CPT Simon Lawson, US Army (Ret.), age 81, of Hendersonville, TN passed away Saturday, May 5, 2018. He was born in Demopolis, AL to the late Johnson Lawson, Sr. and Ollie Smith Lawson. CPT Lawson proudly served his country in the United States Army for over 20 years. He then worked for the Equal Employment…
Young runners dominated the race. Rain and cool temperatures did not discourage them at 2nd annual Cannon Runs for Children 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, May 5. Over sixty runners signed up to participate in the event. Dr. Trea Wessell from Cannon County Chiropractic gave the opening speech. Brian Elrod sounded the starting gun and runners…
Visitors to the Discovery Center will soon embark on an exploration of tropical rainforests with the museum’s newest traveling exhibit, Rainforest Adventure, opening Saturday, May 12. Swing like a Spider monkey, discover a rodent that weighs over a hundred pounds, and learn about a beetle that can carry over 850 times its own weight. Visitors…
Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office and Adult Detention Center are recognizing the Detention deputies during National Corrections Officers and Employees’ Week May 7-13, 2018. President Ronald Reagan designated the week to honor the correctional officers who put their lives on the line daily to safeguard and protect inmates. Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh said he honored the 163…
Mr. Jack John Wylie, age 91, of Smyrna, TN passed away Sunday, May 7, 2018. He was born in Detroit, MI to the late John and Thelma Blevins Wylie. Mr. Wylie proudly served his country in the United States Navy in the Pacific theater toward the end of the war. He worked for Porter Paints…
MTSU students and alumni finalists received helpful feedback toward launching future business ventures during the 2018 Pam Wright Business Plan Competition to wrap up the spring semester. Sponsored by The Pam Wright Chair in Entrepreneurship in MTSU’s Jones College of Business, the contest presented a platform for aspiring entrepreneurs to pitch their plans to five…
Think twice before drinking and driving this Memorial Day Weekend. La Vergne officers will be out in full force looking for impaired drivers. Officers will be also conducting field sobriety tests at checkpoints on Saturday May 26th. One checkpoint will be set up at Waldron Road near International Boulevard. The second will be on Murfreesboro…
Utpal Patel, M.D. is an Internal Medicine physician and ImPact Certified Concussion Specialist at Murfreesboro Medical Clinic. As a concussion specialist, Dr. Patel is passionate about advancing awareness and education of concussions and ImPact evaluations for parents, coaches, athletic trainers, school educators and administrators. On Thursday, April 26th he was invited to speak at Rutherford…
The Child Advocacy Center of Rutherford County, Inc. is proud to be selected as a recipient of a 2018 Nashville Predators Foundation grant. The Foundation set a new record by distributing 149 grants with the Child Advocacy Center being one of several Rutherford County organizations to receive funding. In the midst of the Stanley Cup…
Congratulations to the Sleep Centers of Middle Tennessee for their ribbon cutting on Tuesday, May 1st at 4pm. The Sleep Centers of Middle Tennessee is located at 1508 Carl Adams Drive, Suite 200 (just behind the new Red Realty office and Vanderbilt Offices), Murfreesboro, TN 37129 and can be contacted at 615-893-4896. [custom-facebook-feed album=10155308059691078]