The United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties has announced its 2017-18 board officers and members. Andy Womack, State Farm Agent, will serve as the 2017-18 Board Chair. Board Chair-Elect/Secretary is Gordon Ferguson, Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital; Development Chair is David Urban, Jones College of Business at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU); Community Impact Chair…
Saint Thomas Health, part of Ascension, is pleased to announce Tony Heard as the new chairman of the Saint Thomas Health board of directors. Heard joined the Saint Thomas Health Board in 2011 serving as the finance committee chair. Heard is one of the founders of the Center for Medical Interoperability, a 501(c)(3) cooperative…
Saint Thomas Health, a part of Ascension, has filed a Certificate of Need application to expand services in order to meet anticipated healthcare needs of the growing Rutherford County population. Pending approval from the state’s Health Services and Development Agency (HSDA), Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital plans to add 72 inpatient beds and additional capacity…
The NFL paid out $7.8 billion dollars in revenue sharing in 2016, including $244 million to the Tennessee Titans. That revenue sharing pool is broken down an distributed to all 32 teams each year. A large chunk of that money comes from the league’s lucrative TV deals with networks like CBS, Fox and ESPN. That…
Recent black bear attacks in Colorado and Alaska have prompted some concern about bears in the Smoky Mountains. The incident in Colorado involved a bear attacking a camp staffer while he was sleeping. Bill Stiver, a supervisory wildlife biologist in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, said similar attacks have happened in East Tennessee. He…
A security researcher says a lapse has exposed data from millions of Verizon customers, leaking names, addresses and personal identification numbers, or PINs. Verizon Wireless says 6 million customers were affected, but the company says that none of the information made it into the wrong hands. The company says the only person who got access…
Police are searching for the driver who hit an 8-year-old boy in a Smyrna neighborhood Sunday evening and did not stop. According to Joe Eagles, his son Jonah and the boy’s brother were getting ice cream at an ice cream truck along Hermitage Drive around 6:40 p.m. Sunday when Jonah was hit. “[Jonah] had walked…
An attempted homicide suspect is wanted after Metro police say he evaded arrest Tuesday afternoon in Donelson. Tommie Bowie, 26, is accused of physically assaulting his girlfriend on July 9 and firing at least one shot toward her. According to authorities, he was riding in a car on Briley Parkway near McGavock Pike when the…
A driver who ran out of gas on Interstate 24 in Murfreesboro was hit and killed as he walked to get help. It happened just before 4 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of I-24 near Medical Center Parkway. The Tennessee Highway Patrol told News 2 the man and a woman were driving on the interstate…
A recent statewide survey of Tennessee consumers by MTSU’s Office of Consumer Research shows that the Nashville Predators have made gains in fan support after their run to the Stanley Cup Finals in June. “While football might still be king in the South, the recent Stanley Cup playoff run by the Nashville Predators has…