Sandra Louise Whitworth, age 77 of the Fosterville-Midland Community passed away Monday, November 6, 2023, at the Stones River Manor where she had resided for over twenty years. A lifelong Rutherford County resident, she was the daughter of the late Herbert “Hoot” and Nina Brothers Whitworth. She was also preceded in death by her brother,…
My crazy sweet tooth just exploded with this one! The Peach Cobbler Factory is coming to Murfreesboro and opening soon.
Almost 375 pounds of opioids, prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications were collected Friday and Saturday during the fall Drug Take Back Day. The medications were collected at Murfreesboro Medical Center, TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center in Smyrna and the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, said Sgt. J.D. Davis of the Sheriff’s Strategies and Tactics for Opioid Prevention…
Middle Tennessee State University interior design students recently took home top honors at the Formica Form, a national furniture design competition that held regional awards at the Inspire Nashville trade show. As part of the experiential learning, or EXL, capstone course for juniors taught by assistant professor Carrie Pavel, students designed a piece of furniture…
Grant Gardner, Department of Biology professor and researcher, along with Middle Tennessee State University faculty Liz Barnes, Sarah Bleiler-Baxter, Jennifer Kaplan and Greg Rushton, recently landed a $1.25 million National Science Foundation grant to develop four post-doctoral candidates into STEM-education researchers. “We’re excited,” Gardner said. “Most active research universities have a strong population of post-doctoral…
Congratulations to Reeves Sain Drug Store for their ribbon cutting celebration on Thursday, November 9th at 11am. Reeves Sain Drug Store is located at 1801 Memorial Blvd., Murfreesboro, TN 37129 and can be contacted at 615-896-5731.
MPD officers are currently investigating two separate incidents that took place around the same time on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 9. There was an attempted robbery of pizza delivery driver at Crossing at Hazelwood Apartment Homes on Hazelwood Dr. A man approached the delivery driver and demanded money. The apartment where the pizza was supposed to…
Detectives are asking for assistance in identifying two persons of interest in a shoplifting case at Walmart on Memorial Blvd. On Nov. 4, 2023, a man and a woman filled several plastic bins with clothing, household items and wine, loaded the merchandise into two shopping carts and left the store without paying. They were confronted…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) Firefighter Jacob Bien has been named, ‘Firefighter of the Year’ by the Exchange Club of Rutherford County. Exchange Club Treasurer Melissa Wright presented Bien with the award at an award luncheon at Through the Grapevine on Broadmor St. Wednesday, Nov. 8. Fire Chief Mark McCluskey, Assistant Chief of Training Nicole…
Here’s a new update on the new Main Event coming to Murfreesboro including their VIP event, soft opening and grand opening dates. More on their opening day giveaways coming soon!