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 [...]
Irene Puckett Butcher, 82, of Bradyville, Tenn., died Sunday, May 19, 2013, at her home. A native of Bedford County, she is survived by 3 Children: Richard Irvin (Molly Sue) Butcher of Readyville, Wanda Carol Bobbitt of Murfreesboro Samuel Harrison (Gwen) Butcher Jr. of Bradyville. Sister: Freeland Williams of Midland Community Also survived by 8 grandchildren [...]
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WGNS’ Scott Walker had a sit down talk with two men in Murfreesboro who are against the red light cameras that some Rutherford County residents have grown tired of… This is what they said. Their website is MurfreesboroCape.org. Murfreesboro Police Chief Glen Chrisman says the red light cameras are about safety, not revenue. With [...]
Howard Frank Summar, age 88, of Mufreesboro, died Saturday, May 18, 2013. He was a native of Rutherford County and the son of the late Roy and Reba Mae Endsley Summar. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Haley Summar and his siblings, Melvin Summar, Ann Fields, Ruth Holt, Christine Young, Paul [...]
George Beesley Huddleston Sr. died peacefully on May 17, 2013. He was born in Murfreesboro on January 16, 1933. He was the son of the late Thomas Lafayette and Lillian Beesley Huddleston. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Thomas L. Huddleston, Jr. of Shreveport, LA. He is survived by his wife Mary [...]
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Two men were taken into custody Monday morning after a foot chase following a robbery in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro Police said the pair was armed with handguns when they robbed the manager of the Demos on NW Broad Street around 6:30 a.m. as he was preparing to make deposits. The men fled on [...]
<!– –> 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 [...]
An Antioch man arrested for driving on a suspended license and a Murfreesboro man charged with DUI are looking at the possibility of being deported after being arrested on Sunday in Rutherford County. Both men, who are in their early twenties, are being held on what is called an “I.C.E. Detainer” in the Rutherford County [...]
A 21-year old man accused of being the driver of a vehicle that wrecked in February leaving a Mt. Juliet woman deceased in Wilson County was arrested in Murfreesboro this past weekend (5/18/13). Tacola M. Seay was apprehended by Murfreesboro and Lebanon officers and now faces charges of vehicular homicide by intoxication; one count of [...]
A visionary community leader, Geoge Huddleston, Sr., passed away Friday (5/17/2013). Visitation will be at First United Methodist Church from 4:00 to 7:00 o’clock Monday evening, and again 9:00 o’clock Tuesday morning at the 265 W. Thompson Lane sanctuary until the services there at 11:00 o’clock. Woodfin Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. [...]
The homeless population continues to see increased arrests over the past month and a half in Rutherford County. On Friday and Saturday, three homeless persons were busted on public intoxication charges. Public intoxication is evidently a theme in the arrest of the homeless population. Despite the upswing in the homeless population in the past 12-months, [...]
Longtime friends David Maggied and Clay Scales decided it was time to combine their individual talents to bring Middle Tennessee homeowners and builders custom interior remodeling experience. In July 2012, On Point Solutions LLC was created to do just that. By combining interior remodeling experience with a business-savvy mind, On Point Solutions provides custom renovations [...]
Two former residents who were recently kicked out of FB Trailer Court apparently decided to get back at management by spreading needles on the ground throughout the community. The syringes, which one of the residents uses for diabetes, are only obtainable through a prescription – a fact that perhaps they did not consider when plotting [...]
