Ruth T. Hickey of Murfreesboro, passed peacefully at NHC in Murfreesboro, TN, on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at the age of 97. Born and raised in Flatbush, Brooklyn and the Bronx, NY, Ruth and Walter, her husband of 48 years, settled in Uniondale, Long Island, where they put down deep roots and raised a family…
Miss Loretta Blake Frantz, infant, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2023. She was born in Murfreesboro, TN and is the daughter of Ray and Emma Frantz. Her family attends New Vision Baptist Church. Miss Loretta is survived by her parents, Ray and Emma Frantz; brother, Jaxson Frantz; grandparents, Matt and Joy Frantz, Shannon Cawthon, and…
Murfreesboro City Schools Nutrition Department is feeding children across the city through their Summer Food Service Program during June and July. The CHOW Bus will be hitting the pavement in an effort to provide easier access to healthy and nutritious meals for children ages 18 and under during the summer break. In addition to designated…
Congratulations to Southern Harmony by Del Webb for their ground breaking ceremony on Monday, May 22 at 11am. The Southern Harmony by Del Webb community is located at 7079 Franklin Road Murfreesboro, TN 37128.
Here’s what is coming to Medical Center in front of the Holiday Inn Hotel on Medical Center Parkway just off I-24.
MPD CID detectives are searching for a stolen car and the people accused of stealing it. On May 6, 2023, around 2:30 p.m. a red 2017 Dodge Charger was stolen from the Farmers Market on Old Fort Pkwy. The back window was busted out to gain entry. The stolen car was captured on video being…
Encouraging drivers to wear seat belts and to protect children in child restraint seats will be the focus of an enforcement effort Friday by the Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force. Police from the task force will watch for drivers not wearing seat belts and children not secured in child seats from 7 a.m. to…
Rutherford County Schools will provide various venues for the free summer food program, which is open to any Rutherford County child aged 18 and younger. Each week, summer food locations will be open Monday through Thursday, and pickup for food will only occur curbside. Parents and students do not need to enter the building to…
Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) workers and contractors are moving a large substation transformer from MTE’s Owl Hollow Substation in Franklin to Rutherford County tomorrow, Thursday, May 25. Traffic is expected to be considerably affected during the moving process. Duplex Road will be nearly shut down as the load progresses along the approximately 60-mile route through…
A Middle Tennessee State University professor passionate about science, technology, engineering and math education recently earned her fourth National Science Foundation grant to research student thinking in STEM and train STEM instructors to improve student learning. Jennifer Kaplan, director of MTSU’s Mathematics and Science Education Ph.D. Program, landed $154,929 in funding from the NSF to…