Members of the Sheriff’s Citizens Academy Alumni Association gather to celebrate Christmas together. The Sheriff’s Citizens Academy is a course where residents learn about the operations of the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office. Citizens who are interested may apply for the next free class beginning in January. The classes include ride-alongs, SWAT demonstrations and tours. Sheriff…
“That which does not kill us, makes us stronger.” Perhaps no one better embodies that famous quote from German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche than Dr. Kyle Prince and Lindsay Bouldin — a teacher and a student at Central Magnet School. For Lindsey, it started last summer. Like all rising seniors, she had plans. Lindsay had been…
Preparing for winter weather begins long before any ice or snow hits the ground. The City of Murfreesboro is stocked and ready to clear streets of ice and snow during the 2017-18 winter weather season. The City Street Division currently has a total stockpile of 1,200 tons of salt and have readied snow plows and…
Special Kids Therapy & Nursing Center held its annual Cornelius Christmas program last week to provide gifts for 469 individuals within the Special Kids family. “The appreciation from the families is unexplainable,” shares Sydne’ Anderson, Special Kids lead family resources coordinator. “They are so grateful and relieved to have an additional burden lifted off of their…
Middle Tennessee State University will be closed from Friday, Dec. 22, through Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, for the Christmas and New Year’s holiday break. MTSU will reopen Tuesday, Jan. 2, operating regular business hours from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Students and faculty will remain on winter break. Spring semester classes will begin Tuesday, Jan. 16. Daily campus…
Christmas came early for great-grandfather Cliff Dodson and his great-granddaughter, Savannah Taylor. Savannah was among 800 children of inmates who received Christmas presents from New Vision Baptist Church’s Prison Ministry Soldiers With A Task (SWAT). The church’s Jail Ministry purchased individual bags of presents for each child. Dodson was glad the church sponsored the program…
Congratulations to Title Boxing Club for their ribbon cutting on Monday, December 18th at 4pm. Title Boxing Club is located at 1311 Greshampark Drive, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 (Next to Embassy Suites Hotel) and can be contacted at 615-973-2265. [custom-facebook-feed album=10154988352751078]
MTSU alumnus and retired U.S. Army Col. Jeff Davidson shared what he called “the three Cs — character, competence and commitment — with the MTSU military science ROTC cadets Monday (Dec. 18) during the Blue Raider Battalion fall commissioning ceremony in the Keathley University Center Theater. With family and friends in attendance, the five were commissioned as second lieutenants in…
Karen Springer, President & CEO, Saint Thomas Health, is taking on a new operations leadership role within the Healthcare Division of Ascension, the nation’s largest nonprofit and largest Catholic health system, effective Jan. 1, 2018. As President, Healthcare Operations, she will be accountable for the management oversight of Enterprise Excellence, which includes Performance Excellence and the…
“Thanks to the generosity of our wonderful community, 325 children and their families will experience the magic of Christmas,” said Child Advocacy Center Board President Terry Fann. For the 18th year, the Child Advocacy Center matched Secret Santa’s with needy families whose children were physically or sexually abused during the past year. Car…