Middle Tennessee State University accepted the first of eight new Diamond Aircraft DA40 XLT single-engine planes at a ceremony Wednesday, March 29, at Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo, one of the nation’s largest annual aviation gatherings. Greg Van Patten, dean of MTSU’s College of Basic and Applied Sciences, and Chaminda Prelis, chair of the university’s…
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 continues on Brinkley Rd. Brinkley Rd will be closed…
Bessie Allen “Bess” Paschal Finley, age 92 of Readyville, TN, passed away Saturday, April 1, 2023. A native of Milton, TN, she was the daughter of the late Vance and Maggie Lela McKnight Paschal. Mrs. Finley was also preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth M. “Mack” Finley, an infant daughter and a son, Sam…
On March 23, 2023, leaders from the American Heart Association and Ascension Saint Thomas gathered with community members for the American Heart Association’s annual Celebration of Heart event. Dr. Peter Robertson, electrophysiologist with Ascension Saint Thomas Heart, was honored with the inaugural Live Fierce Award. This award is given each year to an individual or…
Greta Muller, MTSU senior in the Visual Arts Program, said she was surprised about the opportunity for art students to participate in research on campus while showcasing her impressive nine-painting collection at the recent Scholars Week student research event. “I feel like many of us undergraduate students feel like most of research is focused on…
Six Middle Tennessee State University Concrete Industry Management students will be hoping to “strike” it big this weekend when they compete in an international bowling ball competition in San Francisco, California. Representing a dozen students in their upper division “Special Problems in the Concrete Industry” class, the students will be entering the American Concrete Institute’s…
Ring in the spring weather at Nashville Zoo’s brand new, adults-only event Sips for Species on Friday, April 28 from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. This event will include drink samples from local beverage purveyors, opportunities to learn about the Zoo’s local and global conservation efforts and close-up animal encounters. Explore the Zoo while sampling…
As a research assistant professor in MTSU’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Tiffany Saul serves students in a multifaceted role, working as an instructor, a researcher and a mentor. “I was a first-generation college student, which shaped my undergraduate experience here at MTSU,” said Saul, who earned her degree in anthropology in 2010. “I know…
Resident Larry Adams was trapped inside his bedroom with smoke and flames threatening his life when three Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies rescued him. Dispatchers alerted Deputy Steve Hill, Cpl. Ethen Shenefield and Deputy Jamie Murphy that Adams was trapped in the back bedroom, Hill said. He and Shenefield tried to pull Adams out the window…
La Vergne High School student Catalina Ortiz and Rutherford County home school student Jack Sohar were in Nashville March 13-15 for the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association’s annual Youth Leadership Summit. The juniors were chosen and sponsored by Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE). While in Nashville, delegates visited the State Capitol Building where they were welcomed by…