Saint Thomas River Park Hospital, through its Community Benefit program, has donated $25,000 to the Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) of the 31st Judicial District. The Children’s Advocacy Center is a non-profit community organization working to prevent, intervene, investigate and help children who are victims of child abuse in Warren and Van Burn Counties. The CAC…
Murfreesboro City Schools is hosting a teacher recruitment fair from 9:30 to 11:30 am on Saturday, March 18 at Scales Elementary School. The fair is designed to match qualified candidates to the available teaching positions for the 2017-18 school year. Applicants should bring multiple resumes, licensure documentation, portfolios and any additional relevant materials including scores…
Congratulations to Newk’s Eatery in Northgate or their ribbon cutting on Monday, February 13th at 10:30am. Newk’s Eatery in Northgate is located at 149 Wendelwood, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 and can be contacted at 615-556-4913.
Middle Tennessee head women’s basketball coach Rick Insell has been selected for induction into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. He will be MTSU’s fourth coach to be inducted into a national hall of fame. In a statement from the school, Insell said, “I am truly humbled and overwhelmed by this tremendous news. To be included…
Two people were shot when a party got out of control in Murfreesboro Saturday night. According to police, the shooting happened just before Midnight at a hookah lounge on Middle Tennessee Boulevard. Authorities say multiple shots were fired by at least two people. The two victims were taken to Saint Thomas-Rutherford Hospital for treatment. Police…
A man was shot outside a hotel in Murfreesboro Sunday morning. It happened at Baymont Inn on Armory Drive just before 6 a.m. According to police. the man was shot in the abdomen and taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. A man staying at the hotel told News 2 he heard one gunshot before he ran outside…
Nurses for Newborns of Tennessee received a grant from The Healing Trust, which awarded funds totaling over $1.1 million in its most recent grant cycle. The Nurses for Newborns grant was for $40,000 and will be used for providing in-home nurse visits to at-risk infants. Nurses for Newborns is dedicated to reducing infant mortality by…
Five Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies who excelled in their jobs earned Officers of the Month awards from Ford of Murfreesboro. School Resource Officer Shane Vaughn, Lt. Kenneth Barrett and Deputies Nick Coble, Ramy Ibrahim and Lorenzo Osborne received watches from General Manager Andy Obeissy of Ford of Murfreesboro. SRO Vaughn safely recovered a handgun from…
MTSU put its spotlight upon country star Hillary Scott as faculty and friends gathered Saturday, Feb. 11, in Southern California to celebrate the former student’s Grammy nods in two Christian music categories. President Sidney A. McPhee and College of Media and Entertainment Dean Ken Paulson also recognized three other Grammy nominees with MTSU ties at…
Don’t let your preschooler get the winter time blahs. Instead, come to the Wilderness Station for a wintery, wondery celebration on Saturday, February 11 at 10:30 a.m. We will read “The Mitten” by Jan Brett and play, explore, and discover the native animals that make this story fun with games and a craft. Call 615-217-3017…