MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee joined civil rights icon U.S. Rep. John Lewis for a panel discussion at the nation’s capital Wednesday (Sept. 20) sponsored by Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity on intentional leadership and calling youth to community service. The discussion, held during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Legislative Conference, included business, media and fraternity leaders….
The Center for the Arts presents the thrilling musical adaptation of the Stephen King bestselling sensation: Carrie: The Musical. Performances begin October 6 and continue through October 22. This production is rated R for mature content. Carrie the Musical tells the story of Carrie White, a bullied teenage girl who is pushed to her limit by her mother and peers,…
The Water Resources Recovery Facility, formerly known as the Sinking Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant, has increased capacity 50 percent following a major expansion. The facility is located at 2032 Blanton Drive in Murfreesboro, TN 37129. The Murfreesboro City Council approved the expansion on Feb. 5, 2015 and on Sept. 22, 2015, the Murfreesboro Water Resources…
Middle Tennessee State University welcomes prospective high school students and their families to visit the campus Saturday, Sept. 23, in the first of two Fall Preview Days. MTSU holds preview days as a way for prospective students to see the campus, take tours given by student guides, learn about departments, programs and student organizations and meet faculty…
Oakland High School IB (International Baccalaureate) students Miki Yang, Robert Giddens, and Mia Huell saw a need to improve student access to fresh fruits and vegetables and have taken steps to make that happen. The three students began in January with a proposal to their teachers at Oakland through the IB program CAS project (creativity, activity, service),…
Area business, nonprofit and community leaders looking for ways to enhance their skills amid busy schedules have the chance to do so with an upcoming series of one-day courses offered by the MTSU Jones College of Business’ Executive Education Center. Jones College instructors and associate management professors Leigh Anne Clark and Deana Raffo will…
The Middle Tennessee State University Human Sciences Department, in partnership with Oaklands Mansion, will continue their lecture series with featured 2017 guest, Lori Bell Interior Designer with EOA Architects. The presentation Wellness and well-being within your designs: your solutions of the impact of space on the mind, body and spirit. and is in conjunctions with…
The most prestigious event in the world of canine sports, the Cynosport® World Games, will be taking over Murfreesboro October 25-29. More than 1,000 canines and their human teammates from around the globe are participating in this fun, fur-flying event. Cynosport® (pronounced see-no-sport) features dogs of all shapes, sizes, colors and breeds running nose-to-nose for…
Rescuing two young sisters from a potential drowning earned School Resource Officer Jeff DeGennaro the Officer of the Month award in August from Ford of Murfreesboro. SRO DeGennaro was off duty at his subdivision swimming pool when he saw the two sisters estimated to be 3 and 5 struggle to swim and quickly sink…
Four years of hard work and planning paid off for the Chancery Court of Rutherford County. Clerk and Master John Bratcher reported that with almost 3,000 case filings each year, the need was created for an efficient way for cases to be filed and managed and electronic filing (e-filing) recently made its debut. Bratcher and…