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…
Seven Rutherford County Schools have been awarded a grant to develop science, technology, engineering and math education programs. The grant is provided by the Tennessee Valley Authority in partnership with Bicentennial Volunteers Inc, a TVA retiree program. The seven schools are Central Magnet School, Riverdale High School, Smyrna Elementary, Smyrna Primary, Stewarts Creek Elementary, Stewarts…
Betty Jean Halliburton McKenzie, age 93 of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Monday, February 19, 2024. A native of Detroit, MI, she was the daughter of the late William Andrew and Alice Pauline Parrott Halliburton. Mrs. McKenzie was also preceded in death by her beloved husband of 51 years, Carl Franklin McKenzie, brothers, Wiilliam K. and…
Congratulations to D.R. Horton, Inc. for their ribbon cutting celebration on Tuesday, February 20th at 11:30am. D.R. Horton, Inc. is located at 819 Seven Oaks Blvd., Smyrna, TN 37167 and can be contacted at 615-283-6000.
Everyone meet Melissa, owner of Boro Health & Wellness Spa. If you haven’t checked them out yet, you need to! Boro Health & Wellness Spa offers all kinds of services such as Cryotherapy, Float Therapy (really cool), Infrared Sauna, Massage Therapy, an Oxygen Bar and more! Boro Health & Wellness Spa 131 Cason Lane Murfreesboro,…
Today, the Tennessee Department of Education announced that Murfreesboro City Schools has six schools recognized as Tennessee Reward Schools. Reward status is the top state distinction a public school can earn in Tennessee. Murfreesboro City Reward Schools include Black Fox, Erma Siegel, Reeves-Rogers, Bradley Academy, Overall Creek and Northfield Elementary. The annual Reward School designation…