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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The Murfreesboro City Council Thursday (Nov. 17) approved appointments to the Board of Trustees of the Community Investment Trust. The Trustees will manage assets from the sale of the City’s electric distribution system to Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE). Qualified citizens were encouraged to apply in July for appointments to the Community Investment Trust’s Board of Trustees. “We are pleased to have strong ...

Jun 3, 2021 Al Cotter, left, with Merle Haggard, whose many No. 1 country hits included “Mama Tried” and “Okie from Musogee.” As radio host “Big Al” Weekley explores unusual hauls on his Friday show, hell interview driver Al Cotter, who can name-drop one of country music’s biggest stars. “Al has worked in entertainment for many years prior to driving the bus for Merle Haggard,” Weekley said. Now Cotter hauls caskets to mostly local receivers. Weekley’s two-hour show, �...

The grand-nephew of bluegrass legend Lester Flatt is no stranger to trucking, having developed a hefty appreciation for working drivers while managing logistics for a manufacturer and a retailer in his early working life.

Cumberland Bones, collects distinctly southern stories, largely pulled from singer-songwriters own life and the lives of those around him. "I try to keep it close to the vest and keep it within stories I can relate to," he tells The Boot. That is not the case, however -- or rather, not entirely the case -- with "El Camino," premiering exclusively on The Boot. The artist calls the sixth of 10 songs on his forthcoming record "a stretch," but also one of the songs that made him want to put this ...