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To Bee or Not To Bee: Celebrity Spelling Bee will go virtual in 2020

Oct 21, 2020 at 10:38 am by literacymatters

Read To Succeed announced the 14th annual Celebrity Spelling Bee will be held virtually at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5 on Facebook Live. The annual Celebrity S.... Read More

Drug Take Back Day is Oct. 24

Oct 21, 2020 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation encourages Tennesseans to take part in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. to 2.... Read More

Murfreesboro police arrest several people arrested for shoplifting and selling hot items to pawn shop

Oct 20, 2020 at 04:35 pm by Voice Wire

Chain saws, weed eaters, drills, tools, and home security systems are some of the items Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) detectives recovered that were stolen from various.... Read More

Who's the new director of Murfreesboro Solid Waste?

Oct 20, 2020 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

City Manager Craig Tindall announced Wednesday, Oct. 14 the appointment of Russell Gossett as the new director of Solid Waste for the City of Murfreesboro. Gossett's hiring wa.... Read More

Murfreesboro FAQ: How does the Rutherford Election Commission verify signatures on ballots?

Oct 20, 2020 at 09:47 am by Michelle Willard

Murfreesboro Voice Reader Susan Allen wanted to know how signatures are verified for mail-in, absentee ballots. The signatures on all mail-in ballots (and all ballots in ge.... Read More

Terry, Baum proposed 'First Responder Safety Act'

Oct 20, 2020 at 08:58 am by Voice Wire

State Reps. Bryan Terry, MD (R-Murfreesboro) and Charlie Baum (R-Murfreesboro) recently announced they will introduce legislation aimed at deterring malicious intimidat.... Read More

Can you be progressive and Christian? Find out what Alisa Childers thinks

Oct 20, 2020 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

In the early 2000s, Alisa Childers received notoriety as a singer and songwriter with the awarding-winning, all female Christian music group ZOEgirl. Today, she is a.... Read More

Rutherford SROs promote teen safety during National Teen Driver Safety Week

Oct 19, 2020 at 12:00 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

Crashes remain the leading cause of teen deaths nationwide. That's why Rutherford County Sheriff's school resource officers hope to lower the rate of teen deaths through info.... Read More

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ConventionSouth awards Rutherford CVB with 2020 Readers’ Choice Award

Oct 19, 2020 at 11:51 am by Voice Wire

The publishers and editors of ConventionSouth, the national multimedia resource for planning events in the South, present Rutherford County Convention & Visitors Bureau wi.... Read More

Faparusi: Key to economic recovery is small business, entreprenuership

Oct 19, 2020 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

In the first quarter of 2020, our country and state shut down, not because there was a world war but because there was a global pandemic that caught us flatfooted. Due to the.... Read More

Tenn. Business Barometer: Outlook surges among state's business leaders

Oct 19, 2020 at 09:40 am by Voice Wire

As early voting has begun in Tennessee and across the nation in the runup to the Nov. 3 presidential election, Tennessee business leaders' outlook has surged in recent months,.... Read More

Smyrna Police chief awarded 2020 Joe Casey Award

Oct 19, 2020 at 09:37 am by Voice Wire

Smyrna Police Chief Kevin Arnold is the recipient of the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police 2020 Joe Casey Award. The award was presented by TACP Past President a.... Read More

Central Magnet teacher earns Outstanding Educator award after student recommendation

Oct 19, 2020 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

The question was unexpected. The answer was obvious. After being accepted to the University of Chicago, like all incoming freshmen, Jabr Abu-Halimah (known simply as.... Read More

Stones River Chamber Players seek 'Connections' with Oct. 26 online concert

Oct 19, 2020 at 07:00 am by Michelle Willard

MTSU's Stones River Chamber Players will make new "Connections" when their 2020-21 season-opening concert premieres Monday, Oct. 26, on the School of Music.... Read More

Smyrna gets in the (socially distant) Halloween spirit

Oct 19, 2020 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

Smyrna Parks and Recreation Department announced it is presenting a #RutherfordResponsible Halloween tradition with Sharp Screams Haunted Trails. "The safety of our.... Read More