Central Magnet School has once again been ranked the best high school in Tennessee and 10th best magnet school in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report. The publication releases rankings each spring identifying the best schools in each state and throughout the nation. Central has been named among the best in Tennessee…
Ruth Willard Alford, age 93 of Murfreesboro died Wednesday May 9, 2018. She was a native of Rutherford County and was preceded in death by her husband, William Thurston Alford, parents, Tom and Sallie Mingle Willard, and a daughter-in-law, Phyllis Anne Ezell Alford. Mrs. Alford was a member of Kingwood Heights Church of Christ and…
Congratulations to Barker & Christol, LLC for their ribbon cutting on Friday, May 4 at 3:30pm. Barker & Christol, LLC is located at 100 E. Vine Street, Suite 401 (Suite 401 in the NHC Building), Murfreesboro, TN 37130 and can be contacted at 615-796-6584. [custom-facebook-feed album=10155315924811078]
Overall Creek Elementary, a Murfreesboro City School, was named a Tennessee Designated STEM School by the State of Tennessee during the STEM Innovation Summit in Nashville on May 8. The Tennessee STEM School Designation denotes that a school meets the highest standards of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) instruction and is a model for…
Mr. James Willard Fields, age 80, of Smyrna, TN passed away on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. He was born in Warren county to the late Monroe and Maggie Fields. Mr. Fields was a lifelong farmer and loved gardening and his chickens. Mr. Fields is survived by his wife, Roxie Fields; daughter, Becky Fryar and her…
Middle Tennessee State University’s equestrian team has sent individual riders to the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association National Championship for many years. However, it had been five years since the well-respected program had qualified as a team. Now, a third-place finish at nationals is how coach Ariel Herrin capped off her first year as coach following…
For MTSU senior Jaylan Ashley, her inspiration for becoming a special education teacher came from volunteering with her aunt. “My aunt is a speech pathologist, and I volunteered with her in high school with kids who had special needs,” said Ashley, a native of Nashville, Tennessee. “I met a little boy with Down syndrome who…
In the course of their investigation into the shooting of Byrus M. Hughes which occurred Thursday, May 3, 2018 on S. University Street detectives identified the suspect as Antonio Starnes (dob 11-13-1977 b/m). Mr. Hughes remains in critical condition at this time. Today, May 8, 2018 just after noon, detectives saw him driving on S….
A 30-year law enforcement veteran and a physician certified by an international school of tactical medicine have teamed up to offer “active shooter” seminars for businesses, industries and other organizations. The purpose is twofold: to help companies create a prevention and response plan if someone with a gun enters the workplace and to teach people…
The presidents of Motlow State Community College and Middle Tennessee State University signed an agreement Tuesday that highlights the pathways for Motlow students with associate degrees to move seamlessly to the four-year university. The agreement, signed on the college’s Smyrna campus with MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee, was one of the first official actions by…