The City of La Vergne has approved and authorized a citywide conversion of its streetlight system to new energy-efficient LED fixtures. These LED streetlights will reduce ongoing energy and maintenance costs while providing enhancements to both the aesthetics of our community and public safety. The project is expected to begin February 6, 2023 and should…
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Criminal Investigations Division (CID) detectives are looking for the person responsible for shooting a man, leaving him seriously injured. The 20-year-old male victim was shot on Pritchett Dr. just after 6 p.m. Wednesday. The preliminary investigation shows the victim was sitting in a parked car when he was shot. The 20-year-old…
United Way of Rutherford & Cannon Counties (UWRCC) announces the Community Baby Shower Sort-a-Thon event presented by Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford on February 17th at Patterson Park Community Center. The Community Baby Shower Sort-a-Thon provides basic baby items for 500 moms and newborns in our local community. As a part of our Bold Goal Initiative…
Dorothy L. Fann, age 96 of Readyville, Tennessee, died Monday, February 1, 2023, at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital. She was a native of Christiana, Tennessee and a daughter of the late Clyde F. and Bessie Moore Adcock. She was also preceded in death by her husband, L.B. Fann in 1995, and siblings, June Gale, Randy…
Mae Blansett, age 86 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee died Monday, January 31, 2023, at Alive Hospice Murfreesboro with her family by her side. She was a native of Norfolk, Virginia and a daughter of the late Edwin and Pearl Hudgins Poole. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Blansett; two brothers and two…
Mrs. June Faye Scott, age 83, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2023. She was born in Readyville, TN to the late Raymond and Mamie Bowman Adams. Mrs. Scott was a 1958 graduate of Kittrell High School where she played basketball. She was a member of Hillview Baptist Church. Mrs. Scott enjoyed all…
Detectives need help identifying a person of interest in a theft case. On Jan. 26, an unidentified man was in the parking garage at 223 N. Maple Street and removed a blue Subaru Pressure Washer from a truck and places it in what appears to be a white four-door Chevy Malibu with damage to the…
The Center for the Arts announces Keri Boe as their new Mainstage Director and Jake Ingrassia as their Director of Finance effective February 1, 2023. “I am pleased to announce Keri Boe as our Main Stage Director and Jake Ingrassia as our Director of Finance. Keri has been with the Center for several years as…
The latest edition of MTSU magazine chronicles the October 2022 opening of a new $40.1 million School of Concrete and Construction Management Building on the east side of campus. The 54,000-square-foot facility is an integrated and experiential learning laboratory for 135 current Concrete Industry Management majors and 200 Construction Management students preparing for professional careers…
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center hosted middle school STEM students from Rutherford County on January 24, 2023 for “Name the Robots,” an event aimed at showcasing state-of-the-art surgical technologies and inspiring students to pursue STEM careers. Board-certified, robotically trained surgeons demonstrated advanced techniques and allowed students to test drive the surgical robots. The students also had…