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Murfreesboro — Battle of the Badges blood drive collects 157 units; Rutherford County Sheriff's Department wins

Local community event · February 19, 2026

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The Battle of the Badges blood drive in Murfreesboro collected 157 units of blood—enough to help an estimated 462 patients—and the Rutherford County Sheriff's Department recorded the most donations with 40, organizers said.

The Battle of the Badges blood drive in Murfreesboro collected 157 units of blood, enough to help an estimated 462 patients, organizers said. The Rutherford County Sheriff's Department won the friendly competition with 40 donations.

Organizers said Murfreesboro Fire and Police, the Rutherford County Sheriff's Department, EMS and local fire departments took part in the event, which was managed by Blood Assurance. "Our people know the importance of it, at seeing it firsthand all the time and so it's their way to give back," said Speaker 2 (Unidentified speaker), describing why first responders donated while off duty.

Speaker 4 (Unidentified speaker) said Blood Assurance, which managed the drive, was established more than 50 years ago in Chattanooga and now provides blood for more than 85 hospitals across parts of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky and North Carolina. "But all the blood that we collect is gonna stay here locally for whoever... wherever it's needed, we're going to make sure that we get it there for them," Speaker 4 said.

Speaker 3 (Unidentified speaker) offered a personal note on donating: "Ever since the military, I always donated whenever we have some type of fundraiser... And I knew more about the importance of it when my wife was placed in the hospital back in October." Organizers said donors voted for the agency they supported and a trophy was awarded to the winner; Speaker 4 described the vote-and-trophy format as a way to "unite" participants around a community goal.

The drive's organizers said the 157 units collected can translate to roughly 462 transfusions, a common multiplication used by blood centers to estimate clinical impact. The event concluded with the Rutherford County Sheriff's Department recognized as the top donor team with 40 individual donations.