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NASHVILLE – Tennessee State Parks will offer volunteer work events at 39 parks across the state on Saturday, June 25 for Tennessee Promise scholars to fulfill their community service hours. Radnor Lake State Park will have an event Friday, June 17 and another on Friday, June 24. Details for...

NASHVILLE – Gov. Bill Lee and Commissioner David Salyers of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced a $2.5 million loan from the State Revolving Fund Loan Program for the Town of Smyrna to improve water infrastructure. The loan is one of two approved by the...

NASHVILLE – Dr. Ed Henry of Colorado State University and William Lawrence of the Division of Archaeology for the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) will give a virtual lecture May 19 at 6 p.m. (CDT) on the Pinson Landscape in West Tennessee. The lecture is part of...

The Staybridge Suites Nashville SE Murfreesboro, a new extended stay hotel located just off I-24 is now open. Next door to Zaxby's, this location is a great choice to experience outdoor adventures at nearby J Percy Priest lake, Stones River Battlefield, Cannonsburgh Village, Greenway. Shop at our Avenues Mall or just a short drive to Nashville.

The news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine first broke in late February. Under the distressing headlines of the war’s coverage were images of violence, destruction, and death. For many, these pictures summoned uncomfortable thoughts. But to Murfreesboro visual artist Suzanne LeBeau, they were a call to action. As...

Sporting events including baseball, softball and tennis. A Star Party. Art and photographic exhibitions. The MTSU Illinois Jacquet Jazz Festival. A theatre musical and three-day LGBTQ+ conference. All this and much more are on the agenda for the annual MTSU Spring Showcase, presented by the National Alumni Association April 1-9....

When your pet gets sick or injured, the last thing you want to think about is how much their care will cost. Pet insurance helps protect you from that financial burden associated with accidents, injuries and/or illness and makes sure you can focus on getting the best care possible for your furry companion. Whether your pet has several minor incidents or develops a serious medical condition like cancer, pet insurance shields your budget from unexpected, expensive veterinary costs.

The 11th Annual Special Kids Race will be hosted Saturday, March 19, 2022 - at the campus of presenting sponsor, Murfreesboro Medical Clinic & Surgicenter (1272 Garrison Drive, Murfreesboro, TN 37129). In the ten plus year history of this event, nearly 3,000 participants have gathered together to show their support... Organizers are planning for another great crowd to benefit the children and families served at Special Kids Therapy & Nursing Center, a local non-profit organization "serving Jesus Christ by caring for His children..."

As Covid cases and mask mandates wane in the United States many families look forward to returning to some semblance of normalcy. Others will continue to feel the effects of the two-year shut down for longer in the form of financial difficulty and even hunger. It was this realization that...

AscendFederal Credit Union, the largest federal credit union in Middle Tennessee, announced today that it has been named to Training magazine’s newly rebranded APEX Awards ranking for the eighth consecutive year. Ascend is the highest-ranking company headquartered in Tennessee and ranked 12th in the U.S., nine positions higher than the previous year.

If your typically developing child is frequently in the company of an autistic child, your typically developing child might have questions. Here are a few talking points for starting conversations about autism and learning differences with a typically developing child. Why doesn’t my autistic friend talk to me?. Your...

Adults looking to return to college to finish their degree or considering attending college for the first time will have the opportunity to have their questions answered by MTSU representatives next month at the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce. As a part of the university’s Finish Now event series, representatives...

On Saturday, February 19, Rutherford County Democrats met to celebrate a record number of County Commission candidates for the May primary. Having set robust goals for the 2022 election cycle, intending to put candidates on the ballot for every office, Rutherford Democrats are poised for the strongest election cycle in recent memory.

— MTSU Physics and Astronomy professor Chuck Higgins continues the department’s spring Star Party series at 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 4. Higgins will bring the topic, “Winter Sky/Messier Top 10,” to the audience in Room 102 of Wiser-Patten Science Hall. Friday Star Parties are free and open...

About $25,000 worth of cocaine was confiscated Wednesday after Rutherford County Sheriff’s narcotics detectives conducted a search warrant on Rocky Lane off Old Lascassas Road, a sergeant said. “While searching the residences, detectives located approximately 1.2 pounds of cocaine, several sets of digital scales, a small amount of marijuana,...

Rutherford County Area Habitat for Humanity (RCHFH) and the First Baptist Murfreesboro Main Street Church and the First Baptist Castle Street Church will celebrate an exciting Panel Build on Saturday, March 12, 9am – 2pm, at the RC Habitat parking lot, 850 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Murfreesboro, TN.

Talented, tech-savvy and energetic teenagers from around the country descended on MTSU recently for the annual Tennessee FIRST Tech Challenge robotics competition. By event’s end, TechNova, a team from Bellevue, Washington, claimed first place and earned the coveted Inspire Award in the competition held in Alumni Memorial Gym and supported by MTSU’s Engineering Technology and mechatronics engineering faculty and students.

Be extra cautious this morning with closed and high water roads in Rutherford County. Christiana-Fosterville road slab at Highway 269. Powells Chapel Road slab. 5500-block of Seminary Road near Sagefield. Sulphur Springs Road at Shacklett Road. Vaught Road at the slab. Roads that have high water but are passable include:

Linebaugh Public Library is pleased to host local authors Antonia Royal-Whitmore and Carmen Maples for book signings geared for children in March. Whitmore is the author of Boys Wash Their Hands Too, along with several other works. She will be at Linebaugh on Thursday, March 10, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Carmen Maples, the author of Gigi’s Little Dreamer, will be at the library on Thursday, March 24, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Want to do something about the landfill? Get involved. Step one is educate yourself. Step two is call the people with the power to stop it and and tell them to stop it. Get involved with the numerous groups around town who are working on it, go to government meetings and talk to your friends and get them to go too, call your county commissioner. Now is when those decisions are being made that will affect the future of this community so use your voice to be a part of it. With that said...