Captain Robert Alsup reported for duty one last time on Monday, January 29. He’s hanging his helmet up after serving Murfreesboro Fire Rescue for over 33 years. Alsup started with MFRD in 1984. His brother was a firefighter with MFRD and he had another brother employed with the fire department in Lebanon. Alsup says he…
At approximately 9:20 A.M. today, Thursday, February 01, 2018 there was a domestic altercation that occurred next to InTown Suites located at 1345 Old Fort Parkway. A third party attempted to intervene and was stabbed multiple times. The stabbing is actively being investigated by members of the Violent Crimes Unit. All names are being withheld…
Frank Gallina III, age 66 of Murfreesboro, died Tuesday, January 30, 2018. He was born in Detroit, Michigan to the late Frank Gallina, Jr. and Jeanette Gallina who survives him. In addition to his mother, Frank is survived by his loving wife of 44 years, Becky Gallina; a daughter, Kate Gallina McNeil and husband Ben…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue and local volunteers from the American Red Cross will be canvassing selected neighborhoods in Murfreesboro Saturday, Feb. 3 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. “The State Fire Marshal’s Office recently performed a fire risk analysis for every department in the state and has assigned risk areas for each community,” said Fire Rescue…
Mrs. Betty Joan Potts, age 76, of Smyrna, TN passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018. She was born in Rutherford County, TN to the late William and Lorene Harold Ryan. Mrs. Potts was a certified nursing assistant at the VA Medical Center in Murfreesboro and faithfully attended Holy Resurrection Celtic Church. Mrs. Potts is survived by…
Congratulations to Idemia for their ribbon cutting on Wednesday, January 31st at 11am. Idemia is 531 N. Thompson Lane (near BoneFish Grille), Murfreesboro, TN 37129 and can be contacted at 615-372-8092. [custom-facebook-feed album=10155092503741078]
Murfreesboro City Schools is proud to announce the 2018 Teachers of the Year. Teachers from each school were nominated for the prestigious education award given by the Tennessee Department of Education. Twenty four teachers were chosen for the honor based on their commitment to teaching excellence both in and outside of the classroom. From those…
The Rutherford County Fire Marshal has placed a burn ban in effect on Wednesday, January 31st and Thursday, February 1st, 2018. The burn ban is in effect due to wind gusts over 30 mph and low humidity in the Middle Tennessee area. Burn permits are free and required by law from October 15th through May…
Gov. Bill Haslam’s proposed state budget released Tuesday includes a $38 million recommendation to build a new academic classroom building for MTSU’s College of Behavioral and Health Sciences. The MTSU building, ranked No. 1 on the higher education priority list by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, is among $94.8 million in capital outlay projects that…
Monty Python’s Spamalot opens this Friday at Center for the Arts in Murfreesboro. This outrageous, laugh-out-loud Tony winning musical is a parody of the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table as they search for the Holy Grail upon instructions from God. In their journey, they meet several obstacles, including a…