Last year Middle Tennessee was America’s favorite Cinderella in the NCAA Tournament after shocking Michigan State. The Blue Raiders are not eyeing a repeat according to freshman Tyrik Dixon, “We don’t consider ourselves a Cinderella, because we know what we are capable of.” They shocked a Tournament favorite and followed it up with 30 wins…
Many college students from all political backgrounds will be attending the president’s rally Wednesday at Municipal Auditorium. A group of Middle Tennessee State University students was among them, hoping to let their voices be heard. There are several issues facing college students that political groups on the MTSU campus would love to talk with the president…
The Tennessee Music Education Association will present Letoni Murry with the Outstanding Administrator Award at the annual TMEA Professional Development Conference in April. Murry, principal of Stewarts Creek Middle School, was nominated by Band Director Andrew Lynn and selected by the Da Capo Committee of past TMEA presidents based on his “outstanding contributions to music…
Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office Locating and apprehending three armed carjacking suspects earned a sheriff’s deputy honors as Officer of the Month for February from Ford of Murfreesboro. Deputy Lawson Royal spotted the suspects run from a wooded area, get into a car and drive away Jan. 18 on Interstate 24. Royal followed…
Vendors interested in operating a food truck within Murfreesboro City limits are required to have a Mobile Food Service Vehicle permit. The annual permit is $50.00. A downloadable PDF of The Permit Application for Mobile Food Service Vehicle is available athttp://www.murfreesborotn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4502. Vendors can apply for the permit from the Murfreesboro Planning Department, City Hall, 2nd…
An iconic mural painted five years ago was found vandalized Wednesday morning. The mural is painted on the side of a building that houses 12South Dental Studio near Edley’s BBQ and Draper James on 12th Avenue South. It became a popular place for tourists and visitors to have their photos taken to celebrate their trip to…
With temperatures below freezing, Batey Farms in Murfreesboro worked hard to keep their strawberry crop safe from the temperatures. Courtesy of WKRN News 2
An Endangered Child Alert was issues Tuesday afternoon for a 15-year-old girl missing out of Maury County–and it was quickly upgraded to a statewide AMBER Alert. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is searching for Mary Catherine Elizabeth Thomas. Elizabeth is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 120 pounds. She has blonde hair and hazel…
A federal jury has convicted a Murfreesboro man of smuggling gun silencers into the United States. The federal prosecutor’s office in Nashville says evidence showed that 50-year-old Paul Gratton traveled to England and purchased six silencers from a firearms dealer in Sheffield. Authorities say none of the silencers had serial numbers on them and Gratton…
A 50-year-old Murfreesboro man has been convicted of smuggling silencers into the United States from England. A federal jury found Paul Gratton guilty of delivery of a firearm to a common carrier without written notice, illegal shipment of a firearm with intent to commit a felony, illegal importation of a firearm, illegal receipt of a firearm…