Middle Tennessee State University returned to the Grammy Awards on Friday, Feb. 3, with a contingent from its College of Media and Entertainment traveling from its Murfreesboro, Tennessee, campus to Los Angeles for a long weekend of gathering with area alumni and attending backstage and pre-show events. President Sidney A. McPhee joined students and faculty…
The Political Economy Research Institute in MTSU’s Jones College of Business is hosting a special off-campus community event Thursday, Feb. 9, that will bring together Nashville-area business leaders and scholars to engage in personal conversations on societal issues. As part of the PERI’s Dr. Ming Wang’s Cosmopolitan Initiative Lecture Series and in conjunction with MTSU’s…
MTSU professor Helen Binkley along with master instructor Kristi Phillips were committed to transitioning their high-quality undergraduate degree program in Athletic Training to a master’s when new industry accreditation requirements loomed. “Our options were either to teach out the undergraduate program until the last chance possible before discontinuing AT altogether or take the steps required…
Siegel High School shined a spotlight on its Humanities Academy program this past week as it celebrated the arts all week long. The MTSU/Siegel collaboration hosted the “Wonders of Van Gogh,” a Teacher’s Discovery Traveling Exhibit featuring the fascinating paintings of Vincent van Gogh, including a giant reproduction of Starry Night. Art teacher Brian Pounders…
Congratulations to Red Bicycle on the Square for their ribbon cutting on Friday, January 3rd at 11am. Red Bicycle on the Square is located at 1 S. Public Square, Murfreesboro, TN 37130 and can be contacted at 818-207-8389.
Detectives need help identifying two individuals in a theft case. On Jan. 31, two unknown individuals went inside the S. Rutherford Blvd. Walmart and loaded two shopping carts full of beer and clothing and left the store without paying. They put the items in a smaller 4-door Kia Sedan with a temporary tag. The car…
Murfreesboro Police Department Uniformed Division Sergeant Tim Higgins retires after 32 years of dedicated service to the City of Murfreesboro. “I will miss my colleagues and being able to help people in our community,” Higgins said. “I really enjoyed working with the homeless because I felt like it made a difference in a lot of…
Detectives are attempting to identify a person of interest in a theft of merchandise case. On Jan. 30, an unidentified male went into the Walmart on Old Fort Pkwy. and loaded a 65-inch LG Television into a shopping cart. he then proceeded to the self-check-out, bypassed all registers, and left the store without paying. Loss…
The Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) has added two additional mental health co-responders bringing the total number to three. Kevyn Wilson and Sydnee Kucenski-Land joins Co-Responder Heather Noulis who began working with Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) in February 2022. Kucenski-Land, a clinician hired by Volunteer Behavioral Health Care Systems (VBHCS) embedded with MPD last October. She…
Mrs. Rilla Mae Hasty Anthony, age 82, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Thursday, February 2, 2023. She was born in Lynchburg, TN to the late Horace and Birdie Simpson Hasty. Mrs. Anthony worked as an administrative assistant for Tennessee Wholesale Drugs for a number of years. She was a member of Murfreesboro United Pentecostal Church….