Take 25, a day that was proclaimed by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 as a day to talk to your children about the dangers of child abduction, will be held in Murfreesboro on Saturday. Take 25 is named after a child abduction case in New York that took place on May 25th in 1979. Sgt. [...]
Murfreesboro’s Ronnie Barrett has is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Joe M. Rodgers Spirit of America Award from Middle Tennessee State University. Barrett is the founder and CEO of Barrett Firearms Manufacturing, Inc., located here in Murfreesboro. The honor is given to a businessman who has demonstrated the best of the spirit of America [...]
By: bota on 5/21/13 Good job MPD! I hope Thr DA doesn’t let these scum bags plea down. ……Read the Full Article at: http://www.murfreesboropost.com/updated-demos-restaurant-robbed-at-gun-point-monday-morning–cms-35571
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Time is vital when it comes to treating stroke, as brain damage mounts with each passing minutes and there is just a small window of time where clot busting drugs can be administered. (AHA) May is National Stroke Awareness Month, and one of the key points in the event of a stroke is FAST action. [...]
MADISON, Alabama – Madison police say they have found a man accused of burglary and theft. Now they are waiting for his extradition back into the state. Detectives obtained warrants for 25-year-old Xavier Freeman of Madison. He is a suspect in several daytime residential burglaries in the Brass Oaks and Sagefield neighborhoods that occurred earlier [...]
<!– –> Tweet – A A A + <!– –> The Tennessee Bureau of Investigations has called off an Amber Alert for an 8 year old Middle Tennessee boy after he was found safe. Gabriel Swaney was taken by his father, Michael, Swaney, on Sunday. Investigators say Swaney assaulted the boy mom then took off [...]
Effective Tuesday, May 21, MFRD will have a new Captain/Shift Training Officer. Driver Mike Keith has been promoted to the position. Keith has been with the department since December 2000 and has obtained several certifications over the course of his career. He has been an instructor for many classes within the department including: Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) [...]
Hubert H. Blackburn, age 81, of Murfreesboro, died Sunday May 19, 2013. He was born in Chattanooga, TN, but was raised in Athens, TN. Mr. Blackburn was the son of the late H.D. and Cloy Thompson Blackburn, and was also preceded in death by his first wife, Charlene Haney Blackburn. Mr. Blackburn is survived by [...]
Freddie Ray Williams, age 59, of Murfreesboro, passed away on May 19, 2013 at Alvin C. York Medical Center. He was a native of DeKalb County, TN but lived in Rutherford County most of his life. Freddie worked for Tridon and served in the United States Air Force. Freddie was preceded in death by his [...]
Lois G. Liggett, age 84, of Murfreesboro, passed away on May 19, 2013 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center. She was a native of White County but currently resided in Rutherford County. Lois retired as a nurse. Lois was preceded in death by her parents, Virgil D. Gooch and Erma Atnip Gooch; and daughter, Robin L. [...]
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Murfreesboro Police arrested two and are searching for at least one other person involved in an armed robbery outside a restaurant on Monday morning. Murfreesboro Police said several employees and a truck driver making a delivery to the Demos’ on Northwest Broad Street were robbed at gunpoint just before 7 a.m. The [...]
The incoming dean of MTSU’s College of Mass Communication, Ken Paulson, played a key role in the development of the new Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame that was unveiled Sunday. Paulson, vice chair of the songwriters’ hall, oversaw the content development for the 10-by-50-foot interactive display within the Music City Center, the new 2.1 million-square-foot [...]
Dorothy Clair Shelton Rooker, age 77 of Smyrna died Saturday May 18, 2013, at her home surrounded by her family. She was a native of Robertson County and was preceded in death by her parents, Phillip Ansel and Mary Torlay Shelton; her husband, William Roy Rooker, Sr., and her sister, Phyllis Ray. Mrs. Rooker was [...]
