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New Year's Sports Resolutions for 2021

Jan 01, 2021 at 08:00 am by joelabarker

If you are glad to be finished with 2020, raise your hand. What a year, huh? When real-life issues are more than enough to handle, many of us turn to the sports world for a li.... Read More

MTSU Army ROTC alumnus promoted from cyber officer to one-star general

Dec 31, 2020 at 11:00 am by Voice Wire

An MTSU ROTC alumnus has become the U.S. Army Reserve's first cyber officer to be promoted to brigadier general. Robert Powell Jr., who graduated from MTSU's College of Liber.... Read More

Middle Tennessee tech sector outperforming overall job growth in region

Dec 31, 2020 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

As the Greater Nashville Technology Council prepares to roll out a national marketing campaign to attract more highly valued technology workers to the region, the tech sector.... Read More

Trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences

Rutherford Sheriff's STOP program helps drug dependent people recover

Dec 31, 2020 at 09:00 am by Lisa Marchesoni

When Chris Hale's best friend died of an overdose, the shock brought new life to Hale. Hale, 26, of Rockvale found his friend deceased Oct. 11 and called the Sheriff's Office.... Read More

MTSU Health Promotion Director Lisa Schrader receives the Moderna vaccine Wednesday, Dec. 23, at the Siegel High School Gym in Murfreesboro.

Rutherford County's COVID vaccine roll out starts at Siegel High School

Dec 31, 2020 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

Including about 15 MTSU Health Services and Pharmacy staff members, dozens of area health care workers and first responders received the first round of the Moderna COVID-19 va.... Read More

Sheriff's STOP program helps drug-dependent people heal

Dec 30, 2020 at 09:47 am by Lisa Marchesoni

When Chris Hale’s best friend died of an overdose, the shock brought new life to Hale. Hale, 26, of Rockvale found his friend deceased Oct. 11 and called the Sher.... Read More

Box truck stopped by Rutherford County deputies playing audio similar to camper in Christmas day bombing

Dec 29, 2020 at 11:31 am by Voice Wire

Federal and state authorities did not detect a device after checking a suspicious box truck traveling Sunday in Rutherford County, authorities said. Rutherford County Sheriff.... Read More

Estranged husband charged in wife's murder

Dec 28, 2020 at 08:39 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

An estranged husband was charged with murdering his wife after her body was found in a ditch Monday morning near her Midland community home, a Rutherford County Sheriff’.... Read More

Secret Santa and Mrs. Claus donate $7,200 for deputies to give away

Dec 22, 2020 at 10:27 am by Lisa Marchesoni

Mrs. Santa wiped tears away when she learned the impact of $7,200 she and her Secret Santa husband donated to Rutherford County Sheriff's patrol deputies to give away last wee.... Read More

Amazon driver held at gunpoint, delivery van and packages stolen; suspects on the run

Dec 22, 2020 at 09:06 am by Voice Wire

A female Amazon driver is robbed by two armed men who stole her van full of packages in broad daylight on Monday, Dec. 21. The suspects are on the run. The driver, delivering.... Read More

TBI-led investigation seizes 1K+ fentanyl-laced pills in Rutherford County

Dec 21, 2020 at 11:00 am by Voice Wire

An undercover drug investigation by investigators with the TBI Middle Tennessee Opioid/ Overdose Task Force has led to the arrest of one man, and the seizure of more than 1,00.... Read More

Should Rutherford County Schools start 2021 with a hybrid model?

Dec 21, 2020 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

Rutherford County Schools is considering an option to begin the second semester using a hybrid model to reduce the number of students in school buildings at the sa.... Read More

BERC: Tennessee’s housing sector shows signs of recovery from pandemic shutdowns

Dec 21, 2020 at 09:15 am by Voice Wire

Signs of positive momentum can be seen in Tennessee's third quarter housing data following the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Several indicators, such.... Read More

Opinion: Why CARES Act II is essential to Tennessee's economy

Dec 21, 2020 at 08:54 am by Voice Wire

The economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic has stretched far and wide, affecting many Tennessee residents who had always been self-sufficient. Here in Nashville, our hospit.... Read More

Your Feelings About the Pandemic Are Normal. Normal, Normal, Normal!

Dec 18, 2020 at 12:15 pm by aGentleDrLaura

This morning I was watching the “noise.” Which, by the way, I regularly swear off and start scanning again. One segment was all about mental health and the pandemi.... Read More