Harry Lee Hargis died at his home near Murfreesboro on June 8, 2018 at age 78. He was born on June 6, 1940 at Wartrace, TN. He spent most of his childhood at Mt. Pleasant in Maury County. His parents were Earl Shepherd Hargis and Minnie Hall Hargis. He graduated from Columbia Military Academy in…
Capturing and recording high-quality sound coming from the Who Stage at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival means solving a lot of different challenges, most of them surprises with little or no warning. Michael Fleming, a professor in Middle Tennessee State University’s Department of Recording Industry, uses Bonnaroo each year to teach a select group…
Mr. David Ward, age 70, of Smyrna, TN passed away Saturday, June 9, 2018. He was born in Boone, IA to the late Charles Arthur and Ferne Claryne Barclay Ward. Mr. Ward was a retired engineer from Decatur Plastics. He enjoyed cars and watching racing. Mr. Ward vacationed at Gulf Shores whenever he had the…
The nondescript set of white tents and port-a-potties that make up the media compound at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival seem dull compared to the rest of the event’s 700-acre farm. Yet inside these tents, students from Middle Tennessee State University’s College of Media and Entertainment covering Bonnaroo are having a great time and…
Melissa Baldwin Clark of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, born May 11, 1961, died peacefully in her sleep Thursday, June 7, 2018. She was preceded in death by her father, Bennie Baldwin of Russellville, Kentucky. Melissa is survived by her husband, Charles H. (Chuck) Clark IV, her children, Charles H. (Charlie) Clark V, his wife Sarah, and Michael…
Hot dust turned to soggy mud Sunday in Coffee County, but that didn’t stop students from Middle Tennessee State University’s College of Media and Entertainment from getting their work done at the 2018 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. MTSU’s crew of about 35 students was among those who were asked to leave the festival’s main…
Terry Oxford of Bowling Green, Kentucky, knew he and his son, Jason, were driving to Murfreesboro Monday (June 11) for a special presentation at Middle Tennessee State University. Not long after arriving, Terry Oxford understood the full impact. MTSU Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center officials presented Oxford, a Vietnam veteran and…
The City of Murfreesboro has received notice of $5.58 million in State Industrial Access (SIA) funding for the Sazerac Distillery Development Public Road. The funds will reimburse the City on eligible expenses for construction of an access road from Florence Road to the Sazerac site driveway. “We are pleased to receive this significant State Industrial…
A lot can change in the blink of an eye, much less seven months. Back in November 2017, Michael Shirley told Trisha Murphy, who was the Director of Education and Workforce Development for the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce, that he was interested in hiring a summer intern. There was one issue. He and wife…
Ann Haley, the current principal of John Colemon Elementary School in Smyrna, has been named the next elementary coordinator for Rutherford County Schools. “The interview team selected Mrs. Haley, an accomplished principal and educator with Rutherford County Schools, after interviewing several excellent candidates,” said Richard Zago, the district’s assistant superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction. “Her…