Timothy Lloyd Bratcher, age 61, of Smithville, TN passed away Thursday, February 1, 2018. He was born in Charleston, West Virginia to the late Lloyd Bratcher and Sue Bratcher Harris. Mr. Bratcher worked for Home Depot, where he was a territorial manager. He was a singer, songwriter, and luthier, and an avid outdoorsman who loved…
Eric Duwayne Rose, age 51 of Lascassas died Thursdays February 1, 2018. He was born in Cleveland OH and was a longtime resident of Rutherford County. Eric was preceded in death by his father, Jerry Lee Rose. He was a graduate of Oakland High School. Eric is survived by his mother, Pamela Rose of Lascassas;…
Florence Weber, age 88 of Murfreesboro, TN formally of Lancaster OH died Thursday February 1, 2018. She was a native of Hazelton PA and was preceded in death by her husband James Weber, parents, Emil Colonna and Lia Lazaretti Colonna. Mrs. Weber was a Christian and had worked as a Legal Secretary, Lancaster City Schools…
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…