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2 Central Magnet seniors awarded National Merit scholarships

Apr 24, 2020 at 09:03 am by Voice Wire

A pair of seniors from Central Magnet School — Isabella Goodnight and Elise Jones — were among the first group of winners of the 65th annual National Merit Scholar.... Read More

Is 'sheltering at home' the new normal?

Apr 24, 2020 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

Normalcy. From health care to the economy and from entertainment to education, over the past few months, Americans and residents from countries around the world have be.... Read More

Woman shot while driving on Veterans Parkway

Apr 23, 2020 at 04:18 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

A 42-year-old Murfreesboro woman suffered gunshot wounds when she was shot inside her car about 11:15 a.m. Thursday while driving on Veterans Parkway near Kingdom Drive, Ruthe.... Read More

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Child Advocacy Center has trained 5% county adults to protect children sexual abuse

Apr 23, 2020 at 01:00 pm by Child Advocacy Center

"The Child Advocacy Center is excited to announce that we have trained over 5% of the adult population of Rutherford and Cannon Counties how to protect children from child sex.... Read More

Opinion: Nurses have rights too (or should)

Apr 23, 2020 at 12:09 pm by robmtchl

I write regarding a disparity in the nursing profession and the treatment of nurses as a class not only within private hospitals but within the VA Federal hospital system as w.... Read More

Central Magnet, Siegel High earn high marks from U.S. News & World Report

Apr 23, 2020 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

U.S. News & World Report released its latest rankings of public high schools and once again Rutherford County Schools had a strong representation nationally and among.... Read More

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Murfreesboro Mama: 7 family meal plans during quarantine

Apr 23, 2020 at 09:27 am by Laura Beth Payne

If you're like me you've frequently hit the "over it" wall as far as meal planning during quarantine -- whether it's the running around to multiple stores for ingredients or t.... Read More

How many Murfreesboro neighborhoods consider renters unwelcome? Is this a trend?

Apr 23, 2020 at 08:00 am by Chloe Cerutti

As long-term homeowners and residents of Innsbrooke, a quiet and pleasant Murfreesboro subdivision of 246 middle-class homes established in 1996, we were disturbed to learn th.... Read More

SmartBank and the Paycheck Protection Program

SmartBank processes $240M in loans for small businesses

Apr 22, 2020 at 09:30 am by Voice Wire

SmartBank has been working diligently over the past two weeks on behalf of local small businesses in their fight to survive the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. To d.... Read More

Murfreesboro Mayor Shane McFarland COVID-19 briefing

Murfreesboro mayor to roll out three-step plan to reopening on Thursday evening

Apr 22, 2020 at 09:23 am by Voice Wire

Mayor Shane McFarland will lay out his three-phase plan to reopening Murfreesboro when Gov. Bill Lee's "Stay at Home" order (Executive Order 27) will expire April 30, all.... Read More

Rockvale landscaping company wants to gift a garden to a family in need

Apr 22, 2020 at 08:49 am by Voice Wire

Local couple, Cody Jackson and Jennifer Reid of C Jackson Designs, has launched a new nonprofit initiative called Gift A Garden. "Due to the current global situation, food sc.... Read More

Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh, Dispatcher Jenny Mathias and Communications Lt. Candi McCluskey

Mathias named Sheriff's 2020 Dispatcher of the Year

Apr 21, 2020 at 11:30 am by Lisa Marchesoni

Communications Dispatcher Jenny Mathias was selected the 2020 Dispatcher of the Year for the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office. She was chosen based on her expertise to help.... Read More

Day in Corona: Rutherford County School Board member seen flying around Nashville in eagle cosplay

Apr 21, 2020 at 11:01 am by Michelle Willard

During the three-hour testing window on Saturday, April 18, 354 COVID-19 tests were performed at the Rutherford County Health Department. Lines of cars wrapped around downtow.... Read More

Dads2Dads: How to take advantage of a once in a lifetime opportunity

Apr 21, 2020 at 10:00 am by Dads2Dads

How do two ordinary dads write about COVID-19? We're not doctors or healthcare workers. Our medical knowledge extends to being at the other end of a scalpel for surgery. We're.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools named among 2020 Best Communities for Music Education

Apr 21, 2020 at 09:00 am by Voice Wire

Rutherford County Schools was recently honored with the 2020 Best Communities for Music Education from the NAMM Foundation for outstanding support of music education and enric.... Read More