Michigan State Police have confirmed the person found deceased in a trunk of a car in Dearborn, Michigan on Sunday following a police chase, crash, and officer involved shooting is that of missing Murfreesboro woman Eleni Kassa. Thirty-one-year-old Kassa was reported missing in Murfreesboro by family members on Nov. 18, a day after she failed…
Beesley Animal Foundation plans an Outreach Pet Food Distribution on Friday, December, 9th from 10am-noon at the Beesley Animal Foundation. In addition to Beesley’s regular Outreach Program, they will be holding this Pet Food Distribution thanks to a grant from Purple Paws and other individual donations. Beesley’s drive-thru distribution will take place at Beesley Animal…
Here is some info about a few Murfreesboro Christmas Events that everyone always writes in asking about – the Annual Christmas Tree Lighting on the Square, the Christmas Parade and the Drive-Thru Christmas Lights at Cannonsburgh Village.
You won’t find murals or mascots or bright colors adorning the hallways at Smyrna West. There are no pep-rallies, busy hallways or throngs of socializing students. Instead, the hallways are quiet and muted. The walls are colored a soft blue. The school’s design is intentional. “You’ll notice that our colors in the school are calming….
High school freshmen Wyatt Petelle and Hunter Higgs from Central Magnet School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, eagerly jumped onto their laptop inside MTSU’s Student Union Ballroom recently to explain the concept behind their online engineering services business called EngiTex. “We are an online engineering company that specializes in producing engineering designs for independent engineers,” Petelle said….
Margaret Ann Eakin, 83, died on Sunday, November 27, 2022. She was a native of Murfreesboro, TN, a graduate of Central High School, MTSU, and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kentucky. She taught at Smyrna High School and then served as the director of the Baptist Student Union at Blue Mountain College in Mississippi. She…
Stephen Duke, age 73 of Murfreesboro died Thursday, November 24, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Knoxville, Tennessee and raised in Woodbury, he was a son of the late Orville Wesley Duke and Kathleen Smith Duke. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a grandson, Tyler…
On Tuesday, November 22, 2022, Shannon Iago Cawthorn, age 63 passed away at his home in Bradyville, Tennessee, surrounded by his family. Shannon was born July 4, 1959, and he was a son, father, and grandpa and he was deeply loved by his family. Shannon was a lifelong farmer, worked in concrete and construction, and…
Mary Frances Colvin Hughes, age 88 died Friday, November 25, 2022. A native of Huntsville, AL, and longtime resident of Pulaski, TN, she was the daughter of J. R. and Rosa Lockridge Colvin. She was also preceded in death by her husband Ray Hughes, brother, J. P. Colvin, sisters, Marie Edwards, Louise Dunavant, and Betty…
With Veterans Administration (VA) management in Murfreesboro developing plans for land the City currently leases for a 9-hole golf course, the current lease will expire effective December 31, 2022, and property will be returned to VA management. “The City greatly appreciates its partnership with the VA and over the years,” said Community Services Executive Director…