Ask any Tennessee public school teacher how much money they spend on students out of their own pockets and you’ll always hear at least “several hundred dollars” and many times “as much as a thousand.” When she began teaching three years ago, Whitney Holland said it “was more than $1,000.” She needed to to get…
Rutherford County Habitat for Humanity (RCHFH) is excited to join forces again with the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT) as part of their fourth annual Big Payback one-day online giving campaign. This year donations to RCHFH’s Big Payback campaign will go towards the “Women Build” and offer a way for donors to honor women…
Students graduating next month from Central Magnet School will be able to say they are alumni from the top school in Tennessee, based on new rankings released by U.S. News & World Report. The rankings list Central as the No. 1 school in Tennessee and the 37th best in the nation. Central — a magnet school…
After Betty and her husband of 36 years retired, they spent eight glorious years traveling around the country. She and James visited dozens of states and enjoyed every day together. When they weren’t traveling, they cared for ailing neighbors or cooked meals for local police and firefighters. Then, in April of 2015, James was diagnosed…
Middle Tennessee State University President Sidney A. McPhee and retired Lt. Gen. Keith M. Huber, senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives, have experienced many of life’s challenges. They encountered a leap of faith, literally, Tuesday (April 25), as they tandem jumped with members of the Army Golden Knights precision parachute team at the Clarksville-Montgomery…
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center announced George Palatsakis, physical therapist, as the first recipient of the R.O.S.E. Award, short for Recognition of Service Excellence award. The R.O.S.E. Award was championed by Kristy Coleman, Certified Nuclear Medical Technician, and the Employee Advisory Group (EAG) to recognize full-time, non-nursing health professionals or ancillary support employees of TriStar StoneCrest…
The Uncle Dave Macon Days Music and Arts Festival will be hosting a press conference at the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce Visitor’s Center on April 27th at 10am. Please join us at the Medical Center Parkway location to learn more about the 2017 musical lineup and award recipients. Beginning on Friday, July 7th, the…
Police are investigating a shooting at a Murfreesboro apartment located not too far from Middle Tennessee State University Tuesday afternoon. It happened just after 1:30 p.m. at the Student Quarters Apartment on Greenland Drive. Police said one person was shot and the suspect ran on foot towards Highland Avenue. The victim was taken to St….
When people in New Orleans woke up Monday morning, a prominent Confederate monument was gone with plans for three more to be removed soon. Tennessee has dealt with its own issues with remembering its Confederate past. The decision to rename Forrest Hall on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University could still be months away. The…
Strawberry season is here, and patches across Middle Tennessee are opening up. The early freeze hurt some crops, but most farms around the area have recovered. At Batey Farms in Murfreesboro, they’re opening up so the public can handpick their berries. Batey Farms operator Brandon Whitt said they did lose some berries due to the…