Sharon McDonald, age 55 of Smyrna died Friday January 26, 2018. She was a native of Rutherford County and was the daughter of the late Paul Jean McDonald and Mercella Vanover McDonald. Mrs. McDonald was a member of LifePoint Church in Smyrna and had worked for CEVA Logistics. She is survived by sons, Dave Espensen,…
Edible Arrangements® has leased a 1,310-square-foot retail space on the ground floor of One Fountain Plaza, the recently completed 105,500-square-foot office building at Fountains at Gateway, announced developer Scott Graby, president of Hearthstone Properties. The store is slated to open in early February. Edible Arrangements offers a wide selection of fruit bouquets, arrangements and chocolate…
By the end of the third Hack-MT at Middle Tennessee State University Sunday (Jan. 28), there was plenty of cheering and whooping and hollering from a bunch of tired people. Along the way from Friday (Jan. 26) until the science fair portion of the event Sunday morning, a wealth of collaboration and teamwork and an…
The MTSU Honors College, Office of Admissions and various departments across campus are collaborating for the annual Presidents’ Day Open House. The daylong event is scheduled for Presidents’ Day, Monday, Feb. 19, for high school and transfer students across the region and beyond. The Honors College offers personalized teaching, smaller classes and a competitive edge in a more interactive learning environment for…
Middle Tennessee State University was set to be out front Friday night as Fleetwood Mac was honored as this year’s Person of the Year by MusiCares, the centerpiece charitable event of the Grammys. Students from MTSU’s College of Media and Entertainment were scheduled to work behind the scenes at Radio City Music Hall as industry…
Bridge over Broad Street TDOT Project Expected Lane Closures: Monday through Friday, Traffic has been shifted onto the new bridge at Broad St & Memorial Blvd Interchange. There will be alternating lane closures on NW Broad Street, Memorial Blvd and Old Fort Pkwy for construction. There will be lane shifts and traffic interruptions. At all…
MTSU Theatre is setting the scene Feb. 1-3 for another collaboration with the Nashville Shakespeare Festival devoutly to be wished on the Tucker Theatre stage: the woes of that troubled Danish prince, Hamlet. Director Denice Hicks, who brought the glamorous fairy queen Titania to life at MTSU in last fall’s joint production of “A Midsummer…
The Secret Sisters, an Americana duo that includes MTSU alumna Laura Rogers, was honored Saturday by the College of Media and Entertainment at its annual industry event preceding the Grammy Awards. Rogers and her sister, Lydia Rogers, are nominated for Best Folk Album in Sunday’s 60th Grammy Awards. They shared their excitement, and some life…
The Murfreesboro City Council will meet in a special meeting on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, at 5 p.m. in Room 218 at City Hall, 111 West Vine Street, to discuss the recruitment for a City Manager. Who: The Murfreesboro City Council. What: The Council will gather to discuss recruitment of a City Manager. When: Thursday,…
On the first Thursday of the month, beginning Feb. 1, Linebaugh Public Library will host “An Introduction to Film Noir,” led by Dr. Elyce Rae Helford. The series will run from February through April, from 6:00 – 8:30 p.m., 2nd Floor, at Linebaugh. Each session will address a central element of this dominant American film style…