Nashville Zoo is excited to announce the birth of a male Southern tamandua pup born on February 12, 2024. The pup was born weighing in at 390 grams (nearly a pound) and measuring 16 inches long from snout to tail to first-time mom and dad, Alma and Andre. When Alma and Andre were introduced, they…
Competing against dozens of other fellow Midstate high school students showcasing their best business startup ideas, three sophomores from Murfreesboro’s Central Magnet School tapped into the growing use of artificial intelligence to capture first place at Middle Tennessee State University’s 2024 High School Entrepreneurship Fair. Aditya Dwivedi, Anirudh Kodukula, and Karunya Vudattula presented their business…
Trader Joe’s recently announced they will be soon building a new location in Murfreesboro, TN. However, they kept the location a secret… until now! Here’s where the new Trader Joe’s location will be. A big thanks to Trader Joe’s for allowing us to have fun with this video. Can’t wait for the new store to…
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 at Beasie Rd for waterline installation work. Road and bridge construction work over Stones River Greenway continues. The greenway trail will be closed around the existing Beasie Rd…
The Christy-Houston Foundation’s recent awarding of a $195,000 grant to Journeys in Community Living (JICL) will help the nonprofit agency continue to provide transportation to adults with disabilities in Rutherford County. Thanks to the foundation grant, the agency that supports and provides services to adults with disabilities purchased eight new vehicles, including two wheelchair-accessible vans….
Emily Bell Farmer, age 87 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Friday, February 23, 2024. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Ed Bell and Sara McGuire Bell McKneely. Mrs. Farmer was also preceded in death by her beloved son, Donnie Farmer. Mrs. Farmer is survived by her husband Thomas D….
Middle Tennessee State University’s Student Government Association and the Student Organizations and Service Office partnered with Meals of Hope this week to package thousands of meals for students and families in need on campus and beyond. More than 80 MTSU students from throughout the campus assisted in packing 15,000 meals filled with a variety of…
The Town of Smyrna Fire/Police Investigator seeks to identify the female pictured below from 2/21/2024; this person of interest was in the Dollar General Store at 1898 Almaville Road when a suspicious fire occurred in the building. The incident happened at approximately 3:15 pm. If anyone recognizes this suspect or has any further information, please…
Mrs. Teresa Helen Sander, age 84, of Smyrna, TN passed away February 21, 2024. She was born in Los Cerrillos, NM to the late Trinidad and Lucy Fernandes Hernandez. Mrs. Sander grew up in the Cicero area of Chicago, IL and was a 1957 graduate of Wells High School. While working at Superior Coffees, she…
African American exhibits, cuisine, and much more will be featured Thursday, February 29, as Murfreesboro City Schools and Patterson Park Community Center celebrate The African American Cultural Celebration. The event will be held at Patterson Park Community Center located at 521 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from 5-7 p.m. “We invite the community join…