CEO of Chick History, Rebecca Price, to Keynote  High-Tea Event by AAUW Murfreesboro

CEO of Chick History, Rebecca Price, to Keynote High-Tea Event by AAUW Murfreesboro

Rebecca Price, CEO of the organization Chick History, is a rising star specializing in the history of Tennessee women and will give the keynote address at Equali-TEA, a high-tea fundraising event hosted by the Murfreesboro chapter of the American Association of University Women. The “hats optional” high tea will celebrate the economic contributions of women…

Six-Year-Old Survivor to Reunite with First Responders and Caregivers at Welcome Home Benefit

Six-Year-Old Survivor to Reunite with First Responders and Caregivers at Welcome Home Benefit

On Saturday, April 8, six-year-old Camden Collins will be welcomed home by family, friends, first responders, and caregivers after spending several weeks recovering from injuries related to a vehicle accident. The welcome home, which includes a benefit concert and silent auction, will be held at the Community High School Auditorium located at 100 Community Crossing…

Tickets Available for United Way’s Eighth Annual Red, White and Bayou

Tickets Available for United Way’s Eighth Annual Red, White and Bayou

Tickets are now available for United Way’s signature fundraising event, Red, White and Bayou. Support the local United Way’s impact on the community at this outdoors, casual dinner reflective of the southern coastal culture. The event is set for Saturday, May 20 th at the home of Ted and Gloria LaRoche in Murfreesboro, TN. A…

MTSU receives 13 awards for its marketing and communications

MTSU receives 13 awards for its marketing and communications

Thirteen of Middle Tennessee State University’s marketing and communications efforts were recently honored by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). The university’s social media strategy and practices received a Grand Award, the top-tier honor given by CASE’s District III in its 2016 competition, which reviewed work by public and private higher…

Blackman hosting first High School Hiring Fair April 6

Blackman hosting first High School Hiring Fair April 6

When seniors from Blackman and Holloway high schools go to school April 6, they may come home with a new job. Through a partnership with the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce, Blackman is hosting the county’s first “High School Hiring Fair,” and the event will feature multiple companies and local businesses who want to meet…

MTSU Daniels Center hosts veteran alumni tailgate, baseball game April 8

MTSU Daniels Center hosts veteran alumni tailgate, baseball game April 8

Student and alumni veterans and others are invited to the Veteran Alumni Tailgate and Baseball Game starting at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 8. MTSU student veterans, vets who graduated from MTSU, ROTC graduates and currently serving ROTC, family members and veterans in the community and their families are invited to attend by the Charlie and…

Nashville Sounds celebrating MTSU with April 12 ‘True Blue Night’

Nashville Sounds celebrating MTSU with April 12 ‘True Blue Night’

The Nashville Sounds will celebrate Middle Tennessee State University on Wednesday, April 12, with its third annual True Blue Night at First Tennessee Park. The Sounds are offering discounted tickets to MTSU supporters. Tickets are $8 plus tax and fees and can be purchased athttp://www.mtsu.edu/sounds. Use the discount code: trueblue17. First-pitch is at 6:35 p.m., with gates opening at…

Rutherford students compete in National Geographic Bee

Rutherford students compete in National Geographic Bee

Four students from Rutherford County Schools qualified to compete in the state-level competition for the National Geographic Bee, which was held March 31. Of those students, three are current eighth-graders — Alexis Freeman (LaVergne Middle), Claire Martin (Thurman Francis Arts Academy) and Caton Taylor (Central Magnet School) — and one is a fifth-grader, Logan Stojakovich,…

AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION

AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION

On the evening of March 21, Christiana Elementary School principal Julie Benson and her faculty members were busy holding parent-teacher conferences, an art showcase and a book fair when the unexpected occurred. A severe thunderstorm moving through the area struck the school with extreme intensity, and as a precaution, Benson had everyone go into a…