The 7th Annual Special Kids race is two weeks away. On Saturday, March, 17, 2018, at Murfreesboro Medical Clinic, Special Kids is hosting a 15K, 5K and one mile family fun run. Runners and walkers will have the opportunity to participate in one of three race distances on-site: 15K, 5K or one mile family fun…
Area middle school and high school teams will advance to a state science competition in April after their showing at a recent regional event at MTSU. The 23rd Regional Science Olympiad was held Saturday, Feb. 24, at the MTSU Science Building and other campus locations. A total of 28 high school and middle school teams…
students who have been awarded major academic scholarships to attend starting this fall. Students from across the state and region received invitations to attend the annual Celebration of Scholars, held Feb. 20 and for the first time in the Student Union Ballroom instead of the President’s Home. It marks a recognition for students who have received Trustee ($5,000…
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Construction of a New interchange on SR-1 at SR-10 (Broad St) and SR-96 (Broad & Memorial Bridge Project) •Saturday, March 3, 6AM through Monday, March 5, 6AM, Broad Street and the ramps to and from SR 96 will be closed for final paving operations. A detour will be in place during the closure….
One of the most popular novels in English literature, Pride and Prejudice, comes to the stage at The Center for the Arts. Performances begin March 2 and end March 11. Pride and Prejudice is adapted and directed by Natalie Quinn, who was assistant director of CFTA’s award winning production of The Pirates of Penzance last August. Pride and Prejudice will feature…
When Jennifer N. Lovett joined the MTSU Department of Mathematical Sciences faculty in August 2016, she came as an already nationally recognized researcher. In 2015 while a graduate assistant at North Carolina State University, Lovett received an Association of Mathematics Educators National Technology Leadership Initiative Fellowship for incorporating technology to enhance teachers’ education lessons and undergraduate student teachers’ learning. This…
Professor John Wallin will bring the next MTSU Department of Physics and Astronomy First Friday Star Party starting at 6:30 p.m. March 2 in Wiser-Patten Science Hall Room 102. Wallin plans to discuss “The Invisible Universe and How We See It.” First Friday Star Parties are a way for the department to bring the MTSU, Murfreesboro and surrounding communities together. There will be a lecture followed…
Over the past three years, the Southeastern Book Festival has established itself as a premier event that left a lasting impression on those involved by fostering a personal one-on- one experience between young adults and authors. Bringing readers and writers together has been a hallmark for the festival. Among the stellar list of authors are…
A teenager scared away a man who threatened to cut his mother during a burglary Tuesday night on Rucker Christiana Road, a sheriff’s deputy reported. The unknown man forced himself inside the home and demanded the keys to her car, Deputy Carol Stafford reported. When she refused, he grabbed her purse. “She fought with him…
Lida Rivera Guzman, age 67 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Tuesday February 27, 2018. A native of Austin, TX, she was the daughter of the late Elijio and Angelita Arevalo Rivera. Mrs. Guzman was also preceded in death by her brothers, Angel, Ralph, and Luciano Rivera, and sisters, Guadalupe Arevalo, Julia Ugalde, Lillie Mae Escalante,…