Anastasia Hayes was honored as the Tennessee Gatorade Girls Basketball Player of the Year on Monday. She is a 5-foot-7 point guard that was also named a finalist for the Naismith national player of the year award. Hayes was named the TSSAA’s Class AAA Miss Basketball and a McDonald’s All-American that averaged 22.2 points a…
The No. 25 ranked Blue Raiders are dancing once again. Middle Tennessee earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after beating Marshall 83-72 for their second straight Conference USA title. With a record 30-win season, seniors Reggie Upshaw (15-points) and JaCorey Williams (17-points) were voted to the C-USA All-Tournament Team. Giddy Potts, who tied…
The annual spring musical means as much to Siegel High School as the state title won by the baseball team last spring. “If you talk to people around the state,” Siegel Principal Larry Creasy said, “they’re going to know us for our fine arts program.” Yeah, the spring musical is the cornerstone for an arts…
The United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties, in partnership with Volunteer State Bank, will host a Ribbon Cutting, presented by the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce, on March 16, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. The event will be held at the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce to announce the launch of United Way’s Volunteer Connect,…
Saint Thomas West Hospital and Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital have received from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) the highest possible ratings—three-star ratings—for overall quality regarding two heart procedures: isolated coronary artery bypass surgery or graft (CABG) and isolated aortic valve replacement (AVR). The ratings time period for CABG was July 2015 through June 2016…
They each ordered steak — two medium rare and one medium well. It had been an eventful day for the three Kittrell students, Anahlea Ferguson, Nathan O’Neal and Chase Singleton, who were now preparing for lunch at The Parthenon restaurant. Along with seven other Kittrell students, they spent the morning of March 8th doing mock…
Tennessee’s state parks are offering free guided hikes to celebrate the coming of spring. The state’s Department of Environment and Conservation says all 56 state parks will be hosting free hikes on March 18. Officials say the hikes will be guided by park staff. The hikes range in distance, degree of skill, accessibility and time…
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam not only loves veterans who served their country, but he wants them in Tennessee’s workforce. Haslam said jobs were the primary reason he attended the second Statewide Veteran Education Academy hosted Wednesday (March 8) atMiddle Tennessee State University. Haslam, Department of Veterans Services Commissioner Many-Bears Grinder and others addressed more than…
Rutherford County Schools has the second largest Career Technical Education programs in the entire state of Tennessee. So in spite of having only been in her current role for the past two years, it wasn’t all that surprising for Tyra Pilgrim, CTE coordinator for RCS, to be recognized as a pioneer in her field. Tennessee…
With its rich history as one of the long-established physicians’ groups in Middle Tennessee, Nashville Medical Group (NMG) signed a partnership agreement to become fully integrated with Saint Thomas Medical Partners (STMP). NMG includes more than 30 multi-specialty physicians in the group located throughout Middle Tennessee. Saint Thomas Health is a part of Ascension, the…