From assembling a large stage to the live musicians performing on it and from hot dogs to safety precautions, Middle Tennessee State University is making final preparations in anticipation of thousands of total solar eclipse enthusiasts descending upon campus Monday, Aug. 21. MTSU will be entertaining people planning to attend the Great Tennessee Eclipse, an…
Congratulations to Red Realty for their relocation celebration ribbon cutting on Thursday, August 17th at 4pm. Red Realty is located at 1574 Medical Center Pkwy., Suite 202 (located at the corner of Medical Center Parkway and Gateway Blvd.), Murfreesboro, TN 37129 and can be contacted at 615-896-2733. [custom-facebook-feed album=10154690402836078]
Joseph R. Pino, FACHE, has been named Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital and Saint Thomas West Hospital. He was Assistant COO and Cardiovascular Service Line Leader at Saint Thomas Midtown and Saint Thomas West hospitals before assuming this new position. Saint Thomas Health is part of Ascension, the nation’s largest Catholic…
A convicted felon who fired a handgun at two Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies is now serving a 20-year prison sentence. Mason Deforrest, 25, of Richland Road near Murfreesboro was charged with attempted murder of Lt. Kenneth Barrett and Cpl. Nick Coble last October. Deforrest pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted first-degree murder Aug. 1…
Marcus Pendleton, 16, hasn’t led the life of a typical teenager. “I quit sports, did not hang out with friends, I focused on my craft by learning from other artists, and performing at various local places and different states,” Pendleton said through an email on his last day of rehearsals for the ABC show…
The deadline to purchase tickets to the United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties’ Community Celebration is approaching on August 23. The Celebration is set for Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at Embassy Suites by Hilton in Murfreesboro. The Community Celebration will serve as an annual meeting, recognizing the organization’s accomplishments and impact…
Rutherford County’s nonprofit arts and culture industry generates $31.2 million in annual economic activity—supporting $1,054 full-time equivalent jobs, generating $18.3 million in household income to local residents, and delivering $3.4 million in local and state government revenue, according to the Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 (AEP5) economic impact study. The City of Murfreesboro, along…
The Murfreesboro Police Department invites Murfreesboro residents to “Coffee with a Cop.” Everyone in the community is invited to attend and meet some of the police officers assigned to the Uniformed Division who daily serve our community. Join us this Thursday, August 17, 2017, at Starbucks on medical center parkway between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00…
Make sure you stop by and see our friends at Nothing Bundt Cakes, located at 1440 Medical Center Pwky, Suite E. Today is their first day open and we got to try one of their delicious white chocolate raspberry ‘bundtlets’. Wishing them all the best in their new business and we are so glad to…
MTSU’s Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center’s continuing partnerships with Midstate businesses includes a popular longtime restaurant chain open 24 hours a day. Representatives from the center recently presented a certificate of appreciation to Waffle House Senior Vice President Ken Wright and Cristin Wittwer, area people director, at the restaurant located at 1928 S. Church…