For years it was called Typing 101. Nowadays it’s referred to as Keyboarding, and another significant difference is that instead of waiting until high school, the newly named course is offered in middle school along with digital literacy, computer applications and document formatting. Dr. Carol Parker, a keyboarding instructor at Rockvale Middle School, is advocating…
Locating a missing Riverdale High School remains a priority for the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office. Devin Bond, 16, of Armor Place was reporting missing March 31. Sheriff’s deputies, Murfreesboro Police and the Tennessee Highway Patrol’s helicopter launched searches during the weekend he was reported missing. Detectives are following leads to locate him safely. Community volunteers…
G’Anni Milton, Tinsley Pittenger and Allison Swenson and nearly 900 other Rutherford County school children have no idea how much MTSU senior Austin Brennstuhl wants them to know where there food comes from — and he doesn’t mean the grocery store. The children from 10 schools across the county learned about farm life Tuesday (April…
Kitchen Fresh has leased a 1,897-square-foot retail space at Fountains at Gateway, the new Class A office and retail development in Murfreesboro, announced developer Scott Graby, president of Hearthstone Properties. Kitchen Fresh is a new, fast-casual restaurant concept built around healthy, organic, chef-inspired food. All food is made from scratch and fresh-to-order. Meals are served…
Murfreesboro’s “Historic Bottoms,” with a past known for low terrain and flooding, dates to the Civil War and Reconstruction. It was a place where many former slaves resided after gaining freedom and where African Americans made a community even as a federal highway, U.S. 41, cut its way through the City. In 2016, the City…
Nearly 20 airline industry companies came calling, courting potential job seekers from the MTSU Department of Aerospace. More than 250 MTSU students and several others expressed their interest during the annual MTSU Aerospace Career Fair Thursday (April 6) in the Business and Aerospace Building’s first floor south lobby. Aerospace holds a career fair to enable…
Join Murfreesboro Electric Department from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Historic Downtown Square for the 16th Annual Earth Day Celebration on April 22. This year’s theme, “Nothing would sting more than bee extinction,” focuses on the underappreciated insect contributors to our environment. While many people think of bees as nothing more than pests,…
Make plans now for the 21st Annual JazzFest! Friday, May 5 & Saturday, May 6 JazzFest is Murfreesboro’s rite of Spring: our first community gathering of the warm-weather season on the beautiful historic Downtown Square! Keep checking the JazzFest website for up-to-date info! http://mainstreetjazzfest.net/ The Bob Scales Main Stage SaturdaySchedule: 12:00 Seymour HS Jazz…
Twenty-five teachers from Murfreesboro City Schools received their Tennessee Employment Standard for Gifted Teaching after completing the MTSU/MCS Gifted Academy. The Gifted Academy, sponsored by The Jennings and Rebecca Jones Foundation, aims to expand Murfreesboro City Schools Gifted Education program by equipping teachers with tools to identify and engage gifted students. “We expect the identification…
Congratulations to Vanguard Direct Family Medicine for their ribbon cutting on Friday, April 7th at 11am. Vanguard Direct Family Medicine is located at 237 Castlewood Drive, Suite C (behind Kroger on Memorial Blvd.), Murfreesboro, TN 37129 and can be contacted at 615-900-3435.