Saving the life of a 6-year-old girl earned a Life Savers Award for a Rutherford County Sheriff’s Deputy Thursday. Deputy Chris Beach received the Life Savers Award from Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh for doing rescue breathing and reviving the unresponsive girl March 16 at her home. “He recognized the seriousness of the situation and while remaining…
Young geniuses interested in all things science will experience pasta mobiles, pentathlons and more during the 11th annual Elementary Science Olympiad. A total of 17 teams from 14 different elementary schools will be putting their thinking caps on Saturday, April 28, at host John Pittard Elementary School, located at 745 Dejarnette Lane in Murfreesboro. More…
Rutherford Books from Birth is participating in The Big Payback, a 24-hour, online giving event created to help Middle Tennessee nonprofits raise funds vital to continuing their work and directly improving the community around them. This is the third year that Rutherford Books from Birth is taking part in the event. Rutherford Books from Birth…
Congratulations to the Rutherford County Judicial Center for their ribbon cutting and open house on Wednesday, April 25th at 4pm. The Rutherford County Judicial Center is located at 116 West Lytle Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37130. [custom-facebook-feed album=10155293074686078]
Congratulations to Total Fitness Kickboxing for their ribbon cutting on Wednesday, April 25 at 11am. Total Fitness Kickboxing is located at 3006 S. Rutherford Blvd. (next to WingStop and Verizon), Murfreesboro, TN 37130 and can be contacted at 615-603-7367. [custom-facebook-feed album=10155291440521078]
Daniel Ladendorf and Ed Russell knew they were going to receive an award during the 10th MTSU Graduating Veterans Stole Ceremony. They probably were not aware of the first-time significance. MTSU officials with the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center awarded the Veteran Leadership Award and Journey Award to Ladendorf and Russell,…
Mr. Charles Edmon “Ed” Sweet, Jr., age 71, of Gallatin, TN passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2018. He was born in Mattoon, IL to Charles Edmon, Sr. and Eulalia Sweet. Mr. Sweet proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. He was of the Christian faith and was a truck driver. Mr. Sweet…
Kenneth “Kenny” Thomas Waldron, age 33, of Smyrna went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. He was born in Murfreesboro, TN on February 23, 1985, a member of Old Jefferson Church of Christ and a graduate of Smyrna High School. Funeral service will be 10:00am Friday at Woodfin…
Dispose of your unused prescription medications safely by dropping the drugs off from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Sheriff’s Office in Murfreesboro or TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center in Smyrna. The Sheriff’s Office is partnering with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration during DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day April 28 to get rid…
All hands on deck, seadogs and landlubbers alike! Murfreesboro Little Theatre sets sail its 8th annual production of Backyard Bard with the comically impossible Twelfth Night, a story of mistaken identity, unrequited love, and unmitigated hilarity. Set on the high seas, the weather starts getting rough, and twins Viola and Sebastian are thrown overboard in…