The deadline for a STEM camp at MTSU for underrepresented middle school girls is Friday, May 19, and openings remain, a camp official said. Participants will spend one day during the week of camp (June 12-16) to learn about each letter in STEM — one day on Science, one on Technology, one on Engineering and…
The Murfreesboro Police Department Special Investigations Vice Unit recently served a search warrant at the Past Time Pool Hall, located at 116 S. Maple St. in relation to illegal gambling. Nine people received misdemeanor citations for Gambling and one person was additionally cited for Promotion of Gambling and Possession of Gambling Devices. Detectives seized multiple…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department was recently awarded the 2016 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) for Operations and Safety in the amount of $433,655. The funds will cover 90 percent of the total costs of two department projects: vehicle source capture exhaust systems for all fire stations and wireless headset systems for all apparatus. MFRD will…
The Center for the Arts is entering its last weekend of the box office hit, Little Shop of Horrors. The musical, written by Howard Ashman and composed by Alan Menken, is based on the B horror film of the same name. The Center for the Arts went against its standard practice and added a fourth…
A unique partnership between Middle Tennessee State University and the Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies at the Polish Academy of Sciences will allow MTSU undergraduate students to interact daily with European scientists as the students conduct National Science Foundation-funded research on liquid crystals. Liquid crystals are fluids that are the basis of modern display…
Five new professional coaches for Murfreesboro Soccer Club (MSC) Select teams have been added to MSC’s staff. The coaches are: Chance Cunningham, Madison Ledet, Ashton Makovicka, Drew Perry and Sophie Toms. These staff additions coincide with MSC’s Select team tryouts, which begin Monday, May 15, 2017 and extend through June 8, 2017. To register for…
Get in the game! The Discovery Center opens a new baseball-themed temporary exhibit, Big League Fun, on Saturday, May 20. The new exhibit includes 2,000 square-feet of hands-on discovery featuring fun baseball activities, simulated game experiences, and trivia challenges that encourage important educational concepts for fans of all ages. Exhibit activities emphasize the science and…
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…