Surveillance video captures man stealing glasses from Murfreesboro eye doctor

Surveillance video captures man stealing glasses from Murfreesboro eye doctor

Police are working to identify a man who was captured stealing several pairs of glasses from a Murfreesboro eye doctor on Tuesday. It happened at Bella Optical on North Thompson Lane just before 1:30 p.m. Surveillance video shows the man taking multiple pairs of glasses and sunglasses and hiding them in his pockets before leaving….

Patients notified of breach at Saint Thomas Rutherford

Patients notified of breach at Saint Thomas Rutherford

Saint Thomas Rutherford has notified more than 2,800 patients of a health information breach that was discovered in April. During an investigation, it was revealed hospital documents, which did not contain social security numbers or patient medical records, were found along a remote and rural road in DeKalb County. The documents contained the patient’s name,…

La Vergne Firefighters

La Vergne Firefighters

Please congratulate the following new City of La Vergne Firefighters: Firefighter Jr Bolen Firefighter Keith Holtje Firefighter Nick Davis The following personnel have been promoted to Engineer: Engineer Shane Richardson Engineer Will Abernathy  The following personnel have been promoted to Lieutenant: Lt. Chris Atkins Lt. Matt Frye Lt. Kevin Douglas Thanks go out to the…

Escaped Georgia inmates appear in court; Death penalty sought

Escaped Georgia inmates appear in court; Death penalty sought

Escaped inmates Ricky Dubose and Donnie Rowe appeared in a Georgia courtroom for a hearing Wednesday morning. The prosecutor said while he has not filed the paperwork yet, he intends to seek the death penalty. A judge told them they’re charged with two counts of murder and one count each of felony escape and motor…

‘TN History for Kids’ featured in June ‘Murfreesboro Storytellers’

‘TN History for Kids’ featured in June ‘Murfreesboro Storytellers’

They say that those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it. In the June 2017 episode of “Murfreesboro Storytellers,” the show highlights “TN History for Kids,” a program aimed at educating students about our state’s history. The June 2017 episode of “Murfreesboro Storytellers” is available for viewing on YouTube at https://youtu.be/36asv9J6gls. This…

Rutherford County Area Habitat for Humanity To Dedicate Home #143

  On Thursday, June 22nd, Rutherford County Area Habitat for Humanity will dedicate home #143 in Rutherford County. This home was built with the Ortiz & Ruiz Family and is located at 101 Johnson Street in Smyrna, TN. Site construction for this home began on March 8th and was completed with 260 volunteers working some…

Angie Baker-Templeton named next principal of Christiana Elementary School

Angie Baker-Templeton named next principal of Christiana Elementary School

Angie Baker-Templeton comes from a long line of educators. In fact, she has a framed copy of a tattered teacher’s contract that belonged to her great-grandmother, who taught in a one-room school house in Franklin County, which is where Baker-Templeton was raised. “She had to have 60 percent attendance in order to get paid $100…

The middle Tennessee campaign kickoff for Republican  Candidate for U.S. Congress Jack Maddux

The middle Tennessee campaign kickoff for Republican Candidate for U.S. Congress Jack Maddux

Republican candidate for U.S. Congress, Jack Maddux, will be kicking off a series of events in middle Tennessee over the weekend of June 23-25. The events are designed to allow the people an opportunity to meet Jack and discuss the issues concerning our country. Jack’s campaign will start off the weekend by attending the 68th…

City earns Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting

City earns Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting

For the nineteenth consecutive year the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) has awarded the City of Murfreesboro with the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting (CAFR). The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in governmental accounting and financial reporting.   “We know the public trust in the City begins with…

Blackman chemistry teacher named state finalist for Presidential excellence award

Blackman High School chemistry teacher Kimberly Baumann has been selected as a state-level finalist for the 2016-17 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. This award recognizes outstanding contributions as a teacher of science in Tennessee. In September, Baumann will be recognized as a state-level finalist by the Tennessee Department of Education at…