At Wilson Elementary, students are hitting the bullseye more often than not. Only a fourth- and fifth-grade program, Wilson students are competing in and winning at national level events — and the sport is growing in popularity. Ashleigh Cathcart is the head archery coach at Wilson Elementary. “Archery is unique because it is something available…
Sometimes called professional or soft skills, interpersonal skills go by many names to different generations. Still, one thing most agree on is that today’s students should have a firm grasp on manners, problem-solving and communication skills. Students from Rutherford County Schools have practiced these skills for months and will face off in a gauntlet-style competition…
Robert J. “Bobby” Vance, age 90 of Arrington, TN, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2023. A native of Murfreesboro, TN, he was the son of the late Claude Dee Vance, Sr., and Flora Hoover Vance. Mr. Vance was also preceded in death by his wife, Anna Frances Wood Vance, brothers, Claude Dee Vance, Jr. and…
Middle Tennessee State University broke ground on the Athletic Department’s new $66 million Student-Athlete Performance Center Thursday, Jan. 26, on the site of the project just outside of Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium. The three-story, 85,500-square-foot building connected to the north end of Floyd Stadium will serve as the new home of Blue Raider Football, as…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) Captain Wade Williams retires after 28 years of dedicated service to the city. “I’ve loved every minute of it and I still to this day enjoy my job and have never one time regretted coming to work,” Williams said. “I’ve got a farm to run and have a lot of…
Congratulations to Redeemer Classical Academy for their ribbon cutting celebration on Thursday, January 26th at 11am. Redeemer Classical Academy is located at 4232 Veterans Parkway, Murfreesboro, TN 37128 and can be contacted at 615-904-0350.
Here’s the update so many of you have been waiting for… the new Murfreesboro Skate Park! There was a LOT of information covered so this video is a bit longer, but tons of good info in it. What do you think of the proposed designs?
United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties announces the opening of the VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program for the upcoming tax season, February 1 – April 13, 2023. The United Way VITA program is an IRS-supported tax preparation service, through which trained volunteers prepare taxes at no cost for qualifying individuals and families. The…
In summer 2015, Murfreesboro couple Jennifer and Tyson Donaldson were ecstatic to learn that they were pregnant with their third child. Their excitement was cut short at 15 weeks when they discovered that the baby, a little girl, had a rare chromosomal disorder known as Turner Syndrome. Jennifer and Tyson named their daughter Blakelyn and…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department Fire Marshal’s Office investigators are trying to determine the cause of a house fire that destroyed a home Tuesday afternoon. One homeowner was inside when the fire started. He escaped unharmed before firefighters arrived. Firefighters responded to a home in the 5100 block of Cloister Drive around 1:16 p.m. When they…