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…
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…