Eighth-place MTSU engineering team earns major Solar Splash awards

Eighth-place MTSU engineering team earns major Solar Splash awards

Following back-to-back second-place finishes in 2015-16, MTSU’s solar boat team placed eighth overall — and racked up two major awards along the way — in the annual Solar Splash international competition.   The event was held earlier in June on the lake adjacent to the Clark County Fairgrounds in Springfield, Ohio.   Solar Splash, officially…

MFRD Asking for Public’s Assistance with Fire Investigation (258 N Rutherford-Campus Crossings)

MFRD Asking for Public’s Assistance with Fire Investigation (258 N Rutherford-Campus Crossings)

Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department’s Fire Marshal’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance with an investigation resulting from an early morning fire at Campus Crossings apartments over the weekend. Engine 3, Districts 1 and 8, and Rescue 2 were called to 258 N Rutherford around 1:30 Saturday morning. Upon arrival, several Murfreesboro Police Department officers…

Splash Out!

Join the many happy children under the spray from the Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue Department. Wear clothes and shoes to get wet in, and don’t forget your sunscreen and towel. Free. Parents, plan to stay with your children and enjoy the water too! Ages: Children 12 years & under with a parent/grandparent   Date: July 6, 2017…

Friends of the Stones River National Battlefield Open House

Friends of the Stones River National Battlefield Open House

Thursday, June 23, 2017 saw a gathering of forty fans of Rutherford County’s Stones River National Battlefield celebrating the accomplishments of the ‘Friends of the Stones River National Battlefield’ over the past year. President Mike Liles shared how the ‘Friends Group’ helps support the staff and volunteers of the Battlefield by: • Supporting the educational…

MTSU survey: Tennessee consumer optimism dips slightly as summer begins

MTSU survey: Tennessee consumer optimism dips slightly as summer begins

The most recent statewide survey of Tennessee consumers by MTSU’s Office of Consumer Research indicates consumers’ outlook on the economy “has waned heading into the summer months.”   The Tennessee Consumer Outlook Index declined slightly to 123 from 134 in March, a drop that mirrors results from recent national surveys, noted Tim Graeff, director of…

MTSU gives CAP cadets taste of aerospace, engineering during weeklong events

MTSU gives CAP cadets taste of aerospace, engineering during weeklong events

Middle Tennessee State University has been home base to Civil Air Patrol cadets from across the country attending classes and participating in aerospace and engineering activities tied to the College of Basic and Applied Sciences.   Last week, MTSU hosted Civil Air Patrol’s National Engineering Technologies Academy, a weeklong special activity that drew about 50…

Discovery Center offers ‘After Dark’ pirate adventure

Discovery Center offers ‘After Dark’ pirate adventure

Avast, ye mateys! The Discovery Center invites adult swashbucklers to join Captain Jack’s crew and set sail for a grand adventure during “Discovery After Dark: The Pirate Code” on Thursday, June 29, at 7:30 p.m.   Tickets are available at www.explorethedc.org/discoveryafterdark and include three drink vouchers. Attendees must be 21 or older.   Along with full access to the Center’s…

INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST DR. MICHAEL TODD MILLER JOINS SAINT THOMAS HEART IN NASHVILLE

INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST DR. MICHAEL TODD MILLER JOINS SAINT THOMAS HEART IN NASHVILLE

Michael Todd Miller, M.D. has joined Saint Thomas Heart at 301 21st Avenue in Nashville.  Dr. Miller is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology.  He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (see picture below).   Dr. Miller comes to Saint Thomas Health from Montgomery Cardiovascular Associates in Montgomery,…