Assistant Fire Marshal Shandreah Womack of the Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) has been named ‘Firefighter of the Year’ by the Exchange Club of Rutherford County. The award was presented by Exchange Club Treasurer Melissa Wright during a luncheon held at Through the Grapevine on Broadmor Street. Fire Chief Mark McCluskey, Assistant Chief of Training…
Discovery School at Bellwood will be accepting applications for the 2025-26 school year from December 1 through January 31. Prospective families interested in learning more about the admissions process are invited to attend one of three informational meetings: Monday, November 18 at 6 p.m. – This session includes an open house with an opportunity to…
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…
Congratulations to the HOPE HOUSE at Magnolia Grove by Dalamar Homes for their ground breaking ceremony on Wednesday, November 13th at 11am. The HOPE HOUSE at Magnolia Grove by Dalamar Homes is located at 4024 Tawnya Charles Lane, Murfreesboro, TN 37128 and can be contacted at 615-953-6611.
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…
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…
Congratulations to Derrick Maddox Allstate Agency for their ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, November 7th at 4pm. The Derrick Maddox Allstate Agency is located at 745 S. Church Street, Suite 501, Murfreesboro, TN 37130 and can be contacted at 615-893-5542.
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…
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…
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…