Smyrna News

Nissan EV-02 prototype at speedEnlarge Photo Last month Nissan received $1.6 billion in subsidized loans from the U.S. Department of Energy to prepare their plant in Smyrna, Tennessee for the production of electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries.

The Murfreesboro City School Board will hold a special meeting July 15 to discuss how it will hire a new schools director.

The U.S. Department of Energy will conduct a meeting Thursday to obtain public comments regarding preparation of an environmental assessment for its proposed action of issuing a federal loan to Nissan to support construction of its battery manufacturing and electric vehicle production project in Smyrna.

The town's first liquor store is expected to be open by the end of the year. The package liquor board reviewed three applications Tuesday night and recommended they all be accepted by the Town Council, which meets July 14.

Get on board with Smyrna Public Library as it hosts a model railroad display from Nashville N-TRAK. Longtime library employee Jimmie Guthrie will be among the train enthusiasts bringing their elaborate model railroad layout to the library.

Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Wally A. Hinton recently reported for duty aboard the submarine USS Dallas, homeported in Groton, Conn.

Even though he'd been laid off from his job as a construction worker just one month ago, Mike Kilgore was determined to get through the day Friday with a smile on his face.

Smyrna will hold its annual Fourth of July celebration at 9 p.m. tonight at the Lee Victory Recreation Park at 102 East Sam Ridley Parkway.

Residents wanting to celebrate the nation's independence can get an early jump with Smyrna's annual fireworks celebration tonight.

Residents on the northeast side of the county will get the chance to share input tonight about future land use for a comprehensive plan at the first of four open houses.

There was excitement in the air as StoneCrest Medical Center employees gathered around a table full of baskets.

With the Fourth of July falling on Saturday, many people will be observing the federal holiday this Friday.

Rutherford County Crime Stoppers celebrated its 25th birthday by honoring law enforcement officers who make area streets safe on a daily basis.

With area plants facing closure, buyouts, layoffs or furloughs since last fall, the United Way of Rutherford and Cannon County took a conservative approach in allocations to member agencies - reducing funds overall by $170,901 or 10.71 percent compared to June 2008 allotments.

Rutherford County Clerk Georgia Lynch set a goal to finish her career by age 65.

SMYRNA - More than 115 runners and seven walkers of all ages showed up to participate in the Smyrna 5K race Saturday morning.

The United States has an unemployment rate that is nearing 10% as well as a scarce supply of green cars that is straining to meet public demands with waiting lists for the Toyota Prius that can extend over a few months.

Rutherford LEAP has selected the Lenovo IdeaPad S10e netbook for use in its pilot program at Kittrell School in Rutherford County.

Longtime Murfreesboro resident Boonsouk Saysithideth, correctly matched all 5 numbers in Monday night's Pick 5 drawing to become the lucky winner of the $80,000 jackpot, according to the Lottery Web site.

Nissan will restructure a land-lease and tax-abatement agreement with the Rutherford County Industrial Board to account for its expansion to build electric cars and batteries at the Smyrna factory, company representatives told the IDB Wednesday morning.