Murfreesboro Police Investigating the Shooting Death of Woman Found Inside Her Apartment

Murfreesboro Police Investigating the Shooting Death of Woman Found Inside Her Apartment

Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Criminal Investigations Division (CID) detectives are investigating the shooting death of a woman found inside her apartment on Tuesday, March 14. Police are still looking for the shooter. Officer responded to the Garrison Station Apartments on Fortress Blvd. for a report of a corpse at 11 a.m. Once inside, responding officers…

MTSU’s Zaza receives Nashville Technology Council Award

MTSU’s Zaza receives Nashville Technology Council Award

Sam Zaza, assistant professor in the MTSU Department of Information Systems and Analytics in the Jennings A. Jones College of Business, recently received a prestigious Nashville Technology Council Award as Diversity and Inclusion Advocate of the Year. “I feel honored and humbled to be recognized by the Greater Nashville Technology Council for my Diversity and…

Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force Beefs Up for St. Patrick’s Day

Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force Beefs Up for St. Patrick’s Day

Observing St. Patrick’s life and death March 17 is a day of celebration but problems arise when adding vehicles, alcohol and driving, said Sheriff’s Sgt. Sean Vinson. “The problem is the ‘mourning’ after,” Vinson said. “This can come from the DUI arrest and thousands of dollars you will lose, the damage to the vehicle or…

Discovery Center Recognizes World Autism Awareness with Programming

Discovery Center Recognizes World Autism Awareness with Programming

The Discovery Center at Murfree Spring will bring back its Sibshops program in recognition of World Autism Awareness Month this April. The program is for children ages 8 to 13 who have a sibling with autism or other special health and developmental conditions. Sibshop is a drop-off event and will be held Thursday, April 20th…

MTSU CERV Horse Show Benefits Recovering Veterans

MTSU CERV Horse Show Benefits Recovering Veterans

Mark your calendars for an upcoming MTSU-hosted horse show that supports health care for recovering veterans. The eighth annual MTSU CERV Spring Spectacular Open Show, which benefits the Center of Equine Recovery for Veterans, or CERV, will be held starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 1, in the main arena of the Tennessee Livestock Center,…

Oakland High School Nurse earns National Certification

Oakland High School Nurse earns National Certification

Oakland High School Nurse Rebecca Fuqua has earned national certification with the National Board for Certification of School Nurses (NCSN). The NCSN credential reflects a high level of competence and professionalism, and the registered nurse must demonstrate a commensurate education, clinical practice experience and knowledge to earn the certification. The mission of the NCSN is…

La Vergne Police

Community Meetings Kick Off La Vergne Police Chief Search

The City of La Vergne has selected a recruitment firm to begin the nationwide search for a new police chief and they plan to kick things off with two community meetings. The firm, Ralph Andersen & Associates, has been the nationwide leader in public sector executive job recruitments for the past 50 years. CEO Heather…

Road Construction

Murfreesboro Road Construction Projects for March 12 – 18

Oakland Court Development (Lokey Ave and Academy St) Expected Minor Lane Closures: Monday through Friday: Site construction work continues. Appropriate traffic controls will be in place. Brinkley Rd Improvement Project (between Blaze Dr and Timber Creek Dr) Expected Lane Closures: Monday through Friday: Roadway construction work continues on Brinkley Rd. There will be intermittent lane…

MTSU Alumni Association Seeks 2023-24 Distinguished Alumni Award Nominees by March 31

MTSU Alumni Association Seeks 2023-24 Distinguished Alumni Award Nominees by March 31

Nominations are now being sought and accepted for the 2023-24 Middle Tennessee State University Distinguished Alumni. The deadline to submit is Friday, March 31. The awards, which will include an overall Distinguished Alumni recipient and Young Alumni Achievement honoree, recognize those with prolonged records of achievement who have made outstanding contributions to society and who…