Murfreesboro News Archives

“When politicians hear the American people calling loud and clear for change, they'll listen”

By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. Mar 31, 2008 Former Vice President Al Gore on Monday launched a three-year, multimillion-dollar advocacy campaign calling for the U.S. to reduce its ... via ABC News

More than 100 people rallied against a proposed Bible-themed amusement park near Murfreesboro and have scheduled several more protests. via The Jackson Sun

“We just want this bear to go back naturally. We don't want to go after him”

' A black bear spotted on the fringes of Nashville's busy metro area probably roamed from the Cumberland Plateau in search of food, a state wildlife official says. via The Knoxville News-Sentinel

Murfreesboro Police are investigating a robbery at the Campus Crossing South apartment complex on South Rutherford Boulevard. via DNJ.com

A Murfreesboro police officer has been relegated to administrative duties pending the outcome of a federal investigation into his alleged steroid use. via DNJ.com

A proposal that would allow wine to be sold in retail stores in Tennessee stalled in the Legislature. via WTVF Nashville

“We had a show at Opryland for a few years.”

World Outreach Church will reach out to Murfreesboro and the surrounding communities this year with two duplicate Easter services, featuring songs by the country music super-group Diamond Rio and the WOC ... via DNJ.com

“It's too early to say what we're going to do”

Q: Do you know who bought the former Jade Dragon and if there are any plans on what will replace it? A: Mazen Alkhiyami and his father, Marwan, owners of Prestige Auto Sales, purchased the former restaurant on ... via DNJ.com

“It's natural for you. But when you look at it from the outside, it's very interesting”

MURFREESBORO - Vladimir Ilin wants to know how many cars you've owned. He wants you to tell him how you pick restaurants. via The Tennessean

The Rutherford County Board of Education will hear a presentation today about bus safety committee recommendations. via DNJ.com

MURFREESBORO - Two major fast-food chains are expecting to open additional restaurants here. via The Tennessean

“I see the need at both places”

SMYRNA - Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen stopped by Stewarts Creek Elementary School today to tout his $25 million proposal to expand prekindergarten for middle class families. via DNJ.com

“There is no sense in putting in a huge tower in a residential area when there is such a thing as co-locating on existing towers down the road.”

Some Rutherford County neighbors are upset after school leaders announced plans to erect a cell phone tower at Wilson Elementary School in Murfreesboro. via WKRN-TV Nashville

“It's amazing that they were willing to do this, not ever meeting her and not ever knowing her”

Fairy tales can come true. Just ask Sadie Gentry of Lewisburg. The 11-year-old, who has been undergoing treatment for leukemia, always wanted to meet the Disney princesses at Walt Disney World, and her friends ... via DNJ.com

“I had over 70 letters in support of him (Schmeltzer) from baseball players to students to friends to teachers”

Fired Oakland High School teacher Andrew Schmeltzer won his job back on appeal this week after being accused of assaulting a 12-year-old student, but the district won't let him return next year. via The Tennessean

“Any information that was not generated as a result of the investigation should be a matter of public record”

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents will conduct interviews this week with Murfreesboro police connected to the traffic stop on the son of the department's deputy chief, the district attorney said Monday. via DNJ.com

Rutherford County Schools Director Harry Gill made the right decision Monday in deciding to open meetings of the school system's Bus Safety Committee to the public. via DNJ.com

Candidates for Murfreesboro offices will be on the hot seat today and Tuesday at forums on city issues. via The Tennessean

Tennessee lawmakers are once again considering a plan to allow wine sales in grocery stores, and this time, they may actually be serious about it. via The Leaf Chronicle

“They were taken to the hospital as a precaution because the parents could not be reached.”

Police said the driver of the car that crashed into a Rutherford County school bus Friday afternoon in east Murfreesboro had been 'huffing' a pressurized dust remover. via DNJ.com

“One idea that emerged was to create a smaller group of bus aides (maybe 20 or 30) that would ride those buses that have the most issues with discipline problems”

Training for students in dealing with bullies, purchasing more video cameras for buses or placing aides on troubled buses were all options discussed by a new bus safety committee Friday. via DNJ.com

“I've been connected to this family for two years, so I've even learned about some of the distant relatives. It's not something you want to wake up to, but it's something they had to know. They have a strong family unit”

The disappearance of toddler Analyce Guerra officially has been deemed a homicide. via The Tennessean

A publication lists Tennessee as the third best in the country for new and expanded corporate facilities in 2007. via WTVF Nashville

“There were a couple times where she did say no or stop. The rest is up to interpretation.”

Video of an alleged rape on a Rutherford County school bus led police to charge an 18-year-old boy with rape and sexual battery, but now the School Board Chairman says it doesn't look like that happened. via WKRN-TV Nashville

“In an area such as the Gateway area, these are done quite often”

MURFREESBORO - The city will spend up to $695,000 to make the Gateway look inviting. via The Tennessean

A Tennessee Highway Patrol officer was pursuing a speeding motorcyclist shortly before the fleeing man 'T-boned' a red Mustang GT convertible on Leanna Road in north Murfreesboro Sunday afternoon, authorities ... via The Tennessean

Authorities say a Murfreesboro man used a .30-caliber rifle to fatally shoot his estranged wife and another man before shooting himself. via WMC-FM

“I don't believe I can remember a time since being employed by Murfreesboro City Schools that everyone in our system has been so excited by one single event”

Murfreesboro City Schools Director Marilyn Mathis knew her system was already exceeding high standards even before a team of visiting educators decided to recommend district-wide accreditation by the Southern ... via The Tennessean

“We have budgeted $50,000 to conduct the census”

Because some residents did not receive their census forms in the mail until only one or two days prior to the Feb. via DNJ.com