Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department honored several employees at the 7th Annual Years of Service Awards Presentation Saturday, May 13 at Patterson Park Community Center. Honorees were as follows (in order of seniority): 5 Years: Firefighter John Fisher, Firefighter Duane O’Donnell, Firefighter Jamie Layhew, Engineer Chad Davis, Firefighter Ashley McGriff, Firefighter Matthew Roeger, Firefighter Kevin Defeo,…
First Community Mortgage (FCM) and Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee have initiated a partnership to help potential homebuyers in Middle Tennessee better understand and engage the home buying process, according to an announcement made jointly by Matthew Bourlakas, President of Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee and Keith Canter, CEO of FCM. “These two organizations…
During United Way’s 2017 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, more than 40 volunteer preparers completed 1,105 tax returns resulting in a $1,737,708 investment through tax refunds, as well as $299,455 in reduced tax prep fees, totaling $2,037,163 economic impact in Rutherford and Cannon counties. Through combined efforts with My Free Taxes, a free online…
Who: Keller Williams Realty, Inc. and Special Kids Therapy and Nursing Center What: Special Kids was selected for Keller Williams’ RED Day project that took place Thursday, May 11. Keller Williams made over the administrative “Annex” building on the grounds of Special Kids Therapy and Nursing Center. Keller Williams painted all rooms, took out the…
Saint Thomas River Park Hospital has donated $15,000 to the CHEER Mental Health Association in McMinnville to assist with developing and equipping the Children’s Playhouse, a neutral location for children receiving mental health therapy and treatment services. The CHEER Mental Health Association is aligned with the CHEER Mental Health Center in McMinnville, which is part…
Customers of Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation are being targeted by a phone scam. Officials say there have been a number of calls where people are posing as employees, telling people their accounts are past due, and threatening to shut service off. “We have received a number of calls this weekend from members who are…
Murfreesboro City Schools is the one of two districts in the region to complete the Project ADAM specifications and become a certified heart safe school district. Project ADAM’s mission is to serve children and adolescents through education and the deployment of life saving programs that help prevent sudden cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death in…
Professor Michael Sherr, chair of the MTSU Department of Social Work, sat among his colleagues in the James E. Walker Library conference room Thursday to discuss why students need hands-on experience no matter what field of study. “Social work is a field where everything students learn in undergrad, in general education courses- actually will use,”…
Congratulations to Total Trans4mation Heating & Air Conditioning for their ribbon cutting on Friday, May 12th at 11am. Total Trans4mation Heating & Air Conditioning is located at 5409 New Nashville Hwy. (from Murfreesboro – just past Roselawn Funeral Home on the right and beside Storage Plus – please part in Storage Plus parking lot), Murfreesboro, TN 37129 and…
The Goodwill Career Solutions center at 2955 S. Church St. in Murfreesboro will host a job fair from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16, for six employers seeking to fill at least 250 positions in Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties. Employers include Sunoco Aplus, Onin Staffing, Vista Inn & Suites, Abacus Staffing, AllStaff Services…