Middle Tennessee State University’s Black History Month Committee has selected the honorees for the 27th annual Unity Luncheon set for Feb. 8 on the Blue Raider campus. Coordinated through and hosted by the Office of Intercultural and Diversity Affairs, the Unity Luncheon is an MTSU tradition that has been around since 1996 where the university…
City Manager Craig Tindall has appointed Sam Huddleston to serve as Assistant City Manager for Engineering and Economic Development in the City Manager’s Office. Huddleston has served as Executive Director for the reorganized Development Services Division since July 2018. Huddleston takes over for retiring Assistant City Manager Gary Whitaker who retired January 17, 2023, after…
Mayor Shane McFarland recognized Murfreesboro Transit Operator Marlene Belcher for her compassionate response after observing a 5-year-old boy wandering the street. Her act of kindness in helping the child was honored during the regular Council meeting, Jan. 19, 2023. Belcher began her employment with the City of Murfreesboro on Sept. 7, 2021, as a Transit…
Retha Jennings Johns, age 97 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee died Friday, January 20, 2023, at Stones River Manor. She was a native of Rutherford County and a daughter of the late Irvin Jennings and Mary Bennett Jennings. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Dayton Johns; brothers, J.W. Jennings and Irvin Jennings; and two…
John Kenneth (Ken) Tomlinson, born December 16, 1969 (Murfreesboro, TN), of Atlanta, GA, went to be with the Lord on January 14, 2023. He is preceded by his father, John B. Tomlinson (1948-2004). He is survived by his mother A. Carolyn Tomlinson of Clinton, TN, his siblings – Tim Tomlinson (Angie) of Clinton, TN, Holly…
Detectives need help identifying a person of interest in a theft case. On Dec. 31, 2022, an unknown woman entered the Home Goods on N. Thompson Lane with only her purse and a shopping bag in her cart. The woman selects cookware and kitchen accessories from the store and completed a fraudulent return for store…
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…
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…
Congratulations to Ashton Reed, Hannah Harrell, Annabelle Alexis who competed in the Mid-State FFA Speaking Contest hosted by Oakland High School on Jan. 19, 2023. These students placed in the following categories: creed speaking, extemporaneous speaking, and employment skills speaking.
Mr. William Charles “Chuck” James, age 56, of Christiana, TN passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2023. He was born in Smyrna, TN to the late Harry Charles Ruemmler and Ann Marie Cox. Chuck proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. He was a faithful member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church….