Paul Landon Scarlett, age 87 went home to be with the Lord on October 29, 2023. He was born on September 2, 1936, to the late Edward D. Scarlett and Lena McHenry Scarlett. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Ethleen Prince Scarlett, sons Darrell (Becky) of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Mark (Anita) of Vancouver,…
April McClurkan is the latest Murfreesboro City employee to be awarded as a STAR! McClurkan professionally and persistently coordinated a response with law enforcement that resulted in the arrest of a suspect for vehicle break-ins and auto theft. Mayor Shane McFarland honored McClurkan, an Emergency Communications Specialist II, with the STARS Award during the Nov….
Middle Tennessee State University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy continues its fall 2023 Star Party series this week with the third of four events held this fall on campus. Professor John Wallin will be presenting “Probing Dark Energy: The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope” starting at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, in Wiser-Patten Science Hall Room…
Murfreesboro is soon to get a new indoor Pickleball facility thanks to one local couple and they were nice enough to fill us in on some of the details… more to come!
Congratulations to Passage Primary Care for their ribbon cutting celebration on Wednesday, November 1 at 11am. Passage Primary Care is located at 1508 Carl Adams Drive, Suite 400, Murfreesboro, TN (Just off Gateway Blvd. behind Gateway Urgent Care) and can be contacted at 615-894-0990.
Main Street Murfreesboro will coordinate the annual Holiday Sip, Shop, and Stroll Friday, November 3rd from 5-8pm and all-day Saturday with local stores downtown open late and running holiday specials. “Kick off the holiday season with Main Street Murfreesboro downtown,” says Sarah Callender, Executive Director of Main Street. Bring the family, discover new stores, and…
Parents and caregivers are invited to join community leaders and safety experts at the Rutherford County Health Department, 100 West Burton St. in Murfreesboro, for a car seat checkup. The event hosted, by Safe Kids Cumberland Valley and State Farm, to address one of the leading causes of death for children ages 1-12. Certified Child…
Doris Jean Gallagher, age 71 of Shelbyville, TN, passed away Monday, October 30, 2023. A native of Charlotte, NC, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Wilson. She was also preceded in death by a sister Beverly Wilson and a brother James Wilson. Mrs. Gallagher is survived by her husband, William Gallagher; mother, Ruby…
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown and Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford have received a five-star rating from the Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care (TIPQC)’s Optimal Cord Clamping Project, which aims to reduce mortality of preterm newborns in Tennessee. The hospitals began working with TIPQC in 2022 to ensure every baby born received a delayed umbilical…
Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) employees showed their support during the co-op’s cancer awareness and prevention campaign that ran throughout the month of October. Beginning Oct. 1, employees who donated $25 or more to a charitable organization of their choice with the mission of curing cancer received their choice of a pink MTE-branded hard hat, visor…