MTSU Center for Health and Human Services Receives $2.9M Grant

MTSU Center for Health and Human Services Receives $2.9M Grant

Rural Tennesseans will have a better chance at recovering from opioid addiction through a $2.92 million federal grant awarded to MTSU’s Center for Health and Human Services, in partnership with Cedar Recovery treatment clinic. The three-year grant comes from the Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human…

Road Construction

Murfreesboro Road Construction Projects for August 13-19

Beasie Rd Extension (River Rock Blvd just north of Racquet Club Dr) Expected Lane Closures: Monday Through Friday: Riverrock Blvd will be reduced to one-lane flagging operation at Beasie Rd for waterline installation work. Road and bridge construction work over Stones River Greenway continues. The greenway trail will be closed around the existing Beasie Rd…

Goodwin and Downing retire from Sheriff’s Office

Goodwin and Downing retire from Sheriff’s Office

Dan Goodwin dreamed of being a narcotics detective like Sonny Crockett from the “Miami Vice” TV show while attending high school in Woodbury. After serving in the U.S. Air Force, he worked as a journalist. Then he pursued his dream of becoming a law enforcement officer by joining the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office as a…

Tim Swann Assistant Chief of Operations

MFRD names new Assistant Chief of Operations

Newly appointed Fire Chief Mark McCluskey announces the promotion Tim Swann to Assistant Chief of Operations after serving in an interim role since July 2022. “Assistant Chief Swann has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the safety and well-being of our community,” McCluskey said. “We are proud to recognize his leadership, expertise, and tireless service to…

Man Wanted for Theft and Vandalism at Dental Office

Man Wanted for Theft and Vandalism at Dental Office

MPD detectives are investigating three burglary cases at businesses on S. Rutherford Blvd. On Aug. 1, three-hundred dollars cash, antibiotics were stolen, and an HVAC Unit was damaged at Davis Dentistry. An industrial fan and cooler were taken from a pickup truck parked behind Express Employment. A storage building was also broken into. Detectives would…

Alvin C. York Veterans' Administration Medical Center

VA Extends Deadline Through Monday for Veterans and Survivors to Apply for PACT Act Benefits Backdated to August 10, 2022

Extension will ensure that no Veteran or survivor will miss out on a single day of backdated PACT Act benefits Today, VA announced that Veterans and survivors who apply (or submit their intent to file) for PACT Act benefits by 11:59PM ET on Monday, August 14, 2023 will be eligible to have their benefits backdated…