Mr. John “Wesley” Maynard, Sr., age 43, of Woodbury, TN passed away Monday, November 20, 2023. He was born in Murfreesboro, TN to Jesse James Lee Maynard and Alta Patricia Bowen. Wesley worked in construction doing everything from woodworking to HVAC. He enjoyed fishing for whatever he could catch on Percy Priest Lake. Wesley is…
Ruth Tomberlain Harless, age 85 of Leanna, Tennessee died Sunday, November 19, 2023, at Legacy Health and Rehabilitation Center in Manchester. She was a native of Rutherford County and a daughter of the late Ernest Calvin Tomberlain and Mamye Dockery Tomberlain. She was also preceded in death by siblings, J.W. Tomberlain and Ray Tomberlain and…
Devellion Shodel Crutcher, 15, was last seen on Nov. 19, 2023, around the Landmark Apts. on S. Rutherford Blvd. Crutcher was wearing khaki shorts, black sweatshirt, and black & purple Jordan’s. He has been entered into National Crime Intelligence Center (NCIC) as missing. If you know where he would be located, please notify Det. Jamison…
The Murfreesboro City Council has directed City staff to proceed with design of a full layout of amenities for a community park on land along Veterans Parkway and I-840. Council has expressed naming the park Veterans Park. Landscape architects with Nashville-based Gresham Smith presented options to a Workshop meeting of the Council, Thursday, Nov. 9,…
Virginia Louise Long Anderson, age 86, of Smyrna, TN, passed away Saturday, November 18, 2023. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Willie E. and Hattie Mae Warrick Long. Mrs. Anderson was also preceded in death by her husband, Grady E. Anderson, a son, David Ray Anderson, brothers Steve and…
Beasie Rd Extension (River Rock Blvd just north of Racquet Club Dr) Expected Lane Closures: Monday Through Wednesday: Riverrock Blvd will be reduced to one-lane flagging operation at Beasie Rd for waterline installation work. Road and bridge construction work over Stones River Greenway continues. The greenway trail will be closed around the existing Beasie Rd…
Main Street Murfreesboro presents the 2023 Celebrate Christmas Downtown event, the official lighting of the Rutherford County Christmas tree, on Friday, December 1 at 6:00pm. The public square will be shut down to traffic from 4:00-8:30pm. Bring your family and friends to the historic downtown of Murfreesboro to kick off the holidays with this annual…
Middle Tennessee State University’s Center for Accelerated Language Acquisition will host two six-week online American Sign Language courses open to the public this fall. The courses are being taught by longtime instructor Haley Jensen through CALA, the language training partner of the University Honors College. Jensen leads the classes using games and other hands-on activities…
City Hall and most other city offices will be closed Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 23, and Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday. The Solid Waste Department will be closed Thursday, Nov. 23. There will be no garbage pick-up on Thanksgiving Day. Thursday’s garbage pick-up will be Wednesday, November 22, and…
High school principals have one of the toughest jobs in education, Dawn Poole says, and as Rutherford County Schools’ new secondary coordinator, she is eager to work alongside them to benefit student outcomes. Director of Schools Dr. Jimmy Sullivan and Chief Academic Officer Dr. Kelly Chastain made the announcement of Poole’s appointment today. “Dr. Poole…