Mr. Larry Gifford Lee, age 75, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Sunday, January 29, 2023. He was born in Nashville, TN to the late Albert C. and Annie Louise Gifford Lee. Mr. Lee proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Mr. Lee worked at G.E. in a number of…
Middle Tennessee State University Computer Science and Data Science students were not only creating games and dabbling with virtual reality and artificial intelligence at this year’s HackMT event, but also networking and establishing relationships with, hopefully, potential employers. Joined by representatives from industry partners, MTSU students on 10 teams spent 36 nonstop hours creating apps…
Rutherford County Schools will host an in-person Career Fair on Saturday, Feb. 11, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Stewarts Creek High School. This event provides an opportunity for job candidates to explore and discover exciting teaching opportunities within the Rutherford County Schools for the 2023-2024 school year. With a wide range of positions…
A Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputy who saved a gunshot victim’s life was honored Saturday by the Murfreesboro Branch of the NAACP. Deputy Nathan Smith earned the Jerry Anderson Hero Award during the NAACP’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast. Jerry Anderson was a former NFL football player from Murfreesboro. He sacrificed his life while saving…
Sherri Southerland has been in education for 25 years, and this is her fifth year as principal of Smyrna High School. When asked what she enjoys day-to-day, the answer is simple: “The kids. Like what you just watched. You know we have a thousand kids in the gym right now, and you can just feel…
Last fall, the combined efforts of MTSU professor Mary A. Evins and her group of student and community volunteers secured the Blue Raider campus a second win as the top four-year public university in Secretary of State Tre Hargett’s College Voter Registration Competition. Hargett visited the campus Thursday, Jan. 26, and presented the glass plaque…
Congratulations to VidaFlo Murfreesboro for their ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration on Friday, January 27th at 12pm. VidaFlo Murfreesboro is located at 2909 Old Fort Parkway, Suite 101, Murfreesboro, TN 37128 (in the shopping center beside Just Love Coffee) and can be contacted at 615-900-3976.
Three students from Riverdale High School, Tawni Phakousonh, Madison Raney, and Elexis Thepthongsay, have been chosen to perform at Carnegie Hall’s High School Honors Performance Series in New York City. On February 4, 2023, they will perform alongside the Honors Treble Ensemble. “Being selected to the Honors Performance Series is something each Finalist should be…
Detectives are attempting to identify two persons of interest who preyed on an elderly man’s kindness and charged more than $1,400 on his bank card. On Jan. 21, the unidentified females asked the man if he could help them buy some items at Walmart. The 75-year-old man tried giving them money at first, they turned…
Oakland Court Development (Lokey Ave and Academy St) Expected Minor Lane Closures: Monday through Friday: Site construction work continues. Appropriate traffic controls will be in place. Brinkley Rd Improvement Project (between Blaze Dr and Timber Creek Dr) Expected Lane Closures: Monday through Friday: Roadway construction work continues on Brinkley Rd. There will be intermittent lane…