The most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history bore down on the islands of the northeast Caribbean on Tuesday night, following a path predicted to then rake Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba before possibly heading for Florida over the weekend. At the far northeastern edge of the Caribbean, authorities on the…
A Tennessee man died in Texas on Tuesday while helping with Hurricane Harvey relief. Lachlan Brain was working in Houston as an electric power lineman at the time. He graduated from Franklin County High School, where he played football, in 2013. His former principal Roger Alsup confirmed his death to News 2. Further details on…
The late morning track of Irma from the National Hurricane Center has the storm near the north coast of Cuba by Sunday morning as a Category 4 storm with 130 mph sustained winds. But where will she go next? When you are talking six or seven or more days out, there’s always uncertainty. The overnight…
Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue granted one of the final wishes for a local dog in poor health. The owner of Layla, a German Shepherd, says one of the dog’s bucket list items was to serve as a firehouse dog for one day. (Photo: Murfreesboro Fire & Rescue) During this past week, as Layla’s health continued…
Harvey’s clouds and rain finally moved out of middle Tennessee Saturday morning, setting the region up for a nice run of warm dry weather for the rest of this holiday weekend. High pressure will build in for Sunday and Labor Day providing mainly clear skies at night and a good deal of sunshine each day….
A man was indicted early Friday by a federal grand jury for the vandalism of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro. According to Jack Smith, U.S. Attorney for the Middle district of Tennessee, Charles Stout III, was indicted on an obstruction of justice charge. (Courtesy: Murfreesboro Police Department) The indictment states that, on July 10, Stout and…
Saint Thomas Health has named Michelle Robertson as Chief Operating Officer, a part of the dyad leadership structure, with Greg James, MD, Chief Clinical Officer, effective October 16. Saint Thomas Health is part of Ascension, the nation’s largest Catholic and non-profit health system. Prior to joining Saint Thomas, Robertson served as Chief Executive Officer of Seton…
The Murfreesboro Police Department will be partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) to stop drunk drivers this Labor Day holiday weekend through the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. Officers will be focused on enforcing traffic laws and looking for violations consistent with impaired driving. “Drunk driving is not acceptable behavior,” said…
Special Kids Therapy & Nursing Center is pleased to announce it has been selected as a Chick-fil-A® Foundation “True Inspiration Awards” finalist for the Atlantic region. Beginning on Friday, September 1, voting will open to the public and will go through October 21. Voting will take place on the Chick-fil-A One app. For voting, users will enjoy…
MTSU’s Omicron Delta Kappa chapter recently was recognized with the national honor society’s 2016-17 Presidential Circle of Excellence. It is the first award of this caliber for the campus chapter. ODK is comprised of more than 300 chapters nationally and the MTSU circle was one of only a handful to be selected for the special honor by the…