RCS Wraps Up High School Summer Summit

RCS Wraps Up High School Summer Summit

Rutherford county’s two-day high school summer summit wrapped up today at Siegel High School. Principals and teachers returned from summer break eager to develop professionally and connect professionally before the new school year begins. A group of people sitting at tables in a classroom. Description automatically generated“This is an opportunity for our high school teachers…

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MTSU Opens Registration for American Sign Language Classes for the Fall

Middle Tennessee State University’s Center for Accelerated Language Acquisition will host two six-week online American Sign Language courses open to the public this fall. The courses are being taught by longtime instructor Haley Jensen through CALA, the language training partner of the University Honors College. Jensen leads the classes using games and other hands-on activities…

Rutherford County Sheriff

Parents Convicted of Aggravated Child Abuse

Parents of an infant who suffered severe burns on Christmas Eve 2021 entered pleas to aggravated child abuse, neglect and endangerment last month. Parents Demarcus Arinez Blackmon, 28, of Joe Brown Road near Murfreesboro and Whitnee Peters, 28, of Nashville, were indicted after an investigation by Rutherford County Sheriff’s Detective Jesse Gammel. Gammel was called…

Murfreesboro Police Detective Richard Presley

Longtime Detective Retires from Murfreesboro Police

Detective Richard Presley is retiring from the Murfreesboro Police Department after dedicating 24 years of service to the department. Presley began his employment with MPD in July 1999, as a patrol officer. He was promoted to detective and selected to be a firearms Instructor, member of the Murfreesboro Alcohol Counter-Measures Team (MPACT), Fatal Accident Crash…

Under Construction

Murfreesboro Road Construction Projects for July 16 – 22

Beasie Rd Extension (River Rock Blvd just north of Racquet Club Dr) Expected Lane Closures: Monday Through Friday: City contractor has begun the Beasie Rd construction and bridge work over Stones River Greenway. The greenway trail will be closed around the existing Beasie Rd area until further notice due to bridge construction work over the…