Police Investigating Homicide; Person of Interest in Custody

Police Investigating Homicide; Person of Interest in Custody

Murfreesboro Police Department Criminal Investigations Division detectives responded to an unknown problem at a home in West Murfreesboro that ended a homicide investigation on Thursday, March 16. A female victim was found deceased inside the garage of a home on Swanson Lane around 4 p.m. A person of interest is in custody. Detectives said this…

Ken Rocha

Murfreesboro City Schools Announces New Leadership

Dr. Trey Duke is proud to announce the addition of Ken Rocha & Don Bartch as members of the Murfreesboro City Schools (MCS) Senior Leadership Team serving as Assistant Superintendents beginning July 2023. These appointments follow the retirement announcements of Mr. Joe Marlin and Mr. Ralph Ringstaff. “I am honored to have served with Joe…

MTSU Summer STEM Camp Registration Opens March 15 for High Schoolers

MTSU Summer STEM Camp Registration Opens March 15 for High Schoolers

Registration for the second Middle Tennessee State University College of Basic and Applied Sciences summer STEM camp will begin Wednesday, March 15. This summer, from June 19-23, the college will triple the number of participants and increase the number of faculty and departments involved with the camp highlighting science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Students entering…

MTSU Alumna Helps Win NAACP Award

MTSU Alumna Helps Win NAACP Award

Middle Tennessee State University public history alumna Katherine Crawford-Lackey took a historic preservation philosophy to her role at founding father James Madison’s estate in Virginia, working to safeguard an honest and inclusive history at a National Historic Landmark. “It begins with addressing historical erasure” said Crawford-Lackey, a 2020 graduate of MTSU’s Public History Ph.D. Program….

Rutherford County Schools

The JROTC Program at Blackman High has Grown Into a Multi-Award Winning Program

Students who enter Blackman High School as a freshman have no shortage of opportunities and clubs to join. There are star-studded sports teams, academic organizations, and arts clubs – and then there’s JROTC. Blackman High School’s Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps — more commonly known as JROTC — is a military-oriented leadership organization which has…