Tennessee Department of Transportation contract crews are closing the intersection of State Route 1 (Broad Street) and State Route 10/96 (Memorial Boulevard/Old Fort Parkway) this weekend in Murfreesboro to set girders for the Bridge over Broad project. The closure will be in place from Friday, July 28, at 8PM through Monday, July 31, at 5AM….
Understanding Healing presented by the Demos’ Family of Restaurants will be held on August 8 and 9 to offer a Biblical perspective on the topic of sickness and healing. The event will feature international speaker and author, Art Thomas, who is known for his teaching on the subject of healing. Thomas says that in…
This week’s Powerball drawing created 16,342 winning tickets in Tennessee, including a $50,000 winner in Murfreesboro. A lucky Tennessee player purchased their ticket at Leanna Market, 4304 Sulphur Springs Road. They won by matching 4 of the 5 white numbers drawn plus the red Powerball number. According to the Tennessee Lottery website, a prize of…
The Southern Girls Rock Camp is celebrating 15 years of fostering young women’s creativity — and some world-class rock ’n’ roll — at MTSU this week. Scheduled July 24-29 inside the university’s Wright Music Building, the summer day camp, formerly known as Southern Girls Rock & Roll Camp, once again offers girls ages 10-17 a safe, nonjudgmental…
Like many of her colleagues, Kacie Oja had a romantic vision of what her career as teacher would be like. Now beginning her ninth year in education and second with Rutherford County Schools, Oja has a firsthand understanding of the responsibility she has each and every school year. “I’m never going to be a veteran…
Congratulations to Absolute Auto Center for their ribbon cutting on Friday, July 28th at 11:00 AM. Absolute Auto Center is located at 415 SE Broad Street Murfreesboro, TN and can be contacted at 615-217-6767 [custom-facebook-feed album=10154792376190267]
Congratulations to Veda’s Flowers & Gifts for their ribbon cutting on Wednesday, July 26 at 4pm. Veda’s Flowers & Gifts is located at 27 South Public (just beside L&L Contractors), Murfreesboro, TN 37130 and can be contacted at 615-396-8344. [custom-facebook-feed album=10154635741286078]
Congratulations to TrustPoint Hospital on their groundbreaking expansion for their new facility on Tuesday, July 25th at 3pm. The new TrustPoint Hospital Expansion is located at 1009 N. Thompson Lane, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 and can be contacted at 615-867-1111. [custom-facebook-feed album=10154633596496078]
he Great Tennessee Eclipse at Middle Tennessee State University Aug. 21 will bring thousands of schoolchildren and other visitors to campus for the highly anticipated midday to early afternoon natural phenomenon. MTSU, the College of Basic and Applied Sciences and its Department of Physics and Astronomy will host a four-hour solar eclipse observing party. Thousands of Rutherford County Schools and Murfreesboro City Schools students have…
The Murfreesboro Police Department is continuing its efforts to reduce traffic crashes on Murfreesboro streets. The MPD Aggressive Driving Unit, along with other traffic officers have increased traffic enforcement along US 231 S. Church St. as part of ‘Operation Southern Shield’. Officers issued over 450 citations as part of the week-long enforcement campaign. The MPD…