Main Street Murfreesboro, a nonprofit, 501c3 has been focused on economic development, design, and promotions of the historic downtown business district for the past 38 years. Main Street Murfreesboro hosts several downtown events to bring tourism and community residents to the historic downtown business district. Free events this summer include: June 2 – Friday Night…
One of the most important elements of MTSU’s top-rated teacher preparation program — ranked the No. 1 producer of the most effective teachers in Tennessee by the state — is getting future educators into classrooms for hands-on teaching experience. Shannon Harmon, associate professor of education, said these experiences would not be possible without the partnership…
Stewarts Creek Elementary School has been recognized as a “Common Sense School,” one of the first in Rutherford County. Common Sense is a national non-profit with a mission to help kids and families navigate media and technology while keeping themselves safe. “We applaud the faculty and staff of Stewarts Creek Elementary for embracing digital citizenship…
MTSU’s James E. Walker Library has been named as a Preservation Steward for the U.S. Government Publishing Office, an agreement through which the library will procure and preserve publications relating to agricultural, legal and cultural aspects of brewing and distilling from the 1800s through 1980. The topic falls in line with the university’s Fermentation Science…
U.S. Army Col. John C. Kinton helped celebrate 11 of the Army’s newest officers recently during the annual Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raider Battalion Spring Commissioning Ceremony. Kinton, commander of the 194th Engineer Brigade with the Tennessee Army National Guard, spoke to the new second lieutenants and an audience of family, friends and supporters…
On May 10th Rutherford’s County chapter of 100 Women Who Care presented A Step ahead with $6405 as their 2nd Q recipient for 2023. “Since 2020, 100 Women Who Care Rutherford County has given back over $65,000 to our community. ” – Alicia Stachura, one of the founding chapter members. This unique giving group was…
Jen McCrery is a special education interventionist at Smyrna Middle School, and even just reading this interview, it’s obvious just how much she cares about her students. McCrery also didn’t have a traditional start to education. She previously worked in nursing and even edited copy for a radio station. In this Q&A, McCrery explains how…
The Downtown Murfreesboro Farmer’s Market runs every Saturday from 8am-Noon from May 6th all the way to the end of October 2023.
Linda “Linnie” Bonifant, age 46 of Manchester, Tennessee formerly of Murfreesboro, TN died Saturday, May 6, 2023, at her home. She was a native of Nashville and the daughter of the late Rockey Bonifant and Linda Brewer Bonifant who survives her. In addition to her mother, she is survived by daughters, Natalie “Butterbutt” Jones (Zach…
Until this Saturday, the FEMA Mobile Disaster Recovery Center in Rutherford is open to support individuals and households that sustained damage from the March 31 – April 1 tornadoes and severe storms. At the Recovery Center in Rockvale, applicants can ask a FEMA specialist questions about their application, receive clarification on letters or information from…