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….

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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…

Murfreesboro Police Investigating the Shooting Death of Woman Found Inside Her Apartment

Murfreesboro Police Investigating the Shooting Death of Woman Found Inside Her Apartment

Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Criminal Investigations Division (CID) detectives are investigating the shooting death of a woman found inside her apartment on Tuesday, March 14. Police are still looking for the shooter. Officer responded to the Garrison Station Apartments on Fortress Blvd. for a report of a corpse at 11 a.m. Once inside, responding officers…

MTSU’s Zaza receives Nashville Technology Council Award

MTSU’s Zaza receives Nashville Technology Council Award

Sam Zaza, assistant professor in the MTSU Department of Information Systems and Analytics in the Jennings A. Jones College of Business, recently received a prestigious Nashville Technology Council Award as Diversity and Inclusion Advocate of the Year. “I feel honored and humbled to be recognized by the Greater Nashville Technology Council for my Diversity and…

Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force Beefs Up for St. Patrick’s Day

Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force Beefs Up for St. Patrick’s Day

Observing St. Patrick’s life and death March 17 is a day of celebration but problems arise when adding vehicles, alcohol and driving, said Sheriff’s Sgt. Sean Vinson. “The problem is the ‘mourning’ after,” Vinson said. “This can come from the DUI arrest and thousands of dollars you will lose, the damage to the vehicle or…

Discovery Center Recognizes World Autism Awareness with Programming

Discovery Center Recognizes World Autism Awareness with Programming

The Discovery Center at Murfree Spring will bring back its Sibshops program in recognition of World Autism Awareness Month this April. The program is for children ages 8 to 13 who have a sibling with autism or other special health and developmental conditions. Sibshop is a drop-off event and will be held Thursday, April 20th…

MTSU CERV Horse Show Benefits Recovering Veterans

MTSU CERV Horse Show Benefits Recovering Veterans

Mark your calendars for an upcoming MTSU-hosted horse show that supports health care for recovering veterans. The eighth annual MTSU CERV Spring Spectacular Open Show, which benefits the Center of Equine Recovery for Veterans, or CERV, will be held starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 1, in the main arena of the Tennessee Livestock Center,…

Oakland High School Nurse earns National Certification

Oakland High School Nurse earns National Certification

Oakland High School Nurse Rebecca Fuqua has earned national certification with the National Board for Certification of School Nurses (NCSN). The NCSN credential reflects a high level of competence and professionalism, and the registered nurse must demonstrate a commensurate education, clinical practice experience and knowledge to earn the certification. The mission of the NCSN is…