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SUBMITTED: Vice Mayor Bratcher Announces Re-election Bid

murfreesboronews — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:42:50 +0000

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chris Bratcher
February 3, 2012 Phone: 615-417-4067

Vice Mayor Bratcher Announces Re-election Bid
MURFREESBORO – Vice Mayor Chris Bratcher announced today he will run for re-election, continuing to make jobs his number one priority.

“My position as Vice Mayor allowed me, along with state and local officials and the Chamber of Commerce, to recruit Amazon. The Amazon fulfillment center will provide 1,150 jobs with an average pay of $16.50 an hour,” said Bratcher, who was first elected to the

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Holdrite finds perfect fit in Rutherford

murfreesboronews — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:42:34 +0000

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MURFREESBORO – Since opening in July, the La Vergne Holdrite plant has surpassed its expectations and has become the pride of the nationwide company.

The 70,000-square-foot facility churns out 1,000 different lines of plumbing parts, from wall mounts and brackets to joint connections and more.

Just recently the company brought an out-sourced sector that makes belts for water heaters to the Rutherford County location from Mexico, bringing more jobs to the local economy.

“Currently we have

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BRIEFCASE: Business to host fine jewelry event

murfreesboronews — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:42:27 +0000

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Business to host fine jewelry event

MURFREESBORO – Jared The Galleria of Jewelry will bring high-end designer trends to its Murfreesboro store by hosting a Le Vian Fine Jewelry Event Feb. 29.

Jared, located at 2645 Medical Center Parkway in The Avenue Murfreesboro, welcomes the public to a Fine Jewelry Event during regular store hours, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Guests can enjoy refreshments while they browse.

This year’s collection features the largest selection of

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Schools to celebrate black community

murfreesboronews — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:42:03 +0000

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MURFREESBORO — Two city schools will open their doors later this month to bring awareness to the black community’s involvement in making Murfreesboro what it is today.

African-American Cultural Nights will be held Feb. 23 at Bellwood-Bowdoin Preschool and Feb. 24 at Bradley Academy. Both events will take place from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

Candy Clifford, the district’s community outreach coordinator, said the idea stemmed from a black parent attending a breakfast last fall. The parent was the only non-Hispanic

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Locals eager to see Super Bowl

murfreesboronews — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:41:59 +0000

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Jim Tracy, State Senator – “Early in the afternoon, my wife Trena and I are going to a party at some friends in Bedford County and then we are going to my wife’s sister, Tammy, and watch the game with the family. We are going to have barbecue and chips and dips and a little bit of everything. I’m sure there will be some good desserts, too. I am picking the Giants, 28-24.”

John Jones, realtor – “I am watching it at my

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Rutherford County Briefs: Man claims he was beaten by Murfreesboro police

murfreesboronews — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:41:54 +0000

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A Murfreesboro man claims he was brutally beaten by police officers who said they mistook him for a suspect they were pursuing.

Murfreesboro Police Department officials say Joseph Sushak “resisted” when officers asked him to put his hands behind his back near his home on Monday. They later acknowledged he was not the man they had been looking for during a high-speed chase they said involved a stolen car.

Police later arrested another man, Bouthay Gee Soupholophakdy, 28, after

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TN legislators fear impact of bigger classes

murfreesboronews — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:41:49 +0000

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Tracy responded that those figures are catching the attention of lawmakers in Nashville and changes are likely to be made. Earlier, state Rep. Rick Womick told the audience he is not in favor of raising the average classroom size.

State Sen. Bill Ketron agreed that the proposal is complex because it took Department of Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman 25 minutes to explain it at a recent legislative breakfast.

Tennessee’s new evaluation system for teachers received the most criticism at Thursday’s

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Government meetings scheduled for this week

murfreesboronews — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:41:43 +0000

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MURFREESBORO — The following government meetings are scheduled this week. All meetings are open to the public.

Rutherford County

The Rutherford County Election Commission will meet at 5 p.m. Monday at its location at 426 E. Vine St. in Murfreesboro.

The Rutherford County Commission’s Steering, Legislative Governmental Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday in Room 205 on the second floor of the County Courthouse on the Public Square in Murfreesboro.

The Rutherford County Commission’s Public Works

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MTSU in Grammy spotlight again

murfreesboronews — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:32:50 +0000

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MURFREESBORO — MTSU can again take pride in faculty and alumni being recognized for their roles in musical performances nominated for the 54th Grammy Awards, which will be announced Feb. 12.

According to MTSU, eight alumni and/or former recording-industry students are nominated for their work on musical releases ranging from country to contemporary Christian to bluegrass.

Music by 14 current and former MTSU School of Music professors is included in the catalog that earned a classical Producer of the Year
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You can be a softy

murfreesboronews — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:32:48 +0000

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MURFREESBORO — Cold weather outside and dry heat indoors zap moisture from your skin, leaving it dehydrated and tight. Even worse, dry air can exacerbate skin conditions, often causing it to crack and bleed.

Knowing how to take care of your skin during winter, especially your face, is important, said Shuntelle Mason, a cosmetologist, esthetician and esthetic instructor and cosmetologist at Georgia Career Institute in Murfreesboro.

One of the first places to start is inside your body. “Drinking water every
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‘County poised for greatness’

murfreesboronews — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:32:46 +0000

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MURFREESBORO — “Rutherford County is poised for greatness,” said Peter Demos of Demos’ restaurants.

Demos was named the 2012 Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce Chairman of the Board, replacing Gordon Ferguson, CEO of MTMC.

“It is an honor to follow in your footsteps,” Demos said to Ferguson.

Business owners and community members networked and dined at the annual Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce Business at its Best event held Friday night at Embassy Suites Murfreesboro.

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Volunteers sought to help staff precincts

murfreesboronews — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:32:44 +0000

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MURFREESBORO — The Rutherford County Election Commission needs more poll workers such as Linda Mobley who are committed to helping March 6 presidential primary voters.

“If people aren’t there for you to be able to vote, we lose our vote,” said Mobley, a committed poll worker since retiring from her 30-year career as a home economics teacher at Riverdale High in Murfreesboro. “If you don’t use it, you lose it.”

The election commission has 220 poll workers and needs about
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Grace Lutheran youth host Coffee House fundraiser

murfreesboronews — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:31:03 +0000

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Sunday

Josh Franks will be guest speaker for morning service 10 a.m. at Lighthouse Pentecostal Church, 1108 W. College St., Suite 300, Murfreesboro, 37129. Contact Steve Pendergrast for more information at 615-415-2943.

Come and watch the big game with Stones River Church. Super day of fun and fellowship. The church is at 2315 Joe B. Jackson Parkway, Murfreesboro.

There will be no worship service held at Cherry Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 4078 Yeargan Road. Cherry Grove will worship with Pastor
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Blue Raiders to host MTSU Invitational

murfreesboronews — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:31:01 +0000

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The Middle Tennessee track and field teams return to Murfreesboro this weekend for the first of two-consecutive home meets as they host the MTSU Invitational presented by MarineOfficer.com on Saturday at the Murphy Center.

The men’s and women’s shot put will kick off the day’s events at 11 a.m. CT followed shortly by the long jump and pole vault competitions. The action will conclude with the one mile relays just before 5 p.m. The complete meet schedule can be found here.

The men’s and women’s squads from
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Legislators listen as Rutherford teachers vent about pay, evaluation system

murfreesboronews — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:30:25 +0000

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Tracy and Womick, R-Rockvale, are sponsoring legislation that would change the state’s new teacher evaluation system by reducing the number of classroom visits based on experience, eliminating the 1-5 grading scale and adding the words “meets standard” and “exceeds standards” rather than “expectations,” which is considered too subjective.

Riverdale High School teacher Jennie Smith asked delegation members if they would “cave in” to Haslam.

Womick told the group, “I will not back down, no. I will push the bill.” He
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Local Women & Pharmacies Deal With Birth Control Recall

murfreesboronews — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:29:14 +0000

by Heather Graf

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – It’s the announcement that’s prompted panic among women across the country: a birth control recall, that could raise the risk for accidental pregnancies. Now, that worry and fear is trickling down to local pharmacies.

“Certainly when something that major comes about, patients call and get a little excited,” said Jason Greene, the pharmacy manager at Reeves-Sain Pharmacy in Murfreesboro.

Greene says they haven’t yet been bombarded with phone calls from concerned customers, but he expects that will change as
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THP IDs man killed in Monday I24 crash

murfreesboronews — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:29:12 +0000

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MURFREESBORO — Authorities have now identified the Smyrna resident killed Monday in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 24 near the South Church Street exit in Murfreesboro.

Carlos Aldana, 41, of Cannon Drive, died shortly after a 2006 Volvo semi-truck driven by 53-year-old David Tatum, of Owensboro, Ky., hit the passenger side of 46-year-old Vladimir Aldana’s 1995 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck on I24 near the 81 mile-marker.

An accident report filed by
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Murfreesboro planners defer action on Gateway area apartments

murfreesboronews — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:29:10 +0000

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“In this community, there’s a bias against vinyl,” Aydelott said. “The Gateway is an area we hold to a higher standard and expectation.”

Although worried about the proposed vinyl, the planning officials were pleased with the urban-styled town home look with tree-lined sidewalks to the proposed complex that’s supposed to rent out 275 two-bedroom apartments and 128 single-bedroom units.

“I think it’s a fine looking development, and it seems to fit with the master plan (approved by the commissioners in
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Murfreesboro Man Accused of Selling Drugs From China

murfreesboronews — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:29:07 +0000

by Nick Beres

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — More than half-a-million-dollars’ worth of steroids are now off the streets after largest bust of its kind in Murfreesboro history.

Police have arrested charged Leslie Parker, Jr. and charged him with possession and distribution of the illegal steroids.

“This is a major break in the pipeline of steroids coming to middle Tennessee,” said Kyle Evans with the Murfreesboro Police Department.

More than 500-thousand dollars’ worth of pills and injectables were found in a downtown Murfreesboro storage unit.

Evans said the steroids are shipped undetected from Shanghai, China to New York
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Nancy Drue Robinson

murfreesboronews — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:29:00 +0000

Nancy Drue Robinson, age 81, went home to be with our Heavenly Father on January 30, 2012. She lived a life of love and kindness with a cheerful spirit. She always had a smile for every person she met and never an unkind word. She is an angel of the Lord. Nancy passed away in Georgia where she had moved after retiring from her 41-year career in the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary library.

Nancy was born on August 9, 1930 to William McKinley and Gladys Robinson in Auburntown, Tennessee. She was
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