Sleep Centers of Middle Tennessee Building

Sleep Centers of Middle Tennessee Celebrates 30 years and Introduces New Sleep Technology

Sleep Centers of Middle Tennessee, PLLC (SCMT), one of the largest sleep medicine practices in the US, is celebrating its 30th anniversary by introducing a revolutionary new technology called KairosPAP™ (KPAP™) which may replace continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). In a recently published study with Harvard Medical School in…

Sobriety checkpoint Nov. 22 near Christiana Elementary School

Sobriety checkpoint Nov. 22 near Christiana Elementary School

Increases in traffic crashes prompted the Tennessee Highway Patrol to sponsor a sobriety checkpoint Nov. 22 on U.S. Highway 231 (Shelbyville Highway), at THP lieutenant said. The checkpoint will be from 10 p.m. to midnight near Christiana Elementary School, said Lt. Shawn Boyd. “This is a high crash corridor,” Boyd said. “This is the start…

Man arrested for openly carrying gun on two elementary school campuses

A Murfreesboro man has been arrested for bringing a gun onto two Murfreesboro City Schools (MCS) campuses today. No student or staff member were in any danger. 22-year-old Austin Diller was arrested at his home on two felony warrants for possession of a firearm on school property. Diller reportedly went to the John Pittard Elementary…

deadly wrong-way DUI crash

Driver in deadly wrong-way DUI crash on S. Church Street that killed a man faces vehicular homicide

The driver in the fatal wrong-way DUI collision that killed a Murfreesboro man on S. Church Street last night has been charged with vehicular homicide. 23-year-old Lora Allison Tenpenny was also charged with felony reckless endangerment and DUI charges. The crash happened on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 7:24 p.m. when Tenpenny was driving a 2004…

Dorelas, McFarland, Morales

Mayor Shane McFarland recognizes Public Works employees Miguel Morales and Stanley Dorelas as STARS

Mayor Shane McFarland honored Public Works Technicians Miguel Morales and Stanley Dorelas as STARS during the Nov. 7, 2024, City Council meeting. After witnessing a two-vehicle crash, Morales and Dorelas immediately responded to help an injured driver until paramedics arrived on the scene. The City first hired Dominic “Miguel” Morales as a part-time Public Works…

Principals named for new Poplar Hill Elementary, Smyrna Primary School

Principals named for new Poplar Hill Elementary, Smyrna Primary School

Director of Schools Dr. Jimmy Sullivan has announced two key principal appointments, naming Jason Eaton the founding principal of Poplar Hill Elementary School and Dr. Amy Perry as the principal of Smyrna Primary School. Both leaders will begin their new assignments in February. Poplar Hill Elementary School Poplar Hill Elementary School — which is under…

Sheriff’s school resource officers donated a trailer

Rockvale community provides necessities to Hurricane Helene survivors

Jennie Griffin learned about Hurricane Helene devastation on East Tennessee residents from her son, Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Tyler Griffin who is helping with recovery efforts. Jennie Griffin, who is an instructional coach at Rockvale Elementary School, felt compelled to act. “I felt our community and school could do something to partner with THP to…