With about 80 Blackman High School students flanking them, MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee, Blackman Principal Justin Smith and Rutherford County Schools’ Director Jimmy Sullivan signed a renewal of the memorandum of understanding between the university and local high school. The signing occurred Friday, March 24, in the MTSU Student Union Ballroom, as a university…
With severe weather predicted for Middle Tennessee between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. tonight, Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) wants to remind its members to stay weather aware and be prepared. MTE’s Systems Control monitors the grid for outages 24/7, and crews are currently on standby to be dispatched if needed. To stay safe during potentially…
Congratulations to Red Bicycle for their ribbon cutting and 1 year anniversary celebration on Friday, March 24th at 11am. Red Bicycle is located at 15 N. Lowry Street, Smyrna, TN 37167 and can be contacted at 615-625-3261.
OHS FFA recently attended the the 97th Tennessee FFA State convention in Gatlinburg and came away with big wins, achievements and honors. OHS FFA has over 400 students enrolled in agriculture classes…but less than ten of those own livestock or live somewhere that resembles some form of a farm. Students involved in OHS FFA and…
MTSU’s Jennings and Rebecca Jones Chair of Excellence in Urban and Regional Planning Advisory Committee is launching a new Scholars Program to assist students in their academic and professional development. The COE-URP Scholars Program is a nine-month research and engagement program for undergraduate students at Middle Tennessee State University designed to bring students, professors, and…
Congratulations to Kevin Sparks Signature Pools for their ribbon cutting celebration on Thursday, March 23rd at 4pm. Kevin Sparks Signature Pools is located at 2349 S. Church St., Murfreesboro, TN 37129 and can be contacted at 615-238-4144.
Congratulations to Raising Cane’s for their ribbon cutting celebration on Thursday, March 23rd at 11am. Raising Cane’s is located at 380 Sam Ridley Parkway West, Smyrna, TN 37167 (just beside Chicken Salad Chick and Scooter’s Coffee) and can be contacted at 615-882-3100.
William “Will” Smith doesn’t mind that he shares a name with a well-known actor from Hollywood — because he’s making a name for himself. Will recently earned the Zeb Scholarship Award — the first from Tennessee to do so — from the United States Bowling Congress. “The award recognizes a USBC member who achieves academic…
Bands from Rutherford County Schools recently participated in the Middle Tennessee Band and Orchestra Association’s Concert Performance Assessment (CPA). Performances at CPA serve as summative assessments for musical ensembles. Each group performs for a panel of judges and is evaluated on prepared music performance as well as the ability to read and perform never-before-seen music….
As an MTSU professor in the School of Nursing with over four decades of experience in the field, Shelley Moore is always looking to expand hands-on learning opportunities for her students. “Participating in hands-on activities is a hallmark characteristic of our nursing program, but most of the community agency experiences are more ‘clinical’ in nature,…