Murfreesboro News Press » Murfreesboro News http://murfreesboronewspress.com Murfreesboro News | Rutherford County & Middle Tennessee's Online Newspaper! Tue, 22 May 2012 07:25:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Lady Blue Devils battle ups and downs http://murfreesboronewspress.com/2012/05/lady-blue-devils-battle-ups-and-downs/ http://murfreesboronewspress.com/2012/05/lady-blue-devils-battle-ups-and-downs/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 07:24:48 +0000 murfreesboronews http://murfreesboronewspress.com/2012/05/lady-blue-devils-battle-ups-and-downs/ In Cindy Towers’ mind, it’s fitting that her five-member, senior class is the one that broke through to help the program reach its first state tournament.

“These seniors are such a special group of young women,” Towers said. “They stuck together through thick and thin. They were determined, and their determination paid off. It says volumes about them.

“They are not all best friends, but when they walk inside these fences, they are tighter than Dick’s hat band and stronger than Gorilla Glue.”

Those ups and downs had as much of an effect

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Kemp began her week-long sprint through Spring Fling with a dominant victory in Monday’s pentathlon. She hopes the hug and the hop onto the podium become a routine finish following each of the five events in which she’ll compete this week.

Kemp, a senior at GPS and

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Alan Poizner/Special to The Commercial Appeal

Lane Austell of Briarcrest leads the field after the first day of competition in the Division 2 decathlon at TSSAA Spring Fling at MTSU in Murfreesboro.


MURFREESBORO — At the start of Monday’s TSSAA Class AAA Pentathlon, Bolton’s Portia McManis, Central’s Adria Butler, and Ridgeway’s Darragh May had a plan. By the end of the exhausting day, they had turned their dream into medals.

The girls finished fourth, fifth, and sixth, respectively, earning vital

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MURFREESBORO — A 57-year-old man is set to appear in court this July on charges he illegally possessed more than 100 pieces of child porn at his home here.

David D. “Tater Tot” Tate, of 1457 Rucker Lane was arrested May 17 on one charge of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, according to police.

Tate’s arrest came after Murfreesboro Police Detective Tommy Roberts and representatives of the Tennessee Department of

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This year, BlueCross is inviting fans to show their school spirit on TWITTER by playing “Tweet your team.”

Tweet Your Team is a social media contest that encourages fans to get out their phones and cheer on their favorite school on Twitter.

Participants will be playing for a chance to win their school a $1,000 donation from BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee.

To play,

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MURFREESBORO The fourth annual Healing Field – Flags of Remembrance will take place Memorial Day weekend, May 26-28, and is presented by the Murfreesboro Noon Exchange Club.

The Healing Field, located on Medical Center Parkway next to Belk at The Avenue, will feature over one thousand 3-by-5 foot American flags displayed in a military style layout. Each flag can be sponsored for $30 in memory or in honor of a hero.

“An event of this magnitude relies on volunteers to

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By Andrew Chow, JD at FindLaw.com

Mon May 21, 2012 6:59pm EDT

Two McDonald’s patrons are under arrest after an allegedly “messed up” cheeseburger order led to a drunken rampage.

The men say they told grave-shift workers at a McDonald’s in Murfreesboro, Tenn., to hold the onions on their cheeseburgers, Nashville’s WTVF-TV reports. But when they discovered the offensive onions hiding under their buns, they went back to the drive-thru to

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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - After six consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, the quest for a seventh won’t get any easier as the the 2012 Middle Tennessee volleyball schedule will feature seven matches against tournament teams from last season.

“Once again we have a very demanding schedule,” head coach Matt Peck said. “We’re going to be taking on a number of NCAA Tournament teams, and we’re going to be challenged early. We’ll have a very young team, so I think it’s going to just make us that

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MURFREESBORO — A 57-year-old man is set to appear in court this July on charges he illegally possessed more than 100 pieces of child porn at his home here.

David D. “Tater Tot” Tate, of 1457 Rucker Lane was arrested May 17 on one charge of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, according to police.

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Police have identified a motorcyclist who was killed early Saturday in a crash while trying to exit I-24 at the Medical Center Parkway interchange.

Gary Gregory, 30, of Burleson Lane in Murfreesboro, was pronounced dead as a result of the wreck, according to a statement this morning from MPD. He was not identified in an initial release because next of kin had not been notified.

The MPD Fatal Accident Crash Team reported that Burleson was driving a 2007 Harley-Davidson motorcycle

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MURFREESBORO — Getting ready to head out and put some miles on your new bicycle? Maybe for a cruise around town on your Harley Davidson? How about a drive to Nashville in the family car?

Not so fast!

With that warm and beautiful weather—which has likely coaxed you out of your winter-long stay-put routine—comes an even greater responsibility to be aware of your surroundings as you head out to share and enjoy city, county and state roads.

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Garrison graduates

MONTEVALLO, Ala. – More than 350 University of Montevallo students received their diplomas at spring commencement May 5. Among the graduates were Anna Elizabeth Garrison of La Vergne, who earned a bachelor of arts degree.

Pack tapped for prestigious award

HENDERSON, Tenn. – Jared Pack of Murfreesboro was honored recently at Freed-Hardeman University’s academic awards ceremony. Dr. Greg Massey, chair of the Department of History, Philosophy, and Political Science, presented him with the Jodie Novodoff award.

Pack

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A note from the city planner and engineers states, “A columbarium is included in the Zoning Ordinance’s definition of cemetery. Cemeteries in the OG-R zone require a special use permit; therefore, as an accessory use to a church, it also requires a special use permit. The special use permit that has been submitted includes both the construction of the columbarium and the use of the columbarium as a permitted accessory use for the church. The Board should note that the applicants only propose the

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Jekyll Hyde—the musical that established Frank Wildhorn as a major force in contemporary musical theater—will be given a concert mounting in early August as the first offering from Murfreesboro’s Stones River Theatre Company, the city’s first and only professional theatre company.

Directed by Logan Huber, SRTC’s artistic director, with musical direction by Justin Holder, the show runs August 3 and 4 at 7 p.m. and August 5 at 2 p.m. at Middle Tennessee State University’s Hinton Hall in the Wright Music Building.

“Jekyll Hyde is a

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May 20th , 2012 14:59 pm

By Tim Chambers

KNOXVILLE — Unaka’s quest to make the elite eight ended in Knoxville on Saturday against a Grace Christian squad that proved to be “Ram” tough. The Rangers fell 7-0 in a substate affair, despite getting an excellent pitching effort

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The following public meetings are scheduled this week by Rutherford County and its municipalities:

Rutherford County

• The Rutherford County Commission’s Budget, Finance Investment Committee will examine next year’s spending plans for various governmental departments and non-profit organizations, including Linebaugh Library System at 5:30 p.m. Monday. The meeting will be in Room 205 on the second floor of the County Courthouse on Murfreesboro’s Public Square.

• The Rutherford County Commission’s Budget, Finance Investment and Health Education

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By REECE RUTLAND

Banner Sports Writer

Twenty-two Bradley County individual students and one team will be making the journey to the TSSAA Spring Fling this week.

Twenty-one track and field participants will make the trip to Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro to compete in the TSSAA State Track and Field portion of the event while a lone Cleveland tennis player will make his stand at Old Fort State Park.

The Walker Valley Mustangs will also be making the trek for the state baseball tournament (See related story on

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MURFREESBORO — The Murfreesboro Police Department Fatal Accident Crash Team (FACT) is currently investigating a fatal vehicle crash that occurred this morning at 2:35 a.m. on Interstate 24 West and Medical Center Parkway (Exit 76).

After a preliminary investigation, crash reconstruction experts believe a 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling West on I-24 and attempted to exit on the ramp for Medical Center Parkway (Exit 76), according to a news release from the police department

As the driver attempted to

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Studio C Photography is a full service artistic studio that specializes in individuality and artistry. We will not compromise on quality, (and) we deliver.

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A fifth, or more, game this season between the two Knoxville powerhouses could be a reality in the upcoming state tournament in Murfreesboro after Bearden’s 4-1 Class AAA state sectional win over Jefferson County Saturday night at jam-packed Phil Garner Field.

Bearden begins state tournament play Tuesday in Murfreesboro. Four-time defending state champion Farragut qualified Friday night by beating Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett in its sectional game.

“Early in the season I told our guys we want to be able to play Farragut a fourth and

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