Fearsome Hurricane Irma cut a path of devastation across the northern Caribbean, leaving at least 10 dead and thousands homeless after destroying buildings and uprooting trees on a track Thursday that could lead to a catastrophic strike on Florida. The most potent Atlantic Ocean hurricane ever, Irma weakened only slightly Thursday morning and remained a…
Late Tuesday night, Murfreesboro Fire Rescue personnel along with Rutherford County Special Operations Response Team (SORT) arrived back in Murfreesboro after being deployed to Houston, Texas to assist with the flooding as a result of Hurricane Harvey. The team of fourteen left Texas early on Tuesday morning and after a check-in and debriefing at TEMA in Nashville, arrived in…
Julia Boll M.D., RPVI, vascular surgeon, has joined Saint Thomas Hospital West. Saint Thomas Health is part of Ascension, the nation’s largest Catholic and non-profit health system. Dr. Boll is RPVI-certified, a Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation. She earned her B.S. in Biology at Northwestern University and her medical degree from Rush Medical College…
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital has begun a new process in its Emergency Department (ED) fast-track area that results in faster and more satisfactory care for patients with low acuity, or less serious, illnesses or injuries. The Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Emergency Department is one of the busiest in the state with 90,000 patient visits annually. …
Join the Child Advocacy Center for the party of the season, Light Up the Night, and help bring to light the issue of child abuse. The inaugural Light Up the Night party will be held at Gateway Island in Murfreesboro on Friday, September 15, 2017 from 6:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. Dance under the stars,…
The public is invited to join the MTSU community for the university’s third 9/11 Observance at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 11, at the Veterans Memorial site outside the Tom H. Jackson Building, 628 Alma Mater Drive. Led by cadets in the program, MTSU’s Department of Military Science will hold the event to commemorate the 16th anniversary of a series of four coordinated terrorist suicide attacks…
In celebration of its two-year anniversary, Murfreesboro-based Ufit has a big announcement: the local personal training and fitness studio will now be known as Ufit Wellness Studio. “Our mission is to educate and empower our clients – not only through physical fitness, but also with a well-rounded nutrition and wellness plan – and our new…
Every Wednesday News 2 delivers lunch to men and women who work hard each day to make our lives easier but often go unappreciated. On Sept. 6, News 2’s Paige Hill and a representative from Nissan of Cool Springs, the presenting sponsor of 2 Gives Back, delivered lunch to the Smyrna Police Department. Sergeant Bobby…
Students at Blackman Middle School in Murfreesboro have collected supplies for some students in hurricane-ravaged Texas. According to assistant principal, James Festervand, one of his teachers adopted a class from a Houston school. (Courtesy: James Festervand) “She’s had so many supplies brought in from around town and through her students that we can probably adopt…
Two MTSU Greek organizations are strolling into the fall semester with several national awards under their belts. The Rho Omicron chapter of the Alpha Omicron Pi and the Iota Tau chapter of Delta Sigma Theta sororities each received several awards at their national conventions held in Washington, D.C., and Las Vegas, Nevada, respectively this…