A sobriety checkpoint will be dedicated to the memory of Clifton Braunwalder, a 13-year-old Boy Scout killed by an impaired driver four years ago. The fourth annual Clifton Braunwalder Memorial Checkpoint will be from 10 p.m. to midnight, Friday, April 20 on Old Nashville Highway near Rocky Fork Road, said Rutherford County Sheriff’s Cpl. Michael…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue and Murfreesboro Police Department will once again face off in a friendly game of basketball for a good cause this weekend. The Second Annual “Guns N Hoses” game benefitting the departments’ Relay for Life “Boro Public Safety” team will be this Saturday, April 14 at 6:00 pm in the gym at Middle…
It’s not spring in Rutherford County until JazzFest arrives, sponsored annually by Main Street Murfreesboro. As always, JazzFest is the first weekend in May, with high school jazz bands performing on Friday evening, May 4, and the pros taking over on Saturday, May 5. It all happens on Murfreesboro’s beautiful downtown square. Bring a chair…
Mabel Elizabeth Tolbert Robertson, age 107 of Murfreesboro, TN, died Wednesday April 11, 2018. A native of the Dilton Community in Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late William L. and Della Jernigan Tolbert. Mrs. Robertson was also preceded in death by her husband Murray L. Robertson who died in 1981, brothers, Elam,…
Milton Wyatt Powell, age 83 of Murfreesboro, formerly of Fosterville died Saturday April 7, 2018 at his home. He was a native of Rutherford County and was the son of the late, James Wallis and Ethel Wyatt Powell; he was also preceded in death by a sister, Opal Jackson. Mr. Powell was a member of…
The Murfreesboro Police Department, Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue Department, and the City of Murfreesboro honors local public safety Telecommunicators, the “first” first responders, this week in recognition of National Telecommunicators Week. National Emergency Telecommunicators Week was started in 1981 to put a special focus on public safety telecommunication professionals for their contributions to the safety…
William Terry Pruitt, age 63 of Rockvale, TN, passed away Monday April 9, 2018. A native of Fort Valley, GA, he was the son of the late Emory L. and Frenchie Jones Pruitt. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Gene Pruitt. Terry is survived by his wife, Linda S. Massengill Pruitt; daughters,…
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith Huber, MTSU’s senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives, was the keynote speaker at Tuesday’s Rutherford County 2018 Good Scout Award Luncheon, held by the Trail of Tears District of the Middle Tennessee Council of the Boy Scouts of America at World Outreach Church. This year’s annual event honored fellow…
Almost $1.3 million worth of clandestine lab produced illegal pills and a powder to make Xanax were seized Monday by Rutherford County Sheriff’s narcotics detectives and state and federal investigators. Detectives seized more than 58,000 Xanax pills and one pound of pure Alprazolam powder during a search of two locations in the county, said Narcotics…
Rutherford County Schools held its second annual STEM Expo Night on Friday evening at Stewarts Creek High School. The countywide event was highlighted by nearly 100 student projects representing grades 6-12. Students presented original research developed from a complex question, problem or challenge. Projects were categorized as STEM Research, Engineering I, Technology or Agricultural STEM….