In 1911, Middle Tennessee State University began as a normal school with a mission of preparing teachers. One-hundred and five years later, that same mission remains, and the university is one of the highest producers of teachers in the state. Students in the teaching program are taught from day one what’s appropriate and inappropriate when…
A tractor-trailer was blown over and landed on an SUV in Murfreesboro Tuesday afternoon as storms moved through the area. It happened just after 5 p.m. on South Church Street at a red light to get onto Interstate 24 West. It is unknown if anyone was injured. Courtesy of WKRN News 2
The latest campus crime statistics from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation show drops in most major categories at Middle Tennessee State University. The annual TBI report released recently showed the number of sexual offenses reported dropped from seven in 2015 to two in 2016. Weapon law violations remained the same, with four reported in both…
Two men have been transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center following a fall at Nissan’s plant in Smyrna. Smyrna Police Chief Kevin Arnold told News 2 the incident occurred at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Nissan spokesperson Parul Bajaj told News 2 the incident occurred behind the plant and involved a demolition contractor. “We are aware of…
Want to find out more on the newly released Beauty and the Beast? Well be our guest, be our guest, put our service to the test. In a remake of the classic 1991 tale, Disney delivered a sense of magic that couldn’t possibly be found anywhere else. In fact, the first bit of magic was the…
A local family is still shaken after someone threw something that hit their windshield while they were on Interstate 24 in La Vergne over the weekend. Jeremy Rutherford was taking his wife and young daughters to dinner Friday night when it happened. He told News 2 he was driving in the right lane, heading east on…
Carpentry and construction is a family affair for Camden Smith and Chris Russell. Smith’s father and his grandfathers are carpenters, while Russell’s grandfather built homes for a living. Both juniors are in their second year of the carpentry and construction pathway at Oakland High School, a program they say will help them later in life….
Rutherford County Area Habitat for Humanity (RCHFH) celebrated the 3rd Annual Leave A Legacy Breakfast this past Friday. March 17, with the premiere of a new video “Strength, Stability, Self-Reliance and Shelter”, and the annual Impact & Legacy Award presented to Richard Luneack. Luneack has been involved with RCHFH for over 10 years as…
Only a few short years ago, Hunter Bullock would have never imagined he would be standing in front of Stewarts Creek High School, dedicating the results of a construction project that he had overseen from beginning to end. As a sophomore, Hunter approached the administration about building a brick-paver courtyard at the entrance of the…
The Middle Tennessee State University Experimental Vehicles Program has received national acclaim. MTSU was presented the 2016 Clips & Clamps Industries Educational Institution Award as part of the Precision Metalforming Association Awards of Excellence in Metalforming. The university earned the award for its Experimental Vehicles Program, which provides extensive hands-on experiences gained by creating and…