccessful.   Hannah went to school Friday morning but walked away after her 6th period class at Riverdale High School. She did not go home and has not contacted her parents. Through the…

Murfreesboro police are searching for an endangered runaway teen who has not been seen since Friday. Hannah Porter, 16, went to Riverdale High School that morning, but she walked away after her sixth period class. She did not go home and her parents have not seen her since. Police say Hannah takes medication for depression…

As part of its commitment to serve the poor and vulnerable in Middle Tennessee, Saint Thomas Health hosted a free health care clinic at Hobgood Elementary School in Murfreesboro on Saturday, April 29 from 8am-2pm (see pictures below). Saint Thomas Health, a part of Ascension, the nation’s largest Catholic and non-profit health system, partnered with…