As the solar eclipse peaked at 93% totality locally just after 2 o’clock Monday, April 8, on the Middle Tennessee State University campus, several groups of mostly MTSU students began cheering the rare, natural phenomenon. It had been seven years since the 2017 Great Tennessee Eclipse brought 100% totality for about two minutes on campus…
Jeffrey Alan Jamison, age 59, of LaVergne, Tennessee passed away Monday, April 8, 2024. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee to the late Dennis and Joyce Jamison. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by brothers, Gary and Steve Jamison, and a niece, Candace Bolden. Survivors include his sister, Kim Bolden;…
Everyone meet Aaron and Rocky, owners of Precision Home and Land, a new business serving all of Middle Tennessee. They do home concrete work, retaining walls, footers, water and electric line installation, septic installation, forestry mulching, bush hogging, skid steer work, new/repair driveways and so much more. Check out Precision Home and Land’s website for…
Congratulations to Champy’s for their ribbon cutting celebration on Wednesday, April 3rd at 4pm. Champy’s is located at 835 Isabella Lane, Smyrna, TN 37167 and can be contacted at 615-625-2822.
Congratulations to Providence Christian Academy Fields of Faith for their ribbon cutting celebration on Friday, April 5th at 4:30pm. Providence Christian Academy Fields of Faith is located at 431 DeJarnette Lane, Murfreesboro, TN 37130 and can be contacted at 615-904-0902.
Austin Peay State University’s (APSU) Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program, the Governors Guard, recently earned a chance to compete in the 55th annual military skills competition held at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. The two-day competition features 50 teams from military colleges, ROTC programs and international militaries, all contending to…
Tommy Vann Winkles, age 66 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away peacefully surrounded by family, on Monday, April 1, 2024, after a difficult and courageous battle against MDS (Myelodysplastic Syndrome). A native of Albertville, AL, he was the son of the late Hassell Vernon and Lela Jean Ball Winkles. Tommy is survived by his loving wife…
Many of them dressed for success and exhibiting research at a top level, middle and high school students from as far away as Fentress County, Tennessee, recently converged at Middle Tennessee State University to showcase their STEM exploration in science, technology, engineering and math. Among them were seniors Ella Holtermann and Matthew Jackson from Hendersonville…
Beasie Rd Extension (River Rock Blvd just north of Racquet Club Dr) Expected Lane Closures: Monday Through Friday: Riverrock Blvd will be reduced to one-lane flagging operation intermittently at Beasie Rd for roadway widening work. Road and bridge construction work over Stones River Greenway continues. The greenway trail will be closed around the existing Beasie…
The President and CEO of Safe Haven, Monica Kelsey, came on a zoom call with us to talk about the baby boxes in more detail. Safe Haven is the company that manufactures baby boxes, also known as a baby hatch or foundling wheel, which provides a safe place where mothers can anonymously leave newborn babies….