As Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Westlawn marks its second anniversary, the hospital is celebrating with a major expansion to better serve the growing Blackman and Westlawn communities. Construction will begin soon to build out the second floor, featuring a state-of-the-art, 12-room heart clinic with advanced outpatient imaging, including cardiac CT. The $10 million investment will…
Tennessee School Board of Association provides award to School Boards for meeting requirements in planning, policy, promotion and board development The Rutherford County Board of Education has once again earned the highest award offered by the Tennessee School Boards Association. The School Board has been named a “Board of Distinction” by TSBA. This honor lasts…
Local songwriter and mom Amy Rhodes has teamed up with illustrator Susan Ogburn to create Dear My Favorite Human, a charming new children’s book that officially launched on Sunday, April 27 at Experience Community Church in Nashville, TN. The inspiration for the book came from Amy’s own home. When she couldn’t find a simple, engaging…
Pet lovers and their furry friends have a day catered just for them coming up soon—Kelton’s Pet Day in May! This annual event happens Saturday, May 3rd from 10am to 3pm at Kelton’s Hardware and Pet located at 2870 Old Fort Parkway in Nashville. The event features pet product discounts and samples, $15 nail trimmings, free human…
Update: The motorcyclist has been identified as 21-year-old Dax Van Ekelenburg of Nashville. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Original Release: Nashville Police Department Fatal Accident Crash Team (FACT) investigators are investigating a crash where a motorcyclist was killed on Thursday, April 24. Investigators are trying to determine if speed was a contributing…
It Can’t Rain on Our Parade! – Hometown Heroes Walk for ChildrenChild Abuse Prevention Month event scheduled for Friday despite predicted rain “Rain or shine, the Hometown Heroes Walk for Children will be held on Friday, April 25, 2025,” announced Child Advocacy Center director Sharon De Boer. The Child Advocacy Center is celebrating Child Abuse…
Ascension Saint Thomas and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, are excited to announce that they have received state regulatory approval of a Certificate of Need to construct a new 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Nashville. The new hospital will be located on Kennedy Drive, adjacent to the Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford hospital…
Two teenagers are arrested for making a social media post claiming there was a bomb inside New Vision Church on N. Thompson Lane on Wednesday, April 23, forcing the church to be evacuated. Church security quickly identified one of the teenagers shortly after the online post. Nashville Police Department (MPD) officers took the teen to…
The Gentle Barn, a renowned nonprofit animal sanctuary with locations in Middle Tennessee and California that advocates for and promotes healing in animals and humans with trauma, announced today that it is launching a campaign aimed at raising $300,000 to fund permanent solutions, protecting its Tennessee animals and programs from seasonal destruction. Every year, The…
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) announced Monday, April 7, 2025, that its updated 10-year Plan includes widening of Old Fort Parkway (SR-96) with estimated construction in 2031 at $61.5 million. TDOT also prioritized funding for Cherry Lane Phase, with an interchange at I-840. Construction of the Cherry Lane Interchange is estimated to begin in…