MTSU science students turned out for the annual Department of Chemistry Career Fair featuring 35 organizations from across the South.   Prospective employers, medical, dental and pharmacy schools sent representatives recruiting MTSU students for graduate school and employment.   U.S. Army and Navy, Eastman and PathGroup were among the companies talking with students on the second-floor atrium.   A sampling of colleges and universities…

The Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation Department is proud to announce the opening of Richard Siegel Park Fields 16-21 located at the old Jordan Farm Property,1233 Cherry Lane in Murfreesboro.   “We are excited to introduce the new practice fields on Cherry Lane to our Richard Siegel Parks recreational venue,” said Parks Director Angela Jackson.  “The fields were constructed…

Last Friday, United Way volunteers from local companies participated in the fifth annual Hometown Huddle event, presented by First Baptist Murfreesboro (East Castle). This year, volunteers refurbished 11 school playgrounds and common areas in Rutherford and Cannon counties. Hometown Huddle was designed to bring awareness and impact to United Way’s priority issues of healthy eating,…

Local nonprofit Special Kids Therapy & Nursing Center will host a family friendly concert presented by Ole South featuring renowned Christian music group, Big Daddy Weave, on Friday, December 1, at New Vision Baptist Church in Murfreesboro. Big Daddy Weave is one of Christian music’s most played artists at Christian Radio each year, one of the…

Counterfeit cash, methamphetamine and a loaded handgun were seized from a convicted felon during a traffic stop Friday, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputy reported.   Deputy Matt Kunce charged Suspect Colby Wayne Carter, 21, of Oak Point Street in Murfreesboro with possession of methamphetamine, bringing methamphetamine into a jail, possession of a weapon by a convicted…

Oh, brother! Sibling mischief and best pal escapades are the problems Peter Hatcher faces in his attempts to deal with his impossible little brother, Fudge. Based on the popular title by perennial favorite Judy Blume, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing is a humorous look at family life and the troubles that can only be…

Saint Thomas Health hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to begin construction on a Clinical Decision Unit as part of a larger expansion plan for Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital. Saint Thomas Health is part of Ascension, the nation’s largest Catholic and nonprofit health system.   Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital plans to build a Clinical Decision Unit adjacent…