MTSU Sign Language Class

MTSU Opens Registration for 5-day Summer American Sign Language Online Course

Enhance your communication skills this summer by learning a new language through the fun, hands-on virtual American Sign Language course offered by MTSU in early June. MTSU’s Center for Accelerated Language Acquisition has opened registration for the five-day course that combines ASL Part 1 and 2 into a single learning experience. The course runs from…

Lascassas SRO Chad Dodson holds Pancake the dog

SRO Dodson Teaches Safety, Responsibility With Stuffed Dog Named ‘Pancake’

Chad Dodson is a School Resource Officer (SRO) at Lascassas Elementary. He has worked with children for more than 30 years and has been an SRO since 2009. He is also a published children’s book author. While every SRO in Rutherford County priorities student safety and security, Dodson has gone the extra mile in engaging…

Landfill Update From Mayor McFarland

Middle Point Provides Containers for Storm Cleanup, Extends Hours to Accept and Track Debris

Mike Classen, general manager of Middle Point Landfill, briefed county commissioners Thursday evening on the efforts of Middle Point to help those impacted by recent severe weather. In the early hours of April 1, an EF-2 tornado touched by in nearby Readyville, leaving behind a wide path of destruction in Rutherford and Cannon Counties. Since…

Siegel High School Excels at HOSA State Competition

Siegel High School Excels at HOSA State Competition

Siegel High School took 36 students to Knoxville to compete at the annual HOSA State Leadership Conference. Siegel students competed in 20 out of 50 different events against 2,600 other competitors. Laney Marlatt campaigned and was elected as a state officer, Middle Tennessee HOSA Vice President for 2023-2024. Ensley Baird and Madison Whitworth placed 3rd…

Under Construction

Murfreesboro Road Construction Projects for April 16-22

Oakland Court Development (Lokey Ave and Academy St) Expected Minor Lane Closures: Monday through Friday: Site construction work continues. Appropriate traffic controls will be in place. Brinkley Rd Improvement Project (between Blaze Dr and Timber Creek Dr) Expected Lane Closures: Monday through Friday: Roadway construction work on Brinkley Rd. On Tuesday, April 18, incidental grinding…