A Middle Tennessee father is working to save lives after his own daughter nearly died in a swimming pool. “It was a birthday party,” recalled Steve Reeves. “Little girls – no one is watching the pool and we turn around and I see my daughter lying on the bottom of the pool.” His then 4-year-old…
It was a dream come true for one young lady in Murfreesboro Tuesday morning. Anastasia Hayes says she couldn’t wait to receive one of the biggest honors in high school basketball. Only 24 players are named McDonald’s All-Americans each year and Hayes is one of them. The Riverdale High School star officially got her jersey…
Tracy Biles joins the leadership team of Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital and Saint Thomas Regional Hospitals which includes Saint Thomas Highlands, Saint Thomas DeKalb, Saint Thomas Stones River and Saint Thomas River Park. Biles will serve as Vice President of Mission Integration effective March 6, 2017. Biles will be responsible for leading and promoting all…
A seven-figure financial gift from local real estate developer John Floyd promises to boost the professional prospects of students preparing to graduate from MTSU. Floyd has pledged $1 million to help launch the Center for Student Coaching and Success (CSCS) at MTSU, which was officially opened during a Tuesday, Feb. 21, ribbon-cutting ceremony at its…
One student flew from Colorado. Most of the high school students came from Tennessee. The rest came from surrounding states in the South and Midwest. With sunny, mid-70 degree weather prevailing outdoors for Presidents’ Day when most were out of school for the holiday, nearly 640 people attended the MTSU Honors College open house Monday…
VSA Tennessee is excited to introduce six young individuals competing in vocal and instrumental music at its Feb. 22 Young Soloist Competition at MTSU. The annual event will last from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, in the Hinton Music Hall of the Wright Music Building on MTSU’s campus. Tickets are $5 at the…
When most think of heart failure, an image of a man over the age of 65 usually comes to mind. Both can be wrong. There’s a unique type of heart failure which affects only women under the age of 45 around the time of pregnancy or shortly after delivery. It’s called peripartum cardiomyopathy. It happened…
Dozens of people who say Rep. Scott DesJarlais isn’t around to listen to their concerns met outside his office in Murfreesboro Saturday. They passed out flyers with his picture on it that read,”Missing: Have you seen this man?” Members of the groups Rutherford Indivisible and Alliance for Healthcare Security say they’ve been trying to convince…
Black History Month was celebrated at the Stones River Battlefield in Murfreesboro on Saturday. A group took a bus and walking tour of the battlefield. The property was once occupied by African-American families, many of whom owned land and settled before and after the Civil War. Several of them were forced to sell their property…
A grand jury has indicted two men on charges of aggravated rape, and while one has been arrested, the other remains at large. Murfreesboro police say the rape happened at a housewarming party last month at the College Grove Apartments. Antoine Gore Jr. and Deshon Webb are accused of taking advantage of the victim, who…