Victoria Fulton is the high school science teacher at Daniel-McKee, a Rutherford County alternative school. She recently applied for and received a science grant from Society for Science and is applying the grant directly to her hands-on instruction practices in the classroom. With a room full of critters and a group of students who are…
Congratulations to The Sweet Addiction for their ribbon cutting celebration on Thursday, March 9th at 11am. The Sweet Addiction is located at 2246 Keeneland Commercial Blvd. Suite B, Murfreesboro, TN 37127 and can be contacted at 615-580-8001.
An upcoming continuing education collaboration between four universities will bring awareness to agriculture-related topics and issues that educators and the general public can attend online. Middle Tennessee State University, in partnership with Tennessee Tech University, the University of Tennessee-Martin and University of Kentucky, is hosting a Food Systems Hybrid Field Day from 8 a.m. to…
Do you know this person? Detectives are asking for help identifying this person of interest in a theft of merchandise case. On Feb. 22, an unidentified individual entered the Finish Line on Old Fort Pkwy. and stuffed $3,000 worth of men Nike apparel into several bags and left the store without paying. If you know…
Betty Chambers Gerlach, age 89 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee died Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Alive Hospice Murfreesboro with family at her side. She was a native of Covington, Kentucky and the daughter of the late John Smith Chambers and Marjorie Katherine Colson Chambers. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Walter P. Gerlach,…
Robert “Bob” Bell Murfree, known as “Brother” by his friends, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away unexpectedly, surrounded by his family, on Friday, March 3, 2023, his 75th birthday. He was born in Rutherford County, TN, to the late Dr. Matthias Brickell Murfree, Jr., and Mary Kathryn Bell Murfree. Bob is survived by his loving wife…
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center hosted middle school STEM students from across Rutherford County on January 24, 2023, for a special event. The “Name the Robots” contest allowed students to learn from surgeons and colleagues specializing in minimally invasive robotic procedures. The event highlighted five state-of-the-art surgical technologies available at TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center while inspiring…
Congratulations to LivAway Suites for their ground breaking celebration on Wednesday, March 8th at 11am. LivAway Suites is located at 1304 Rock Springs Road, Smyrna, TN 37167 and can be contacted at 732-718-7534.
For Neporcha Cone, the new dean of MTSU’s College of Education, the university’s award-winning teacher preparation program drew her in because she believes it is well-positioned to produce educational leaders of the future. “The university is made up of a dynamic body of administrators, faculty, staff and students who are committed to empowering and creating…
On March 1st, Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford hospital lit the hospital blue in honor of colorectal cancer awareness month. According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death for adults in the United States. Throughout March, the hospital’s oncology team will be highlighting the importance of screening for…