On January 7, 2018, at approximately 11:35 PM, Murfreesboro Police responded to calls of shots fired in the 400 block of Castleview Drive. Officers found one shooting victim with life threatening injuries at the scene. Moments later, a second victim was reported at the Saint Thomas Rutherford Emergency Department. The victim found on Castleview Drive…
Lindsey VanParys said middle school was so easy for her that after hearing the information once “it just clicks,” while fellow Oakland High School senior Kyle Lennon said “middle school was almost like a cyclical pattern.” Shevaughn Holness agreed. “I never had to try in any of my classes,” she recalled, “and I got straight…
In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, all City of Murfreesboro offices, most recreational facilities, and senior services at Patterson Park Community Center will be closed on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. Rover, the City’s public transportation service, will not run on the federal holiday. There will be no garbage pick-up on Monday, Jan.15, 2018….
A new, fast-casual restaurant concept built around healthy, organic, chef-inspired food – opens today at Fountains at Gateway. Meals are served in bowls with ingredients selected by the customer and prepared by Kitchen Fresh staff. Here are a few things you may want to know about Kitchen Fresh: Small, regular, family and kid-size bowls are available for…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue’s Districts 1 and 8 and Engine 3 responded to a fire at 200 First Avenue around 12:15 Sunday afternoon. According to Battalion Chief Daryl Alexander, the home was divided into two apartments and both received heavy fire, smoke, and water damage. Alexander also stated that crews did a great job of extinguishing…
The Murfreesboro City Council will meet in a special meeting on Thurs., Jan.11, 2018, at 5 p.m. in Room 218 at City Hall, 111 West Vine Street, for the purpose of reviewing the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Who: The Murfreesboro City Council. What: The Council will gather to review the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). When:…
The Rutherford County Election Commission has established a new voting process to make voting easier. Convenient Vote Centers that will provide you with more polling locations to choose where you want to cast your vote on Election Day. You will be allowed to VOTE at ANY of the twenty-eight (28) locations within the County that…
Officials say that a duplex fire at 2566 Concord Court just after 3:00 Saturday afternoon started with the Christmas tree. The residents called the fire in to Dispatch and stated that the Christmas tree was on fire and quickly spreading. Ladders 1 and 6, Rescues 7 and 8, and Engine 4 arrived on scene and…
The Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce has named Pinnacle Financial Partners Area Executive Bill Jones as the 2017 Business Legend of the Year and Smyrna / Rutherford County Airport Authority Executive Director John Black as the 2017 Business Person of the Year. Both will be honored at the Chamber’s annual Business at its Best celebration…
Hang up immediately if you receive a call from the Sheriff’s Office asking for payment for missing grand jury. These calls are simply scams, said Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh. “The Sheriff’s Office will never call you and ask for money for missing grand jury,” Fitzhugh said. “If you receive a call like this and have questions,…