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…
Miss Willow Rayne Sorrell, infant, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2018. She was born in Murfreesboro, TN to Billy and Stacy Sorrell. Willow is survived by her parents, Billy and Stacy Sorrell; grandparents, Vicki and Pat Sorrell of Murfreesboro and Pam and David Brent of Wheatfield, IN; and numerous aunts, uncles, and…
Congratulations to Smiles Doctors Braces for their ribbon cutting on Monday, February 26th at 11am. Smiles Doctors Braces is located at 1370 Gateway Blvd, Suite 220, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 and can be contacted at 615-848-0011. [custom-facebook-feed album=10155155897651078]
Steven Kent “Steve” Edmonds, age 74 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Sunday February 25, 2018. A native of Decatur, IL, he was the son of the late James Dale and Mary Emily Lewis Edmonds. Mr. Edmonds was also preceded in death by a brother, James David Edmonds and sister, Barbara Roseanne Kerr. Mr. Edmonds, is…
Young Life is at work with young people in Murfreesboro being available to kids, providing fun, safe and comfortable gatherings, giving kids the right to be heard, and communicating God’s love in terms these students can understand. The support committee for Young Life Murfreesboro will host a fund-raising dinner banquet for adults interested in learning…
Hattie E. Rice, age 84 of LaVergne, died Friday, February 23, 2018. She was born in Franklin, Tennessee, a daughter of the late Harvey and Sadie Bennett Poteete. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles Rice in 1996, a sister, Margaret, and brothers, Thomas, Harvey Jr, and Tillman. Survivors include three sons,…
Congratulations to 9Round Fitness for the ribbon cutting on Friday, February 23rd at 11am. 9Rounds Fitness is located at 149 Wendelwood Drive, Suite B2 (next to Sprouts and Newk’s Eatery), Murfreesboro, TN 37129 and can be contacted at 615-546-0152. [custom-facebook-feed album=10155148710091078]
Casey Couch is the third senior from Rutherford County Schools to commit to one of the prestigious military academies. Couch, 18, who attends Central Magnet School, was offered and accepted an athletic scholarship to the United States Air Force Academy. “Recruited athletes at the academies, like myself,” said Couch, who received a gymnastics scholarship, “are…
Sheriff’s K-9 Balu dedicated his career to protecting partner, Deputy Josh Gregory, sniffing out drugs and catching criminals. German Shepherd Balu and Gregory protected each other when two Georgia murder suspects fired several rounds into Gregory’s sheriff’s cruiser during a pursuit last July on Interstate 24. The K-9 is trained to sprint toward gunfire. He…