‘Murfreesboro News’ Archives
MurfreesboroNewsPress Columnist Lands a Book Deal with #1 New York Times Bestselling Series!
Our very own MurfreesboroNewsPress Humor Columnist, Lori Wescott, has landed her own segment in the upcoming book from the #1 New York's Bestselling series, Chicken Soup for the Soul! The newest edition to the series is called Chicken Soup For the Soul: Family Matters and consists of "101 Unforgettable Stories about Our Nutty but Lovable [...]
Overzealous | NEW EP “The Valley” is complete! Murfreesboro Rock Band
Local band overzealous has just finished a new EP called "The Valley." Overzealous will also be playing BOROSTOCK 2010 on August 19th at the Boro Bar and Grill (Greenland Ave) with other local bands The Avery Set and The Only Sons. The new EP "The Valley" is unique and special for overzealous because it was produced completely [...]
16th Annual Ruthies Awards: Nominations Galore for Toot’s Restaurant! VOTE HERE!
.Toot's continues to grow in popularity, despite already leading the pack..As Murfreesboro's longest running and most popular restaurant, Toot's Restaurant has showed that it's here to stay, in a big way! Toot's has wrapped up a nomination in just about every major Restaurant/Bar category, for the 16th Annual 2010 Ruthies Awards (including [...]
Leftover Tampering, False Report Charges Dropped in Killings Case
In a car crash almost two years ago, Ron Killings ran over an eleven-year-old girl on Bradyville Pike, killing her. In February, a jury from out-of-town heard the case on charges of reckless homicide. Killings was acquitted. But now, nearly four months after the homicide case and nearly two years after the incident in question, Killings has [...]
Healing Field Brings Memorial to Murfreesboro’s Memorial Day
This Memorial Day weekend, the Murfreesboro Noon Exchange Club honored fallen American soldiers with the Club’s second annual Healing Field. Located on Medical Center Parkway in Murfreesboro, the Healing Field contained hundreds of three-by-five foot American flags standing proudly, eight feet high in perfect rows and columns. Located next [...]
One Dead, Two Wounded in Eagle Street Shooting
Around midnight on the morning of May 22, Nathan Morgan, Jr. was shot to death on Eagle Street in Murfreesboro. Also wounded in the attack was Louis Sweeny, 37, of Nashville. Sweeny was sent in serious condition to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, said Kyle Evans, Murfreesboro Police Department spokesman. Debris from the [...]
Murfreesboro Police Make Arrest, Score Major Win
Alabama’s Steven Troy Hampel was convicted in 2009 for using a wooden cane and his own fists to beat 54-year-old Terry Tank. Testifying in court, Tank said he thought while he was being beaten that he would die. Following his conviction, Hampel was released from custody and allowed to go free until his sentencing hearing. That turned out [...]
Shores Road Now Lake, Residents Still Canoeing
With the flood-bringing rain almost three weeks past, most of life in Murfreesboro has returned to normal. Not so, however, for residents in the Shores Road area. Still dealing wednesday road cum lake, some homes on Shores Road still are accessible only by canoe. According to County Engineer Dale Corbitt, the water pooled in the area [...]
Zelenik Campaign Kickoff Barbeque Draws Hundreds
Over 500 Sixth District residents showed up Tuesday night for Lou Ann Zelenik’s campaign kickoff barbeque dinner at Murfreesboro’s Barfield Crescent Park. Rick’s Barbecue catered, and half-way through the meal, people already were raving about the barbecue. By the time Zelenik was done with her stump speech, however, they were raving [...]
Lookout, New Light Ahead for Murfreesboro
A City of Murfreesboro official says the city will be getting a new traffic light at the intersection of Cherry Lane and Memorial Boulevard sometime in the next three months.Murfreesboro city Traffic Engineer Ram Balachandran has been studying the intersection for three years, but only last year did his research show that the traffic volume of the [...]
Murfreesboro a Player in James Brown Kidnapping Case
Murfreesboro got some out-of-town exposure lately, in a federal kidnapping case being heard in the District Court in Huntsville this past week. James A. (Jim) Brown, a combat veteran of the Vietnam War, had been accused of threatening his ex-wife’s mother and then forcing the ex-wife to drive him to the VA hospital here in Murfreesboro, [...]
Registration Begins for Murfreesboro Half Marathon
October 16th of this year marks the fourth annual Murfreesboro Half Marathon and Kids Fun Run, and registration to participate is now open. From now until the end of the month, participants can register for the half marathon for $50, $55 through June 1, and $65 through August 1, or until the 2,250 participant limit is reached. Last year's [...]
Doctor Cobb Leaves Stonecrest for Medical Center Pkwy
In a recent letter to patients, Dr. Peter Cobb, M.D. of Stonecrest Family Physicians, currently located inside the StoneCrest Medical Center in Smyrna, announced that he will be moving his practice to Murfreesboro in July of this year. “I will be relocating my practice," says the letter, "to better serve our community,” as part of [...]
Rutherford County: 2010-2011 Budget Overview – April 29, 2010
On April 29, the Rutherford County Budget, Finance, & Investment Committee met to discuss the 2010–2011 budget.From the Committee's website:“The duties of this committee include preparation of the county budget, review of requests. for bond issues, and appropriations of county monies prior to any action by the full Board. The committee [...]
Haslam, McWherter, Ramsey, and Wamp Square off in Gubernatorial Forum
For what may have been the first time in the history of Rutherford County, a political event started on time. At 7:00 PM sharp, moderator and MTSU Associate Professor Bob Pondillo (not the advertised John Siegenthaler) began introducing the candidates participating in the debate: U.S. House Rep. Zach Wamp (R-Chattanooga), Mike McWherter [...]
