With all of the growth Nashville and Middle Tennessee is experiencing, there is a large need for construction workers in order to keep up with the high demand. There are a number of jobs available in the construction industry on both the commercial and residential side in the form of electricians, carpenters, equipment operators and…
It’s been nearly a week since the water at Cummins Falls rose so fast, dozens of people were trapped by the fast-moving water. At least 35 people were successfully rescue, but two women died in the flooding–Peggy McDaniel and Lisa Hillian. Monday night, we’re hearing from some of the rescuers who helped save all those…
Residents in North Nashville will soon have a new high-tech resource in their community. Google Fiber and the YMCA of Middle Tennessee will open a new computer lab at the Northwest Family YMCA. Leaders will celebrate the lab’s grand opening Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Ashland City Highway location. The lab will provide users…
Pictures from the inside of Blackman Middle School shows the damage done by a fire. The fire started Sunday night at a building holding the middle and high school’s wrestling equipment. The father of a wrestler shared photos with News 2 showing some of the damage. According to the father, the school lost three mats,…
A Murfreesboro eighth grader has been named the top Middle School Volunteer in the state of Tennessee. Wills McAdams attends Central Magnet School in Murfreesboro. He earned the Prudential Spirit of Community Award for his volunteer work at the local V.A. Medical Center. Wills volunteers at the medical facility’s physical therapy clinic 10 hours a…
Tennessee’s tax-free weekend will be held the last weekend of July just before students return to school. Beginning at 12:01 a.m. July 28 to 11:59 p.m. July 30, shoppers can save nearly 10 percent on clothing, school supplies and computers as student prepare to return to school. “The sales tax holiday for back-to-school items is…
Middle Tennessee State University is playing host this week to a delegation of schoolchildren, teachers and administrators from China’s Dongcheng Educational Group for the sixth in a series of reciprocal visits between the institutions. Dongcheng is an affiliate of Hangzhou Normal University, MTSU’s partner in the creation and operation of the Confucius Institute on…
Murfreesboro is the place to be on Monday, August 21, 2017, when a once-in-a-lifetime celestial event will take place: the first total solar eclipse to sweep across the entire United States in almost 100 years! Please join us at Siegel Park in North Murfreesboro to view this extraordinary spectacle. Solar viewing glasses will be provided on…
Join the many happy children under the spray from the Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue Department on July 20. Wear clothes and shoes to get wet in, and don’t forget your sunscreen and towel. Free. Parents, plan to stay with your children and enjoy the water too! Ages: Children 12 years & under with a parent/grandparent…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department’s District 1, District 9, Engines 4 and 10 responded to a fire in the wrestling building at Blackman Middle School just before 10 p.m. on Sunday Night. When crews arrived, they found that a detached metal building located behind the school had heavy black smoke. There was little fire remaining and according to Battalion Chief…