When SRO Chad Dodson learned Lascassas Elementary School students were scared to go to the dentist, he and his daughter, Caitlin, wrote a book to soothe their fears. The star of the book is Pancake, an Old English bulldog stuffed animal Dodson uses to calm and entertain children at the school. “Pancake and the Tooth…
Officials from Walter Hill Elementary School, Rutherford County Schools and Republic Services will gather on May 16 to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new outdoor STEAM classroom. Last year, Republic Services announced a $120,000 grant to the Miss Katie Woodie Foundation to construct the facility at Walter Hill in honor of Woodie, a beloved teacher…
The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) and the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network (TSIN) announced Overall Creek Elementary and fourteen additional schools have received their STEM/STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) redesignation. “Overall Creek was one of the first elementary schools in the state to receive the STEM designation in May, 2018. This redesignation shows…
Mrs. Melissa Cook Williams, age 54, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2024. She was born in Nashville, TN to Bobby and Marjorie Roberts Cook. She received her associate degree from Vol State College and worked as a medical coder. Melissa enjoyed playing cards with her friends, trips to the beach, roller coaster…
Jamie Lynn Mahaffey Bess, age 39 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee died Saturday, May 18, 2024, at TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center following a brief illness. She was a native of Murfreesboro and the daughter of the late Roy Mahaffey and Diane Casteel Mahaffey who survives her. In addition to her mother, survivors include her children, James Bess,…
Mrs. Sally Anne Segraves Haberly, age 79, of Milton, TN passed away peacefully Friday, May 17, 2024 with her family by her side. She was born in Corvallis, OR to the late William and Vivian Kane Segraves. Mrs. Haberly was a 1962 graduate of Ramona High School. She still kept up with her “Ramona Gals.”…
Amber Jean Hill Wiles, age 75 of LaVergne, TN, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2024. Born in Memphis, TN, she was the daughter of the late James Boyde and Billie Jean Irwin Hill. Mrs. Wiles was also preceded in death by her brothers, Gary and Mike Hill and sisters, Patricia Farmer, and Sheila Keough. Mrs….
Mrs. Scarlett “Faye” Richardson, age 81, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away peacefully Thursday, May 16, 2024 at her home with her family by her side. She was born in Cannon County, TN to the late Cecil and Marie Allen Harrell. Mrs. Richardson was a hair dresser for many years. She was an avid baseball fan…
Eva Frances Miller Brown, age 78 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2024. A native of Christiana, TN, she was the daughter of the late William Mose Miller, Sr., and Mary Louise Parker Miller. Mrs. Brown was also preceded in death by her husband, Elijah Roosevelt Brown, Sr., and a brother, William Mose…
A Middle Tennessee State University alumna is the artist behind the new High Lonesome Sound Bluegrass forever stamp released by the United States Postal Service last month. The new stamp, designed by 2009 MTSU fine arts graduate Heather Moulder, features a five-string banjo, guitar, mandolin and bass in navy and white on a multicolored background….