It’s an effort to help prevent bullying, but build friendships for students the same time. It’s called the Buddy Bench, and the vice mayor of Murfreesboro is on a mission to equip each city school with one. School officials recently unveiled the Buddy Bench at Scales Elementary School. “The Buddy Bench is a simple idea…
Katie Arnette (Oakland High School Class of 2013), who attends Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, has been selected to join a research team in Lop Buri, Thailand this summer. Katie and the team from Eckerd, along with a team from North Carolina State, will study an archaeological dig site with remains that are expected to date from the…
With 10 years of robotic surgical experience and almost 5,000 completed robotic surgical procedures, Saint Thomas Health has taken the next technological step available in health care today by adopting use of the daVinci® Xi Surgical System. The value of this advanced technology is not only improved surgical performance, but also it is less invasive to…
Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital in Smithville, Tennessee has begun a complete renovation of the hospital’s Emergency Department. The construction, which began this week, is scheduled to be completed within 30 days, and will not affect the continuous operation of emergency services at the hospital. “The purpose of the renovation is to upgrade and modernize the…
“Over half of the referrals that Cannon County Child Advocacy Center received last year were children who were exposed to their parent’s drug use,” said Cannon County Coordinator Alissa Kalish. “The Child Advocacy Center is here to help parents who want to stop using drugs and give their children a happier childhood.” According to the…
La Vergne city officials met with representatives of Rutherford County Schools to explore options on how to reduce overcrowding and increase safety. “About half of our schools county-wide are facing overcrowding situations, which is why our Board has adopted an aggressive building program,” said Rutherford County Spokesperson James Evans. Continued enrollment growth in Rutherford County…
Murfreesboro Aviation has announced that they will be hosting a flying poker run on Saturday, March 18, 2017. The event is open to all qualified pilots, their families, and passengers. A poker run consists of participants flying to each airport where they will randomly choose one card from a standard deck of playing cards available…
The Special Kids race is quickly approaching. On Saturday, April 8, 2017, at Murfreesboro Medical Clinic, Special Kids is planning for 3,000 participants in the 15K, 5K and one mile family fun run. “Registration is filling up quickly”, says Charlie Apigian, Special Kids race director. “Register by Friday, March 24, to guarantee your shirt size.”…
One Middle Tennessee coach won a state championship, welcomed his grandchild into the world and was named national coach of the year-all in 48 hours. It was a whirlwind for Riverdale girl’s basketball coach Randy Coffman, who led the Warriors to their second straight title last weekend. And just hours later, Coach Coffman’s first granddaughter…
Reggie Upshaw scored 19 points and 12th seeded Middle Tennessee beat 5th seeded Minnesota 81-72 Thursday in Milwaukee in round one of the NCAA Tournament. It’s the second straight year the Blue Raiders beat a Big 10 team in round and once again Upshaw was the star. MTSU led by as many as 17 points…