The Siegel High School Student Council led a school-wide canned food and donation drive for Rutherford County’s Nourish Food Bank. Siegel has contributed to a local food bank every year since opening in 2003. This year $4,500 and 1,273 food items were donated.
Leading up to her first week as the new principal of Plainview Elementary School, Anna Sturm did make a few modifications to her new office. She opened all the blinds to let in the natural light. She also repositioned the desk. But other than those cosmetic updates, she doesn’t intend to make any wholesale changes….
Robert Edward Young of Murfreesboro, Tennessee passed away Tuesday morning, November 7, 2023, at the age of 87 years old. “Bob” was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Edward, and Violet Agnes Young, his three sisters, Doris Lowry, Margaret Hawkins, and Evelyn Walden, and by his first wife, Gwendolyn Felts Young. He is survived…
Kristen Troutt, age 42 of Murfreesboro and a native of Clarksdale, Mississippi, passed away Monday, November 6, 2023, at Alive Hospice, Murfreesboro following a long, courageous battle with cancer. Kristen was a radiant soul that loved so well. Wife to Jon, Mother to Ruby. She was and unwavering source of light and joy to all…
Faye Bolin, age 75 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee died Monday, November 6, 2023, at her home. She was a native of Rutherford County and a daughter of the late Sydney Frank Bolin and Alice Bea Bowen Bolin. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a brother, Gary F. Bolin and her…
Sandra Louise Whitworth, age 77 of the Fosterville-Midland Community passed away Monday, November 6, 2023, at the Stones River Manor where she had resided for over twenty years. A lifelong Rutherford County resident, she was the daughter of the late Herbert “Hoot” and Nina Brothers Whitworth. She was also preceded in death by her brother,…
My crazy sweet tooth just exploded with this one! The Peach Cobbler Factory is coming to Murfreesboro and opening soon.
Almost 375 pounds of opioids, prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications were collected Friday and Saturday during the fall Drug Take Back Day. The medications were collected at Murfreesboro Medical Center, TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center in Smyrna and the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, said Sgt. J.D. Davis of the Sheriff’s Strategies and Tactics for Opioid Prevention…
Middle Tennessee State University interior design students recently took home top honors at the Formica Form, a national furniture design competition that held regional awards at the Inspire Nashville trade show. As part of the experiential learning, or EXL, capstone course for juniors taught by assistant professor Carrie Pavel, students designed a piece of furniture…
Grant Gardner, Department of Biology professor and researcher, along with Middle Tennessee State University faculty Liz Barnes, Sarah Bleiler-Baxter, Jennifer Kaplan and Greg Rushton, recently landed a $1.25 million National Science Foundation grant to develop four post-doctoral candidates into STEM-education researchers. “We’re excited,” Gardner said. “Most active research universities have a strong population of post-doctoral…