Overall Creek Receives STEAM Redesignation

Overall Creek Receives STEAM Redesignation

The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) and the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network (TSIN) announced Overall Creek Elementary and fourteen additional schools have received their STEM/STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) redesignation. “Overall Creek was one of the first elementary schools in the state to receive the STEM designation in May, 2018. This redesignation shows…

Jamie Bess Obituary

Jamie Bess Obituary

Jamie Lynn Mahaffey Bess, age 39 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee died Saturday, May 18, 2024, at TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center following a brief illness. She was a native of Murfreesboro and the daughter of the late Roy Mahaffey and Diane Casteel Mahaffey who survives her. In addition to her mother, survivors include her children, James Bess,…

Eva Brown Obituary

Eva Brown Obituary

Eva Frances Miller Brown, age 78 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2024. A native of Christiana, TN, she was the daughter of the late William Mose Miller, Sr., and Mary Louise Parker Miller. Mrs. Brown was also preceded in death by her husband, Elijah Roosevelt Brown, Sr., and a brother, William Mose…

MTSU Alumna Mastermind Behind USPS’ New Bluegrass Forever Stamp

MTSU Alumna Mastermind Behind USPS’ New Bluegrass Forever Stamp

A Middle Tennessee State University alumna is the artist behind the new High Lonesome Sound Bluegrass forever stamp released by the United States Postal Service last month. The new stamp, designed by 2009 MTSU fine arts graduate Heather Moulder, features a five-string banjo, guitar, mandolin and bass in navy and white on a multicolored background….

MTSU Hosts Army Reserve Commanding General for Opry Event, Campus Visit

MTSU Hosts Army Reserve Commanding General for Opry Event, Campus Visit

This year’s edition of Grand Ole Opry’s annual Salute the Troops celebration, again sponsored by the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center, featured not one, but two generals and two country music stars with ties to Middle Tennessee State University. Lt. Gen. Jody Daniels, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve, and…