Police and Fire Welcome New Assistant PIO for Public Safety

Police and Fire Welcome New Assistant PIO for Public Safety

Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) and Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) announce the expansion of its Public Safety Public Information Office with the recent hire of Assistant Public Information Officer for Public Safety, Dana J. Smith. Smith began her new position on September 9 and will report directly to Public Safety Public Information Director Larry Flowers….

MTSU’s Department of Media Arts’ Production Truck Celebrates 500th Shoot

MTSU’s Department of Media Arts’ Production Truck Celebrates 500th Shoot

It’s been an accomplishment nearly 13 years to the day in the making — the mobile production lab truck used by students in Middle Tennessee State University’s Department of Media Arts in the College of Media and Entertainment celebrated its 500th shoot since going online in 2011. The milestone shoot happened as the Blue Raider football…

9-11 memorial ceremony at Rutherford County Sheriff's Office

9-11 memorial ceremony at Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office

“Unsung heroes” worked inside the burning Pentagon building to maintain critical communications after the 9-11 terrorists’ attacks Sept. 11, 2001, said USAF Ret. Col. Thomas Hickerson. “This is the story of the front line of the first battle of the war on terrorism,” Hickerson said during the keynote address Wednesday at the Rutherford County Sheriff’s…

“Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab” Opens at the Discovery Center

“Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab” Opens at the Discovery Center

The Discovery Center at Murfree Spring recently announced the grand opening of its newest exhibit, Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab®, on Saturday, September 14th. Created by the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum in collaboration with Genius Brands International, Inc., this immersive and educational exhibit is inspired by Genius Brands’ popular animated series. Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab® is…

SGA’s visit with Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett.

Princeton Review Ranks MTSU’s Student Government Association in Top 25 List

Middle Tennessee State University’s Student Government Association has earned a spot in the Top 25 of The Princeton Review’s annual list of the nation’s best colleges and universities. Under the leadership of second-term president Michai Mosby, MTSU’s SGA ranked 20th in the nation for the Most Active Student Government category in the publication, moving up…

Dr. Nick and Adrienne Tarola

“Wine Around the Square” Returns This October

On Saturday, Oct. 26, the Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation will honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month with its 13th annual “Wine Around the Square” event. The wine and spirits tasting fundraiser will take place in Murfreesboro’s historic Downtown Square. Proceeds from this event will be used to support the Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation’s Power…