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How to apply for funeral expenses for COVID-related deaths

Apr 12, 2021 at 10:43 am by Voice Wire

A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) program launched Monday to assist with financial expenses of funerals for COVID-19 related deaths. “We recognize that our c.... Read More

Park planning continues in west Murfreesboro amid potential rezoning of property along Veterans Parkway

Apr 12, 2021 at 09:00 am by Voice Wire

The Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation Department is resuming plans for development of a park in west Murfreesboro located on 154 acres a mile west of Veterans Parkway on .... Read More

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Murfreesboro Mama: 3 Reasons to Take a Fieldtrip to Kingdom Acres

Apr 08, 2021 at 12:25 pm by Laura Beth Payne

Tucked into a corner of Bell Buckle just a few miles from the cusp of Rutherford County, Kingdom Acres CBD and Hemp sits on 56 acres of idyllic farm land, the scene of grazing.... Read More

MTSU breaks ground on new $40.1M building for School of Concrete and Construction Management

Apr 08, 2021 at 10:31 am by Voice Wire

Middle Tennessee State University officials broke ground Tuesday, April 6, on a much-needed 54,000-square-foot, $40.1 million School of Concrete and Construction Management bu.... Read More

Who is La Vergne's new alderman?

Apr 07, 2021 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

The La Vergne Board of Mayor and Aldermen appointed Magen Honeycutt to the board as a new alderman at the beginning of the regular meeting on April 6, according to a press rel.... Read More

Christopher Hale: The pandemic's second Easter challenges us to remember and to change.

Apr 04, 2021 at 07:00 am by Christopher Hale

As a child at Saint Rose of Lima in Murfreesboro, I was always captivated by the complex mystery of the Easter story. What often struck me the most was Luke's proclamation tha.... Read More

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month

Apr 02, 2021 at 11:30 am by Child Advocacy Center

Experts estimate that 1 out of 10 children will be sexually abused before their 18th birthday, Child Advocacy Center Community Education Coordinator Tatum Hochstetler said. ".... Read More

U.S. Attorney’s Office: 37 charged in multi-year investigation of drug ring

Apr 02, 2021 at 11:13 am by Voice Wire

A federal indictment unsealed Friday charged 27 individuals, including one Smyrna man, with a host of federal crimes relating to a large scale conspiracy to distribute heroin,.... Read More

MTSU School of Nursing’s site for COVID-19 vaccinations

Tennessee reaches 1M fully vaccinated

Apr 02, 2021 at 11:04 am by Michelle Willard

Tennessee has reached a vaccination landmark of one million Tennesseans being fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Approximately 22 percent have received at least one dose. "We.... Read More

Easter is upon us and finding 'The House of Belonging'

Apr 02, 2021 at 10:26 am by Paulette Jackson

House of Belonging It must have beenthe prayer I saidin the middle of the nightspeaking to the Holy Onethe lover of my soulShekinah Light Who beckoned me softlyto join in fo.... Read More

8 drivers cited for using cell phones in school zones by Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force

Apr 01, 2021 at 11:22 am by Lisa Marchesoni

Eight drivers received citations for driving while texting or talking on cell phones in school zones Friday in Murfreesboro, a police sergeant said. Murfreesboro Police, Tenn.... Read More

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Apr 01, 2021 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

Every 73 seconds an American is sexually assaulted, 1 in four girls and 1 in six boys will be victimized before their 18th birthdays, and 1 in 6 women are the v.... Read More

14-year-old triplets pursue pre-med track as freshmen at MTSU

Apr 01, 2021 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

At age 14, the amazing Alnassari triplets may be too young to drive, but the Nashville, Tennessee, high school students are steering their own success stories in dual enrollme.... Read More

Theeda Murphy and The Covid Conditions of Tennessee Prisons

Mar 31, 2021 at 10:00 am by Brendon Donoho

"They didn't have enough medical staff before COVID and people were being denied essential medical care because there's not enough money in the budget," says Theeda Murphy, Or.... Read More