Middle Tennessee State University will ring in the new year with 2024 rankings from several national organizations for institutional excellence. The Princeton Review — one of the nation’s leading education services companies — included MTSU in its 32nd annual Best Colleges rankings for 2024, the fifth consecutive year that the institution has been recognized. The…
Thomas “Tommy” Roddy, age 73 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee died Sunday, December 17, 2023, at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was a native of Trousdale County and a son of the late Charles Edward Roddy and Lucy Jean Clariday Roddy. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Sharon Roddy; a son,…
Atomic Wings released the open date of their new location in Murfreesboro which is set for December 28th, 2023. Atomic Wings 5607 Franklin Rd Murfreesboro, TN 37128
Middle Tennessee State University students from the Jones College of Business recently had the opportunity to participate in the Amazon Reliability and Maintenance Engineering Third Party Summit, held at the Amazon Nashville, Tennessee, headquarters. The event was organized by MTSU alumnus Nathan Swartz, senior manager at Amazon. The 1996 MTSU graduate (B.S. in political science)…
Richard B. “Dick” Johnson, age 91, of the Fellowship Community, passed away Sunday, December 17, 2023. A native of Rutherford County, TN, he was the son of the late Buford B. and Mamie Barnett Johnson. He was also preceded in death by his twin brother, Thomas “Tom” Johnson. Dick is survived by his wife of…
Leo Wayne Ponder went home to heaven on Tuesday December 12, 2023, after a lengthy illness. He was born in Iowa City, Iowa July 9, 1939, to Bernice and Joseph Ponder. He attended a one room schoolhouse in Iowa and then graduated high school in Newton, Iowa. He went on to attend and obtain degrees…
Following 11 years of service as President and CEO and four preceding years in marketing, special events, and community impact, United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties (UWRCC) bids farewell to Meagan Flippin as she steps into her new role as CEO and President of the Center for Nonprofit Management (CNM). Since she arrived at…
Five Daughters Bakery is setting up a new shop in Murfreesboro at the Fountains at Gateway on Medical Center Parkway. Five Daughters Bakery 1500 Medical Center Parkway, Suite H Murfreesboro, TN 37129
In conjunction with the City of Murfreesboro, Kerestes-Martin Associates (KMA Design), has published an online survey to understand the public’s view on the existing state of downtown signage. Murfreesboro citizens can provide input by visiting City of Murfreesboro, TN – Signage Survey (surveymonkey.com). A wayfinding Survey QR Code for proving input is also available below….
Rebecca Shirley, age 75, of Clarksville, TN passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. She was born in Memphis, TN to the late Benjamin Rexford and Helen Bendall. Rebecca worked in customer service at Sam’s Club for many years and was beloved by all of her coworkers and customers alike. She never met a stranger….