When MTSU’s Keith M. Huber met country music entertainer Rodney Atkins for the first time Thursday (Feb. 16), they discovered they had much in common. Huber, senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives at MTSU, served nearly 40 years in the military, retiring as a lieutenant general. Atkins has entertained for troops with the USO…
The newest greenhouse in Murfreesboro City School’s grant-funded Farm to School program is now at Discovery School. The greenhouse provides students a protected and secure environment to learn about the growing process year-round. Murfreesboro City School’s Farm to School program began in 2015. MCS students have gained access to healthy, local and regionally sourced foods…
Nothing Bundt Cakes has leased a 1,803-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. It will be located in an 11,200-square-foot retail building facing Medical Center Parkway, just inside the entrance to the Fountains development. Nothing Bundt Cakes…
When Brenda was 12, her mother was killed in an automobile accident. For the next two years, Brenda rarely spoke. “I didn’t want to say nothing to nobody,” she recalled. “My mom was my world.” It was just one difficult episode in what many people might consider a hard-knocks life. Brenda was born without eyesight….
Expansion of the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center will further help veterans — on campus and in the community — in the transition from the military to civilian life. MTSU held a ribbon-cutting for the Daniels Center Veterans Transitioning Home Tuesday (Feb. 14) in Keathley University Center Room 316 thanks to…
Come drop in at the Wilderness Station for Earth Lab, Wednesdays anytime from 12 noon – 5:00 p.m. The Earth has many amazing creatures to learn about and study and now you can enjoy exploring these topics in our Earth Lab. Each month we will have a new topic with fun and exciting activities for…
In observance of Presidents Day, all City of Murfreesboro offices and recreational facilities, with the exception of Adams Tennis Complex, will be closed on Monday, February 20, 2017. Senior Services at Patterson Park Community Center are cancelled on Presidents Day due to the Center’s closing. Rover, the City’s public transportation service, will not run. Old…
Saint Thomas River Park Hospital, through its Community Benefit program, has donated $25,000 to the Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) of the 31st Judicial District. The Children’s Advocacy Center is a non-profit community organization working to prevent, intervene, investigate and help children who are victims of child abuse in Warren and Van Burn Counties. The CAC…
Murfreesboro City Schools is hosting a teacher recruitment fair from 9:30 to 11:30 am on Saturday, March 18 at Scales Elementary School. The fair is designed to match qualified candidates to the available teaching positions for the 2017-18 school year. Applicants should bring multiple resumes, licensure documentation, portfolios and any additional relevant materials including scores…
Congratulations to Newk’s Eatery in Northgate or their ribbon cutting on Monday, February 13th at 10:30am. Newk’s Eatery in Northgate is located at 149 Wendelwood, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 and can be contacted at 615-556-4913.