The 6th Annual Special Kids Race will be held this Saturday, April 8, at Murfreesboro Medical Clinic (MMC). One of Murfreesboro’s largest races, the event is expecting up to 3,000 participants in the 15K, 5K and one mile family fun run. The event welcomes all levels of participants and encourages the whole family to get…
One MTSU team placed in the top 10 in the world while a second team earned two major technical awards at the 2017 NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge. Held March 31-April 1 at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, the event requires student teams to design, build, test and race human-powered rovers,…
On April 15, from 1pm-11:00pm at Richard Siegel Community Park (515 Cherry Lane) Children of all ages will enjoy this hunt and best of all its FREE. Participants will hunt for eggs and then exchange them for prizes at our egg-change booth. Age-appropriate hunts will be offered repeatedly throughout the event, ensuring that everyone has…
A Tennessee House Bill that would require seat belts on all public school buses purchased after July 1, 2018, and on all buses by 2023, moved forward Tuesday. The House Transportation committee decided 9 to 7 to move the bill out of the Transportation Committee and on to the Education Administration and Planning Committee. A…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Departments Districts 1 and 2 responded to an 18-wheeler on fire at the Pilot gas station located at 2441 South Church Street just after 3:00 Tuesday afternoon. Crews arrived on scene to find a tractor hooked to an empty milk trailer fully engulfed in flames. The fire was extinguished quickly, but not…
Locating a missing Riverdale High School student is of “utmost importance” to the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, said Chief Deputy Keith Lowery. Devin Bond, 16, was reported missing Friday afternoon. The search for Devin has been a coordinated effort with the Sheriff’s Office and Murfreesboro Police’s K-9s and the Tennessee Highway Patrol’s helicopter. Detective Randy…
The public is invited to a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Imperial Garden Apartments located at One Imperial Blvd. on Wednesday, April 12, at 10:30 a.m. The event marks the completion of a $11.5 million renovation of the 300-unit affordable family housing apartment complex, which was built in 1985. Federal, state and local officials, including…
Not one…but TWO Oakland High School students have been accepted into Ivy League schools for next year. Alvin Synarong and Olivia Zietz have been accepted into Ivy League schools for the fall. Alvin has been accepted to Princeton and Olivia has been accepted to University of Pennsylvania. Dreams do come true at Oakland High School….
David Butler wants MTSU’s research, scholarly efforts and creative activity with Scholars Week to continue to flourish — and reach beyond university borders to industry leaders, government officials and the public. Led by MTSU students, a four-man team with a year-old designer concrete business appears to be one of those groups and individuals hitting the…
Fruitful Living LLC, a Jamba Inc. local Franchise Partner, continues its expansion in Middle Tennessee with the opening of the first Murfreesboro Jamba Juice on April 12. The new store, which includes a convenient drive-thru, will be located near the I-24 interchange at 3053 Medical Center Parkway, Ste. A, Murfreesboro, TN 37129. On opening day,…