City/County Fire Agencies Offer Holiday Safety Tips

City/County Fire Agencies Offer Holiday Safety Tips

Thanksgiving festivities are going on this week and the Christmas season is right around the corner… Murfreesboro Fire Rescue, Rutherford County Fire-Rescue, and the La Vergne and Smyrna Fire Departments are offering advice on how to keep your holiday safe and free from fire! Thanksgiving is the leading day of the year for fires in…

MTSU Student First Female to Receive Sale-Tinney Photography Scholarship

MTSU Student First Female to Receive Sale-Tinney Photography Scholarship

Thanks to the Outdoor Journalist Education Foundation of America, MTSU sophomore Angele Latham traveled to a regional conference earlier this year, gaining insight from veteran photographers while also becoming the first female photographer to be awarded the stipend that made the trip possible. A visual communication major within the School of Journalism, the Tennessee native…

FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE RAISES OVER $60,000 FOR LOCAL CHARITIES AT 4TH ANNUAL TYLER MORRISSEY GOLF TOURNAMENT

First Community Mortgage (FCM) raised over $60,000 in the 4th Annual Tyler Morrissey Golf Tournament, held recently at Indian Hills Golf Course in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, according to an announcement made by Keith Canter, CEO of FCM. “This annual event is growing in popularity and impact every year,” said FCM’s CEO, Keith Canter. “It is hard work…

MTSU Cracks Top 50 in Military Times’ Best Colleges Survey

MTSU Cracks Top 50 in Military Times’ Best Colleges Survey

Middle Tennessee State University’s veterans’ program is basking in the limelight of another appearance in the Military Times Best: Colleges 2018 ranking announcedMonday (Nov. 20) by Vienna, Virginia-based Military Times. It is the sixth straight time MTSU has made the ranking, formerly known as Best for Vets, and first time the university has cracked the top 50, as it…

LAVERGNE MIDDLE SCHOOL CELEBRATES A DECADE OF SERVICE WITH PROJECT FEED

Principal Cary Holman started Project Feed in 2007 as tactic to help students, parents, community members, school administration, faculty and staff celebrate the Thanksgiving Holiday with a heartfelt home-cooked meal. The uniqueness of Project Feed is, the entire meal is provided, prepared and served by stakeholders in the community, students, school administration, faculty and staff….

City Initiates Traffic Study to Assess Downtown Stop Signs

City Initiates Traffic Study to Assess Downtown Stop Signs

The City of Murfreesboro Transportation Department will conduct a comprehensive study of the stop conditions in downtown Murfreesboro to determine whether traffic warrants additional signage at more than a dozen intersections. “After the opening of the Broad and Memorial Bridge and the re-aligned Lytle Street, the Transportation Department will initiate a comprehensive traffic study to…

MTSU Students, Volunteers Hammer Home Altruism with Habitat Panel Build

MTSU Students, Volunteers Hammer Home Altruism with Habitat Panel Build

Ramsey Ferguson wants to finish his senior year strong by doing things that count. The MTSU senior along with other students and volunteers devoted time and dedication earlier this week to complete a “panel build” on the parking lot of the Campus Recreation Center that will eventually result in a Habitat for Humanity house for…

Saint Thomas Heart at Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital Opens New Location

Saint Thomas Heart at Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital Opens New Location

Saint Thomas Heart at Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital recently moved to a new location, at 301 21st Avenue North, Suite 100, with more convenient parking, upgraded finishes, and a larger space to comfortably serve the cardiology needs of patients. The new location continues to offer complete cardiac services, from treatment of chest pain to minimally invasive…

Dec. 1 Deadline Looms for Prospective MTSU Students Applying for Guaranteed Scholarships

Dec. 1 Deadline Looms for Prospective MTSU Students Applying for Guaranteed Scholarships

 Prospective Middle Tennessee State University students and their parents or guardians have been hearing a similar message all fall from administrators, staff and admissions recruiters: Apply to MTSU by Friday, Dec. 1, in order to be considered for guaranteed academic merit scholarships for qualifying students. For high school seniors planning to begin college at MTSU in the summer…