Cultural Arts launched Murfreesboro’s first Laureate program last year to honor three of our local arts professionals and give them the opportunity to educate others about their craft. In June 2017 Murfreesboro’s first laureates were appointed in three categories: Painting, Poetry, and Photography. They are now over half-way through their first term and are doing…
Timothy George Ehresman, age 60 of Murfreesboro went to be with the Lord Thursday March 8, 2018. He was a native of Hutchinson, Kansas and was preceded in death by his parents, Ellis Christian and Elizabeth Chambers Ehresman. Mr. Ehresman was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church and was a veteran of the United States…
The Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) congratulates members of its inaugural Fire Officer IV (FOIV) certification class, the highest level of fire officer training available to Tennessee firefighters. The history-making class at the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy includes Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Kaye Jernigan, whose graduation from the class on…
Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 11 at 2:00 am…time to set your clocks ahead one hour. While gaining an hour of daylight is certainly enough to make this time worthwhile, Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department also wants to remind you that it is a great time to change the batteries in your smoke alarms! “Batteries…
Hazel Bowers of the Sheriff’s Senior Citizens Awareness Network received the first free SCAN alert button. Bowers, who is on a fixed income, was paying about $800 annually for an alert button. The new button does not require a fee. The buttons worn around the neck will allow seniors who experience an emergency to simply…
MTSU News and Media Relations Area middle school and high school teams will advance to a state science competition in April after their showing at a recent regional event at MTSU. The 23rd Regional Science Olympiad was held Saturday, Feb. 24, at the MTSU Science Building and other campus locations. A total of 28 high…
Thank you to all who helped participate in the “Get Warm” campaign and helped to keep a lot of the homeless people of Middle, TN warm this winter.
Barbara Lightburn, age 69 of Smyrna died Thursday March 8, 2018. She was a native of Rutherford County and was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Lightburn; children, Melvin, Jr, and Christina; parents, Johnny William Black and Lillie Mie Wooten Black; brothers, Johnny Black and Lonnie Wooten; sister, Mary Helen McIntyre. Mrs. Lightburn was…
Poison Ratenstein is in town for a killer concert, but his fans may be looking for a refund after this twisted tour turns tragic with a murder at the mansion and a mystery to solve. This radical show could be super lame if no one can solve who was buggin’ so we can all cool…
Gerald “Jerry” Wesley Bacon, age 60, died at home in Murfreesboro on March 6, 2018. He was preceded in death by his father, Dr. John Y. Bacon of Chattanooga. Jerry is survived by his mother, Billie Reed Bacon of Chattanooga, a brother, Michael Bacon and wife Thong of Murfreesboro, and two sisters, Suzanne Davis and…