Heavy rains caused flooding throughout Rutherford County. Please be cautious and don’t drive through roads covered with water. Here are lists of closed, impassable and high water roads: Closed: Armstrong Valley at Thompson Veterans Parkway and Armstrong Valley Epps Mill between Miller and Auldridge Lassiter Road and U.S. Highway 70 South (John Bragg Highway) The…
TSSAA high school basketball tournaments are returning like robins this spring to the campus of Middle Tennessee State University, and the university is once again making temporary parking and traffic changes to accommodate its welcome guests. The TSSAA Division I High School Basketball Tournaments are set March 7-10 for the girls and March 14-17 for…
Reading isn’t the only way to learn. Sometimes students are better off when they can see it, touch it, feel it or smell whatever it is, and some of the best lessons are when they literally get their hands dirty. One recent lesson for fifth-graders at Homer Pittard Campus School involved worms. No, they did…
Taking time to help a citizen with a medical condition earned a sheriff’s deputy honors as Officer of the Month for January from Ford of Murfreesboro. Deputy Teresa Reed was selected for going above and beyond the call of duty numerous times such as helping a citizen with multiple sclerosis who had dropped her groceries….
Topre America Corp. has announced plans to expand its existing facility in Smyrna, representing a $37.8 million capital investment and the creation of 50 jobs. Topre America provides automotive stamping and body structure assemblies for Nissan, Honda and Toyota. The current announcement is the third phase of the company’s expansion plans to meet the growing…
Mark Foulks has successfully completed the process that awards the professional designation of “Chief EMS Officer” (CEMSO). The Commission on Professional Credentialing (CPC) met on February 6, 2018 to confer the designation. Foulks becomes one of only 123 CEMSOs worldwide. The Designation program is a voluntary program designed to recognize individuals who demonstrate their excellence…
Congratulations to Hello Beautiful for their ribbon cutting on Monday, February 26th at 4pm. Hello Beautiful is located at 2705 Old Fort Pkwy. (between Jersey Mike’s and All American Café), Murfreesboro, TN 37128 and can be contacted at 615-900-3515. [custom-facebook-feed album=10155157992471078]
Erick Porter, age 39 of Murfreesboro died February 23, 2018. He was a native of Lawrence County and a graduate of Smyrna High School. Erick is survived by his parents, Kathy and Tommy Hughes of Murfreesboro; brothers, Trent (Sadie) Hughes, of Smyrna, Heath (Kelly) Hughes of Smyrna; nephew; Kaiden Hughes; aunt, Debra Hensley of Five…
The Rutherford County Board of Education will begin deliberations Monday, March 5, to select finalists for the Director of Schools position. Current Director Don Odom has submitted his intent to retire effective June 30, 2018. Odom has worked as an educator in Rutherford County for 50 years and has served as director since 2012. Fifteen…
Redstone Federal Credit Union recently donated $10,000 to two charities as it wraps up its 2017 Letters to Santa initiative. In December, Redstone members and friends helped to brighten the lives of children and families throughout the area by sending letters to Santa. Redstone promised to donate $1 to Christmas Charities Year Round and to…