Middle Tennessee State University seniors Dennisse Osorio-Sanchez and Jordan Kinsey have served their country through different branches of the military. Kinsey chose the U.S. Navy, with interest in a medical area. With social work aspirations in mind, Osorio-Sanchez, an Alabama native who had begun college but dropped out, signed with the U.S. Air Force and…
Sonya Sanderson, chair of MTSU’s department of Health and Human Performance, has always loved to decorate her office door for the holidays. “This year, my Halloween decorations must have really impressed because several people asked, ‘What are you going to do for Christmas?’” Sanderson thought it would be fun for others would join in, and…
Mr. James “Vic” Franklin Victory, Jr., age 65, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Saturday, December 3, 2022. He was born in Murfreesboro to the late James F., Sr. and Orbie Bell Corley Victory. Mr. Victory owned and operated Vic’s Towing and Recovery and was in the wrecker business for over 30 years. He loved NASCAR…
Victoria Anne “Vicki” Paty, age 74 of Mt. Juliet, TN, passed away Friday, December 2, 2022. Born in Nashville, TN, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Juanita Fletcher Goins. Mrs. Paty was also preceded in death by her husband Joseph Allen “Joe” Paty, Sr. who died in 2020, and a step-son, Joseph…
Congratulations to The Happy Book Stack for their ribbon cutting celebration on Monday, December 5th at 11am. The Happy Book Stack is located at 1411 Mark Allen Lane, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 (Behind the DMV on Middle Tennessee Blvd.) and can be contacted at 931-842-5418.
The Rutherford County Christmas Tree Lighting on the Downtown Murfreesboro Square on Friday, December 2, 2022. Santa made an appearance and even brought some snow with him!
National Beta members from Oakland High School are celebrating their recent participation in the Tennessee Senior Beta State Convention. They were announced as winners of the following competitions: Freshman Problem Solving (Jadia Lanier, Lily Drake, Emma Woods, Victoria Chism), Creative Writing Tina Abdous, Science 9th grade Lily Drake, Social Studies 9th grade Emma Woods, Spanish…
After years of serving as parade coordinators, Lee Ann and Bart Walker will serve as Grand Marshalls of the 2022 Murfreesboro Christmas Parade. With the theme “Christmas Through the Years,” the parade starts from Main Street at Middle Tennessee State University on Sunday, Dec. 12, starting at 2 p.m. and ends at the Rutherford County…
Promoting school bus safety for bus drivers and students will be the focus of a school bus safety event Wednesday, Dec. 15 sponsored by the Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force. Murfreesboro Police Lt. Greg Walker said officers will ride school buses and watch for vehicles that do not stop when the school bus stop…
This week, the Warriors of Riverdale faced off against the Raiders of Spring Hill during a special in-school match. “Our goal of the in-school match is to raise awareness of the sport to our student body,” Riverdale girls wrestling coach Dario Rudas said. By hosting the event during school hours, more students were able to…