William “Mike” Harrell, age 56 of Murfreesboro, died Thursday, February 8, 2018 at St. Thomas West Hospital following a brief illness. Mike was born in Murfreesboro and was a son of Johnnie Harrell and the late Georgia Russell Harrell. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Tommy Harrell. In addition to his father,…
Michael David Porter, age 69 of Beechgrove, TN, passed away Friday February 9, 2018. A native of Athens, OH, he was preceded in death by his father, John Porter. Mr. Porter is survived by his wife, Ruby Jean Abner Porter of Beechgrove, TN; mother, Bobbie Tolliver Porter Liggett; step-father, Richard Lee Liggett both of Reynoldsburg,…
Annie “Ann” Sue McKnight Whitworth, age 74 of Nashville, passed away on Friday, February 9, 2018. She was born in Detroit, MI to the late Watt and Sue Bryan McKnight, but was raised in Murfreesboro. Visitation will be from 12noon until 2:00pm Tuesday, with Funeral service 2:00pm Tuesday, February 13 th at Woodfin Memorial Chapel….
Oakland High School is proud to announce that two students, Dara Zwemer (left) and Elizabeth Clippard (right), have been awarded MTSU Buchanan Fellowships. Twenty Buchanan Fellowships are awarded each year by MTSU, and our own OHS students earned two of those. This is the highest academic honor scholarship offered by MTSU. Both Elizabeth and Dara…
Middle Tennessee State University has set a $250,000 goal for its first ever “True Blue Give,” a 48-hour online push for support from Blue Raider alumni and fans. The goal is to raise funds from at least 500 university friends during the Feb. 15-16 drive to support academics, athletics and scholarships. True Blue supporters can…
Mr. Kenneth Clyde Evans, age 95, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018. He was born in Rutherford County, TN to the late James Clyde and Lola Bell Kelton Evans. Mr. Evans was a lifelong resident of Rutherford County. He proudly served his country in the United States Army during World War II….
The Discovery Center at Murfree Spring will host the 5th annual Wine & Whiskey at the Wetlands, a unique tasting event featuring fine wines and whiskeys, presented by Charlie Patel and Stones River Total Beverages, on Friday, March 2, at 5:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in advance at www.explorethedc.org/wine. Attendees must be 21 or…
Middle Tennessee cruised to its sixth straight win Thursday night in 94-75 fashion over the visiting Rice Owls. The Conference USA leading Blue Raiders (19-5, 11-1) went into the game as the heavy favorite against the 12th-place Owls (5-19, 2-9) and didn’t disappoint. They now lead the all-time series between the teams 6-2 and have…
The Middle Tennessee softball team kicks off their season on Friday, Feb. 9 participating in the Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament hosted by UCLA. The Blue Raiders will play six games in three days as they also take part in the Titan Classic hosted by Cal State Fullerton. On Friday, MT will face Cal Poly (3…
Mission BBQ will open its third Tennessee location in Murfreesboro Monday, Feb. 12, at 2314 Medical Center Parkway. Co-founded by Bill Karus and Steve Newton, this makes the 59th location for the restaurant chain. The Murfreesboro location is part of a grand expansion plan with a targeted goal of opening 80 restaurants throughout the Eastern…