Wednesday, August 13th, 2025: Gov. Lee seeks SNAP soda & candy ban, MTE voting underway, Murfreesboro opens orthopedic surgery center & more

📋 Show Notes – Wednesday, August 13th, 2025
The Rutherford Roundup

In Today’s Episode:

Governor Bill Lee requests federal waiver to ban use of SNAP benefits for sodas and candies, allowing purchases of prepared foods like rotisserie chicken instead
Middle Tennessee Electric members in Murfreesboro and Smyrna urged to vote ahead of the co-op’s annual meeting on August 16th
Rutherford County’s first dedicated Orthopedic Ambulatory Surgery Center opens in Murfreesboro’s West Lawn community, hosted by Tennessee Orthopedic Alliance, Ascension St. Thomas, and USPI
State Senator Ken Yager pleads no contest to DUI following a December 2024 hit-and-run in Georgia
Murfreesboro house fire seriously injures a man and heavily damages historic 1937 home on East Burton Street
Metro Nashville Police investigate shooting death of 6-year-old Seaprene Romero; stolen firearm traced to Murfreesboro