Old Time Pottery launched its Big-Hearted Bins campaign today in partnership with over forty assisted living facilities and senior centers in eleven states. This campaign provides critical home essentials to improve quality of life for community residents temporarily socially distanced from family and friends to protect their health and reduce their risk of contracting coronavirus,…
Mayor Jason Cole is issuing a “Safer at Home” initiative for La Vergne in conjunction with Governor Bill Lee’s “Safer at Home” order announced on March 30. As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise, Mayor Cole is asking all citizens to stay at home and limit travel to only essential trips and for all non-essential…
This is really amazing! A TON of people came out to Saint Thomas Rutherford yesterday to show appreciation to the nurses and staff of the hospital for all they’re doing. Don’t worry, they stayed in their cars! One nurse captured it on video. Thanks so Stephanie Hayden for this video. She’s a nurse at the…
MTSU Creamery made a much-needed special delivery of its famous chocolate milk Wednesday morning to keep the Murfreesboro City Schools’ CHOW Bus properly stocked to serve children outside Hobgood Elementary School on Baird Lane. CHOW, which stands for Combatting Hunger on Wheels, was launched by Murfreesboro City Schools several years ago to provide meals for…
Middle Tennessee State University alumnus Dr. Elliott Tenpenny stands on the frontline of the COVID-19 outbreak in New York City. Tenpenny (Class of 2005), director of international health with Samaritan’s Purse, is leading a 72-member team that opened an emergency field hospital in Central Park on Tuesday, March 31. It is a 68-bed facility with…
Effective April 1 through April 19, 2020: To continue to protect the health and safety of customers, employees and volunteers, Pet Adoption & Welfare Services (PAWS) of Rutherford County, TN will be closed to the general public, limiting current services provided. The following will be altered: Pet adoptions and reclaims will be accepted via appointment…
Defendants in General Sessions Court who were ordered to serve sentences in March and April were given a 60-day extension after a court order issued Tuesday. General Sessions Court Judge Ben Hall McFarlin Jr. ordered the extension for defendants to begin serving sentences 60 days later at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center and the…
The Rutherford County Mayors’ Caucus stands united in support of Gov. Bill Lee’s Executive Order No. 22 (Order 22) released Monday, March 30. Order 22, along with its accompanying Order 21, an expansion of the previously released Executive Order 17 restricting food and drink establishments, gyms and fitness centers, and nursing and retirement home visits,…
In an effort to help equip local hospitals and healthcare providers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, Healing Hands International (HHI) donated a surplus of medical supplies this week that are currently in short supply in the greater Nashville area. Total supply donations of: 7,200+ N95 masks, 37,800+ surgical loop masks, 304,000+ nitrile gloves,…
Rutherford County has launched an interactive map for the purpose of connecting citizens to restaurants offering takeout and/or delivery as they follow the restrictions set forth in Gov. Bill Lee’s Executive Order No. 17 (Order). While Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron strongly urges citizens to stay at home if at all possible, he also encourages…