Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department Engineer Kenneth Richmond and Firefighter Wayne Reed worked their final shift together on Friday, July 7, at Station 5 on Florence Road. Their years of service total seventy-one (71). Engineer Richmond came on the job in 1985 and sites the reason he has enjoyed his career is helping people as…
Middle Tennessee State University hosted a picnic Tuesday for a delegation of schoolchildren, teachers and administrators from China’s Dongcheng Educational Group. The group’s visit this week is the sixth cultural exchange in a series of reciprocal visits between the institutions. MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee and first lady Elizabeth McPhee hosted the picnic Tuesday morning for the guests on…
Anywhere from 100 to 200 people rallied to support Muslims across Middle Tennessee after a mosque was vandalized. The vandals spray curse words and intolerant phrases on the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro and left bacon on the front entrance, both in the doorway and around the door’s handles. There’s a prohibition on eating pork in…
The man accused of hitting a bicyclist and leaving the scene on the Natchez Trace Parkway is telling his version of what happened. Marshall Neely spoke with News 2 via phone Monday afternoon, claiming, “I did not see the gentleman that I hit. He just kind of came from nowhere. I didn’t know I hit…
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…