Congratulations to The Academy of Rockvale for their ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, February 29th at 11am. The Academy of Rockvale is located at 5745 New Salem Highway, Murfreesboro, TN 37153 and can be contacted at 615-307-9287.
Using funds from a safe schools grant, Rutherford County Schools has launched a pilot program to test an automatic weapon detection system. The system — known as “Evolv Weapons Detection” — will be rotated around to various schools for training purposes over the next few weeks. Oakland Middle School’s administration has volunteered to be one…
Congratulations to the Rutherford County Transfer Station for their groundbreaking ceremony on February 27th at Noon. The Rutherford County Transfer Station is located at 6000 Landfill Road, Murfreesboro, TN 37130 and can be contacted at 615-849-0340.
James Clifford “Lucy” Collier, Jr., age 47 passed away Saturday, February 24, 2024. He was born in Nashville, TN. Jim was preceded in death by his father, James Clifford Collier, Sr., brothers, Jonathan and Jeremiah Collier, and stepfather, Tom Rice. Jimmy is survived by his mother, Delia Warner Collier Rice of Lascassas, TN; sister Leona…
A big thanks to the team at the new Primary Care & Hope Clinic in Smyrna in Smyrna for the tour. The Primary Care & Hope Clinic plays a vital role in our community by providing quality, affordable family health services to medically uninsured. Primary Care & Hope Clinic Smyrna 900 Sgt. Asbury Hawn Way…
Students enrolled in Sydney Buvvaji’s plant science class at Holloway High School are working to improve the surrounding neighborhood’s access to fresh fruit and vegetables. They are using the school’s outdoor garden space to grow vegetables such as broccoli, squash, and carrots. Inside the greenhouse purchased last school year, herbs grow alongside marigolds and tulips….
MTE provides more than electricity to the communities it serves. As a not-for-profit electric cooperative, Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) is exempt from certain types of taxes, but it is still one of the largest taxpayers to local governments through the ad valorem tax. This year, MTE paid more than $8.3 million total to local governments…
Congratulations to the Annual National Guard Association of Tennessee Conference for their ribbon cutting celebration Friday, February 23rd at 8:45am.
Nashville Zoo is excited to announce the birth of a male Southern tamandua pup born on February 12, 2024. The pup was born weighing in at 390 grams (nearly a pound) and measuring 16 inches long from snout to tail to first-time mom and dad, Alma and Andre. When Alma and Andre were introduced, they…
Competing against dozens of other fellow Midstate high school students showcasing their best business startup ideas, three sophomores from Murfreesboro’s Central Magnet School tapped into the growing use of artificial intelligence to capture first place at Middle Tennessee State University’s 2024 High School Entrepreneurship Fair. Aditya Dwivedi, Anirudh Kodukula, and Karunya Vudattula presented their business…