Murfreesboro Police fire officer involved in 2017 fatal crash

Feb 08, 2018 at 05:25 pm by Michelle Willard

On Wednesday, Feb. 7, Murfreesboro Police Chief Mike Bowen fired Officer Jason McGriff, the department announced in a press release. McGriff’s employment was.... Read More

News of the Week: Defendant sentenced for murder of Heather Maples

Feb 08, 2018 at 12:00 pm by Michelle Willard

  On Tuesday, Feb. 6, WKRN's Larry Flowers reported Brandon Bowling was sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder and aggravated rape.... Read More

MetalMax owner drops $2M on Murfreesboro industrial lot

Feb 07, 2018 at 01:44 pm by Michelle Willard

The owner of Murfreesboro-based manufacturer MetalMax bought more than 17 acres on Old Salem Road in Murfreesboro at the beginning of January, according to records from the Ru.... Read More

Cousins Maine Lobster restaurant set for Smyrna

Feb 06, 2018 at 02:20 pm by Michelle Willard

  Cousins Maine Lobster Food Truck is going to be a restaurant soon if a billboard near Sam Ridley Parkway on Interstate 24 is to be believed. Murfreesboro residents an.... Read More

Bizarre in the Boro: Dumb theft of dumbbells

Feb 03, 2018 at 10:00 am by Michelle Willard

A pair of cat burglars left a trail of evidence when they snatched three sets of dumbbells from the gym at an apartment complex near MTSU campus, according to a repo.... Read More

News of the Week: All in One Recycling responds to complaints

Feb 02, 2018 at 05:04 pm by Michelle Willard

The owner of beleaguered company All in One Recycling has shut off automated billing to customers as it struggles to get it trucks fixed, Jeremy Harrison told The Daily News J.... Read More

Homeless man wanted in Thursday morning stabbing incident

Feb 02, 2018 at 03:39 pm by Michelle Willard

A Murfreesboro man claimed to have been stabbed when he broke up a domestic fight Thursday morning, Feb. 1 at a homeless camp off Old Fort Parkway. The victim, a 34-year-old.... Read More

Investment trust invests $5M in La Vergne

Jan 31, 2018 at 02:00 pm by Michelle Willard

A real estate investment trust bought an industrial lot in La Vergne at the end of December, according to documents from the Rutherford County Register of Deeds. The REIT,.... Read More

Slick Pig announces new hours; Donut Country adds delivery

Jan 30, 2018 at 01:04 pm by Michelle Willard

I'm thinking about naming this column "Restaurant Rumors" because it seems like all the big business news is related to food. The biggest news of the past week (other than Br.... Read More

TBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Murfreesboro

Jan 29, 2018 at 04:00 pm by Michelle Willard

A Murfreesboro man's alleged weekend activities drew the attention of at least three different law enforcement agencies.  According to an article in the Shelbyville Time.... Read More
David Riemens

Watertown skull turns missing artist into suspicious death

Jan 29, 2018 at 11:00 am by Michelle Willard

It's not often that Watertown, Tennessee, makes the news. So it was memorable when David Riemens vanished Aug. 8, 2012, from the Dollar General in the small Middle Tennessee.... Read More

Bizarre in the Boro: Meth fuels bad night for Murfreesboro couple

Jan 27, 2018 at 09:30 am by Michelle Willard

A Murfreesboro couple were arrested Jan. 18 after he reportedly called 911 six while high on PCP and meth and she got into a meth-fueled fight with police, according to&n.... Read More

Murfreesboro will (honorarily) call the bridge Bridgey McBridgeface

Jan 26, 2018 at 12:49 pm by Michelle Willard

Breaking news! The city of Murfreesboro has a sense of humor. Here I was, working with the Thursday night Murfreesboro City Council meeting playing in the background as.... Read More

4 things to know about the planned whiskey distillery on Asbury Road

Jan 26, 2018 at 12:00 pm by Michelle Willard

Plans for a whiskey distillery will not be heard by the Murfreesboro City Council until April. At its Thursday night meeting, the City Council scheduled a public hearing for.... Read More

Shane Reeves beat up on Joe Carr in GOP primary

Jan 26, 2018 at 09:36 am by Michelle Willard

Murfreesboro businessman Shane Reeves won the Republican nomination for the special election to fill the empty seat in the 14th district of the Tennessee State Senate with nea.... Read More