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…
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…
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…
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 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…
The City of La Vergne has selected a recruitment firm to begin the nationwide search for a new police chief and they plan to kick things off with two community meetings. The firm, Ralph Andersen & Associates, has been the nationwide leader in public sector executive job recruitments for the past 50 years. CEO Heather…
Oakland Court Development (Lokey Ave and Academy St) Expected Minor Lane Closures: Monday through Friday: Site construction work continues. Appropriate traffic controls will be in place. Brinkley Rd Improvement Project (between Blaze Dr and Timber Creek Dr) Expected Lane Closures: Monday through Friday: Roadway construction work continues on Brinkley Rd. There will be intermittent lane…
Nominations are now being sought and accepted for the 2023-24 Middle Tennessee State University Distinguished Alumni. The deadline to submit is Friday, March 31. The awards, which will include an overall Distinguished Alumni recipient and Young Alumni Achievement honoree, recognize those with prolonged records of achievement who have made outstanding contributions to society and who…
Congratulations to Milano NailCare for their ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, March 9th at 4pm. Milano NailCare is located at 1636 New Salem Hwy. (just down from Gateway Urgent Care), Murfreesboro, TN 37128 and can be contacted at 615-424-4290.
Victoria Fulton is the high school science teacher at Daniel-McKee, a Rutherford County alternative school. She recently applied for and received a science grant from Society for Science and is applying the grant directly to her hands-on instruction practices in the classroom. With a room full of critters and a group of students who are…