CBD Display

TBI still thinks your hemp is pot

Oct 03, 2019 at 09:00 am by Michelle Willard

One of the problems at the center of Operation Candy Crush (other than local law enforcement not knowing state law) was that the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation couldn't det.... Read More
Costco promised nearly $1M in tax breaks

Does Costco deserve $1M in tax breaks?

Sep 26, 2019 at 10:09 am by Michelle Willard 2

A few years ago I wrote an article about how Rutherford County uses tax incentives to guide job growth in the local economy. I talked to members of the Industrial Developme.... Read More
Why are houses so expensive?

What house sold for $1.5 million in August?

Sep 20, 2019 at 08:00 am by Michelle Willard

A Murfreesboro home sold for $1.5 million in August, according to records from the Rutherford County Register of Deeds. Bought by Chris and Brandy Barrett, the home at 2806.... Read More
Slideshow
Vice President Al Gore Jr. at MTSU

4 things you should know about Albert Gore Sr.

Sep 17, 2019 at 01:00 pm by Michelle Willard 2

In today's political landscape, the South is seen as a bastion of conservatives, but that hasn't always been the case. One of the most progressive politicians the South has e.... Read More
Jeremy Taylor from Panther Creek Brews

Panther Creek Brews is now flowing through Murfreesboro

Aug 30, 2019 at 10:46 am by Michelle Willard 1

Panther Creek Brews announced it will be canning Panther Scratch, its hoppy brown IPA, for wider distribution. With the help of BriarScratch Brewing, Panther Creek is able to.... Read More
Robert Stevens is fighting mad

Who penned a complaint against Smyrna Court Clerk Brittany Stevens?

Aug 22, 2019 at 12:01 pm by Michelle Willard 1

The plot thickens in the drama brewing on the Rutherford County Commission. Earlier this week, I received an anonymous email containing an ethics complaint filed against Smyr.... Read More
Week in Ketron

Week in Ketron: Election finance audit and questions about the Rutherford County Commission

Aug 20, 2019 at 11:01 am by Michelle Willard 1

Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron likely breathed a sigh of relief when the August agenda for the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance was released and his name was nowher.... Read More
Murfreesboro Citizens Fire Academy

Get the insider view of Murfreesboro's fire department at the Citizens Fire Academy

Aug 08, 2019 at 10:00 am by Michelle Willard

Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue Department is now accepting applications for the Fall 2019 Citizens Fire Academy.  "We have revamped the academy and added new and excitin.... Read More
Murfreesboro Police Department

Murfreesboro Police: Information sought in overnight shooting

Aug 08, 2019 at 09:19 am by Michelle Willard

A Murfreesboro man who has survived gun violence in the past is shot yet again overnight. Officers responded to reports of shots fired around 2:15 a.m. at Greenland Eas.... Read More
Rutherford County Property Transactions for July 2019

Murfreesboro storage facility sells for $10M

Aug 06, 2019 at 02:09 pm by Michelle Willard

Investment Partners of McMinnville sold the new storage facility on Medical Center Parkway for a cool $10 million in July, according to records from the Rutherford County Regi.... Read More
Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron

Week in Ketron: Fraud allegations fallout, campaign finance questions and an age-discrimination lawsuit

Jul 29, 2019 at 11:35 am by Michelle Willard

Things keep getting worse for embattled Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron. What started as an unassuming fraud investigation into his family-owned insurance agency (since w.... Read More
Hateful state

White supremacist flier found in downtown Murfreesboro

Jul 26, 2019 at 10:00 am by Michelle Willard

A flier for a Neo-Nazi, white supremacist group was found in downtown Murfreesboro Thursday night. Stating "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Victory," the flier is from Pat.... Read More
Murfreesboro Human Rights Commission

Does Murfreesboro need a Human Rights Commission?

Jul 25, 2019 at 10:00 am by Michelle Willard 9

According to the Human Rights Campaign, Murfreesboro does almost nothing to protect the LGBT+ community and that's why one local woman wants the city to create a Human Rights.... Read More
Smart car drivers are more likely to drive dumb

Drivers of smart cars are more likely to drive dumb

Jul 23, 2019 at 09:00 am by Michelle Willard

According to an online survey by State Farm, Americans who drive smart cars are more likely to drive dumb. The survey found drivers vehicles with Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC.... Read More
Tom and Martha Boyd

Bill Lee names new member, reappoints others to MTSU Board of Trustees

Jul 22, 2019 at 07:00 am by Michelle Willard

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has appointed Middle Tennessee State University alumnus Tom Boyd of Lebanon, Tennessee, to a six-year term on the university's Board of Trustees. Boyd.... Read More