The late Chris Kyle famously wrote “it is our duty to serve those who serve us” in his bestselling memoir. Wills McAdams, an eighth-grader at Central Magnet School, has not yet read “American Sniper.” He never even saw the Academy Award-winning movie version directed by Clint Eastwood. And yet the 14-year-old from Murfreesboro has embodied…
In March of every year, Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department takes on the task of flow testing all of the hydrants in the city of Murfreesboro. Over the next six months, MFRD personnel will test and perform minor maintenance on over 5,500 hydrants. MFRD is required by the Insurance Services Office (ISO) to flush hydrants annually…
Middle Point landfill is expected to reach capacity in no more than 8 years. At that time, taxpayers will lose free use of the landfill – worth at least $4 million annually – and the county will lose about $900,000 a year paid by other counties that use Middle Point. The Rutherford County Solid Waste…
TSSAA high school basketball tournaments are returning like robins this spring to the campus of Middle Tennessee State University, and the university is making temporary parking and traffic changes to accommodate its welcome guests. The TSSAA Division I High School Basketball Tournaments are set March 8-11 for the girls and March 15-18 for the boys…
Bailey Pratt, CPA, has been named Chief Financial Officer, Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital, effective March 26, 2017. Pratt joined Saint Thomas Health in 2011, and is currently CFO for Saint Thomas Medical Partners. Saint Thomas Health is part of Ascension, the nation’s largest Catholic and non-profit health system. “We are very pleased to have Bailey…
The eastbound lanes of Interstate 24 in Murfreesboro are closed due to a fatal incident. It was reported at 7:24 p.m. Sunday at mile marker 80. The eastbound lanes have been shut down and traffic is being diverted to alternate routes. Drivers traveling westbound are also experiencing delays due to rubbernecking. The roadway is expected to…
A boyfriend accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend Tuesday was charged with murder, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s detective said Wednesday. Victim Carly Hassett, 29, of Millersburg Road in Bell Buckle was pronounced dead at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital, said lead Detective Steve Craig. Jared Partin, 32, of Millersburg Road was charged with first-degree murder, the…
Two brothers who allegedly skipped court on felony drug charges seven years ago were tracked to England by a Rutherford County Sheriff’s detective and returned to face charges, the detective said. Murfreesboro Police vice detectives charged brothers Charles Culver, 30, of Milton-Keynes, England, and Dane Culver, 27, of Bedford, England, with possession of illegal, hallucinogenic…
Retired Principal Lyndal Duke will lead Buchanan Elementary School for the remainder of the current school year, following the recent resignation of the school’s current principal, Michael Hickman. Hickman has accepted a principal position in Wilson County — where he lives — and his last day will be Friday, March 24. Duke will assume the…
The Experiential Learning Program at Middle Tennessee State University has once again presented a group of local organizations with its 2016 EXL Outstanding Community Partner Awards. MTSU’s EXL Program, which provides students with hands-on learning in a specific work or service, presents these awards to organizations who help make “learning-by-doing” possible through their exceptional work…