MTSU Special Educator Named Teacher of Year by Christian Education Foundation

MTSU Special Educator Named Teacher of Year by Christian Education Foundation

Special education teacher and College of Education alumnus Marshall Ellson did not know at first that his school administrators had nominated him for the Herzog Foundation Christian Teacher of the Year award. “Our head of school let me know,” said Ellson who works as director of academic support and K-12 analytics at Westminster Christian Academy…

H. Laws McCullough III

Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Adds Entrepreneur to Board of Directors

Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford is pleased to announce that H. Laws McCullough III, co-owner of Murfreesboro-based healthcare software company Provident Solutions, has joined the hospital’s board of directors. Mr. McCullough is a 7th-generation resident of Rutherford County and a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University. He is well known in the community as “Brother.” In…

Cason Lane Shooting

Murfreesboro Police Investigating Shooting Deaths of Three People

UPDATE: Man Identified in Cason Lane Shooting Deaths An Alabama man has been identified as the person who shot and kill two people and then himself at a home in Murfreesboro Thursday morning. Investigators say 46-year-old Jamie Lepore, of Hazel Green, Alabama, killed himself after shooting his two children ages nine and 11. The investigation…

BOLO Target Vinyl Gorham

Hundreds of Dollars Worth of Vinyl Records Stolen From Target in Murfreesboro

Detectives need help identifying a person of interest in a theft case. On Dec. 26, an unidentified individual stole hundreds of dollars’ worth of vinyl records from the Target on Old Fort Pkwy. The store reported the crime on Jan. 6. Target Loss Prevention workers told police the unidentified man left as a passenger in…

CMA Music Teachers Excellence

Multiple MTSU Alumni Named CMA Foundation Music Teachers of Excellence

After almost a decade as a high school band director, MTSU alumnus John Hazletthas not only shared his expertise with his students — he has advanced his education at MTSU to better serve them and received recognition for his efforts, most recently named a CMA Foundation Music Teacher of Excellence for the third time. “It…