Murfreesboro man uses donated box fans to help heat-sensitive neighbors keep cool

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — The heat of summer has set in and it’s been a sweltering season, which can pose issues for the elderly and people with young children. A local Murfreesboro man has stepped in to help cool people down.

Dwight Ogleton lives a simple life in a more rural part of Murfreesboro, but he steps up in a big way for his neighbors every summer, collecting and handing out box fans for people who need a way to get a break from the heat.

Ogleton has been doing this since the 1990s, he told News 2, and it’s become a popular thing.

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When he spoke with News 2 Friday, he’d already fielded three calls from people wanting to donate fans for him to distribute…

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