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Mt. Juliet dog to compete in 2020 Dog Bowl

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

A dog from Mt. Juliet will represent Middle Tennessee in Animal Planet's Dog Bowl, which is set to air at 8 p.m. Feb. 1. During the 2020 Dog Bowl, 65 adoptable dog.... Read More

Murfreesboro STARS honoree Solid Waste Department Driver Barney Dale

Murfreesboro Solid Waste Department Driver Barney Dale honored for helping fallen man

Jan 31, 2020 at 09:00 am by Voice Wire

Murfreesboro Solid Waste Department employee Barney Dale has been named STARS award recipient for December 2019. Dale was honored by Mayor Shane McFarland prior to the m.... Read More

MTSU Jazz Artist Series keeps the beat at Feb. 6 concert

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

Famed jazz drummer Roger Humphries will bring his 70-plus years of musical brilliance to MTSU Thursday, Feb. 6, to perform with university jazz faculty and the&.... Read More

Murfreesboro FAQ: How Murfreesboro's City-Manager model of organization works

Jan 30, 2020 at 11:47 am by Michelle Willard

Murfreesboro follows the city-manager model of municipal government. In this model of municipal government, a city manager serves as the principal executive and administrat.... Read More

What's happened with Bill Ketron this week

Week in Ketron: Joe Liggett edition

Jan 30, 2020 at 09:19 am by Michelle Willard

Local rabble-rouser Joe Liggett has set his anti-corruption sights on Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron. According to news reports, Liggett contacted the Tennessee Ethics C.... Read More

Businesses are collecting items for 7th annual Community Baby Shower

Jan 30, 2020 at 08:00 am by United Way

The United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties is working with local businesses to collect essential baby items for expectant and new mothers now through Feb. 3..... Read More

Smyrna Police Department asks for help identifying a man who tried to break into a storage unit

Jan 29, 2020 at 02:34 pm by Voice Wire

Smyrna Police Department is asking for assistance in identifying an individual responsible for an attempted break-in. On Jan. 26, between 5:30 and 6 a.m., the individual.... Read More

Dads2Dads: Increase your value by focusing on yourself

Jan 29, 2020 at 11:00 am by Dads2Dads

Hey dad, how about focusing on yourself? You might say, “Wait a minute … that sounds a little selfish. You guys are always saying ‘Be there for the ki.... Read More

United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties seeks proposals for funding 'Bold Goals'

Jan 29, 2020 at 10:16 am by United Way

The United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties announced it is accepting proposals for funding related to its "Bold Goals 2030" initiative, which focuses on early childhood.... Read More

Bill Lee awards civics mini-grants promoting life-long civic engagement to Smyrna High

Jan 29, 2020 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn recently awarded 21 Governor's Civics Seal mini-grants promoting life-long civic engagement in schools and dis.... Read More

The Jinling Dragon ensemble was supposed to celebrate Chinese New Year.

Coronavirus fears force cancellation of Chinese musical ensemble performance at MTSU

Jan 28, 2020 at 01:58 pm by Voice Wire

Out of an abundance of caution surrounding the coronavirus outbreak in China and reports of cases in the U.S., Middle Tennessee State University has canceled Jan. 28's schedul.... Read More

Rutherford County, Tennessee, is pretty cool.

Survey says: Rutherford County is 3rd best place to live in Tennessee

Jan 28, 2020 at 11:44 am by Michelle Willard

A recent ranking from Niche.com, ranked Murfreesboro as the third best place to living in the state of Tennessee. The site ranked all the counties in the state, and we did pr.... Read More

Murfreesboro Mama: 7 reasons to get creative with Rutherford Arts Alliance this year

Jan 28, 2020 at 09:03 am by Laura Beth Payne

When I began writing this column last year one of the first people who reached out to me was Ginna Foster Cannon. She was the director of cultural and heritage tourism at the.... Read More

Smyrna Police needs help to ID a vehicle involved in a theft

Jan 27, 2020 at 03:19 pm by Voice Wire

Smyrna Police Department is asking for assistance in identifying a vehicle and driver involved in the theft of a trailer. On Jan. 20, at approximately 4:38 p.m., the vehicle.... Read More

Tennessee Business Barometer by MTSU's Jones College of Business

MTSU survey: Outlook of Tennessee business leaders has ‘improved dramatically’

Jan 27, 2020 at 01:21 pm by Voice Wire

Tennessee business leaders have a much more positive outlook of the current and future economy, according to the latest Tennessee Business Barometer by MTSU's Jones College of.... Read More