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Scam Alert: Caller Claims to be a Murfreesboro Police Officer, Telling Victims they have an Arrest Warrant

Murfreesboro, TN - Another scam has hit the Murfreesboro area. According to Public Information Officer Larry Flowers, the 911 center has received several calls about someone claiming to be a Lieutenant with the Murfreesboro Police Department. The man tells potential victims his name is Lt. Troy Black with the Murfreesboro Police Department.
As the caller continues, he advises advising the local resident that they have warrants for their arrest. The MPD advises that those who receive such a call . ....

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Child Abuse Prevention Month to Comes to a Close with Annual Walk on Friday


MURFREESBORO, TN – The annual Child Advocacy Center Hometown Heroes Walk for Children will take place this Friday, April 28th in Murfreesboro, as Child Abuse Prevention Month comes to a close.
For the last 23 years, the Child Advocacy Center has worked as a team with the Department of Children’s Services, law enforcement, and the District Attorney’s Office to investigate and prosecute child abuse cases and to help children and families heal from the trauma. Last ye . ....

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Holloway High School Students Remind Peers to Put the Phone Down While Driving

Rutherford County, TN - WGNS headed to Holloway High School in Murfreesboro to learn about a class that’s focused on curbing distracted driving among their peers. Teacher Dawn Powell told us that in 2021, distracted driving killed 3,522 people. She said her students have put together a marketing campaign that has several different facets… The program is spearheaded by the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville, a hospital that is all too familiar with . ....

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Gas Prices this Week are Down by 7.6-Cent Per Gallon Locally


Rutherford County, TN - Average gasoline prices in Tennessee have fallen 7.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.30/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 3,821 stations in Tennessee. Prices in Tennessee are 16.5 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 52.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 3.0 cents in the last week and stands at $4.12 per gallon.
In Rutherford County on Monday, gas prices proved to be the lowes . ....

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Superintendent Cope Earns National Certificatio

(MURFREESBORO)  Rutherford County Correctional Work Center Superintendent William Cope received the national designation of Certified Jail Manager (CJM) by the authority of the American Jail Association through the Jail Manager Certification Commission.
This hallmark certification is granted upon the successful completion of a rigid application detailing experience and an intensive 4-hour examination jointly prepared by the American Jail Association and the Jail Manager Certification . ....

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