Middle Tennessee State University officials collected nearly 76.5 pounds of medications during the spring Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on campus Wednesday, April 24, as part of a national drive. The public contributed 76.5 pounds, said Tabby Ragland, pharmacist in the MTSU Pharmacy. This included 41.8 pounds of over-the-counter drugs, 32.2 pounds of prescription medications and…
Middle Point Landfill will provide secure disposal of vape products for National Prescription Drug Takeback Day on April 26-27, 2024. Prevention Coalition for Success, a Rutherford County nonprofit dedicated to creating healthier communities by reducing substance misuse, is hosting events at Murfreesboro Medical Clinic (MMC), the Smyrna Police Department and Reeves-Sain Drug Store at which…
Almost 375 pounds of opioids, prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications were collected Friday and Saturday during the fall Drug Take Back Day. The medications were collected at Murfreesboro Medical Center, TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center in Smyrna and the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, said Sgt. J.D. Davis of the Sheriff’s Strategies and Tactics for Opioid Prevention…
A Murfreesboro Police Department officer makes a routine traffic stop that leads to an arrest of a man for drug possession and driving under the influence last month. The driver, identified as 20-year-old Antancio Modesto, was pulled over by Sergeant Nathan Corwin for driving without headlights on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. on Sunday,…
A drug trafficking investigation between organizations in California and Middle Tennessee resulted in the seizure of approximately 14,000 fentanyl pills and the arrest of a California man. Members of the Murfreesboro Police Department Special Investigations Division and agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested 22-year-old Jaylen Troy Arjona. Arjona was arrested outside a Murfreesboro…
The La Vergne Police Department is once again participating in the October DEA Drug Take Back Day. This year’s take back event will be on Saturday, October 29 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the La Vergne Police Department behind City Hall at 5093 Murfreesboro Road. Anyone dropping off medication is not required to…
Sheriff’s deputies are teaming up with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and community groups to dispose of unused and expired prescriptions Saturday, said Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh. “The DEA National Take Back Day is a good time to safely get rid of the left over drugs and prescription medications, including opioids,” Fitzhugh said. “Disposing of the…
Murfreesboro Police Department officers arrest three men who were reportedly breaking into cars in the Rocky Lane area Sunday, Oct. 9. Two of the men were armed with guns and one of them was also in possession of illegal drugs. An officer saw the three males dressed in dark clothing, all with backpacks, and a…
Kim Floyd-Tune and others have been waiting a year for the return of the Prescription Drug Take-Back Day at MTSU. “I collect it all year. It’s lived under my (bathroom) sink. My whole family throws it in there,” Floyd-Tune, a Murfreesboro resident and secretary to MTSU School of Nursing director Jenny Sauls, said early Tuesday…
The biannual event, sponsored by Campus Pharmacy and University Police, takes place from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, at a special drive-up location near the Campus Pharmacy drive-thru outside the Health, Wellness and Recreation Center, 1848 Blue Raider Drive. Expired, unused and unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medicines will be accepted. Event organizers…