For the first time in history, a Tennessee high school will compete in the Great Race’s X-Club category for vintage cars. Five Central Magnet School students and graduates, along with School Resource Officer Sgt. Scott Culp, will compete in the Great Race from June 24 to July 2 from Jacksonville, Fla., to Traverse City, Mich….
Middle Tennessee State University’s president told the Board of Trustees Monday (June 5) that the institution remains committed to recruiting high-ability students and is on track for enrollment gains in the fall. President Sidney A. McPhee said MTSU responded to enrollment challenges posed by the Tennessee Promise, a state program offering free tuition for…
A few years ago during the Aspiring Administrators Academy — a semester-long course Rutherford County Schools offers to those who wish to one day serve as a principal — Felicia James received a book recommendation that shaped the way she has led as an assistant principal at David Youree Elementary School. The book, The 4…
The community celebration of Alive Hospice’s new Murfreesboro Residence will continue with an open house scheduled for Friday, June 16 from 12 to 1:30 p.m. The program will include refreshments, tours, an introduction to Alive Hospice (The Residence at Alive Hospice Murfreesboro, home hospice care, grief counseling and community education) as well as a time for Q&A with the nonprofit’s senior leaders. To RSVP, visit…
Dr. Andrea Anthony will serve as the next assistant superintendent for Human Resources and Student Services for Rutherford County Schools, Director of Schools Don Odom announced today. “Twelve years of experience as a high school principal and over 600 hours of Human Resource training uniquely creates an understanding of staffing challenges,” Odom said of Dr….
Emergency phone service has been restored in Rutherford County after several hours. Since late Sunday people in Murfreesboro had to dial different number if they needed police, ambulance or fire. The Rutherford County Emergency Communications District posted just after 9 a.m. Monday that all services had been restored. Courtesy of WKRN News 2
The ongoing widening of Middle Tennessee Boulevard along the MTSU campus will require the section between East Main and Bell streets to be closed for about three weeks beginning Monday, June 12. The closure is scheduled to last 21 days, with a planned reopening on Monday, July 3, according to the contractor. Pedestrian…
A shooting has been reported Sunday evening near the campus of Middle Tennessee State University. A little after 7:00 p.m., officers responded to a call at the College Grove Apartments in response to a shooting which took place in the complex’s parking lot. When the officers arrived on the scene, one person was shot. That…
Some Murfreesboro firefighters rescued some ducklings that got caught in a storm drain. The sweet rescue mission happened at The Avenue on Medical Center Parkway Friday. Crews from Ladder 9 safely got the babies out of the drain and moved them to safety. Murfreesboro Fire Department Courtesy of WKRN News 2
Rutherford County Area Habitat for Humanity will have two events open to media on Wednesday, June 7: The first will be held in Nashville at the Music City Center at 8 a.m. and will include a Ply Gem press conference where three-time GRAMMY® award-winning artist Darius Rucker will present the house keys to new Habitat…