Anne of Green Gables follows the misadventures of a wildly independent orphan with fiery red hair and a temper to match. Anne Shirley is mistakenly sent to live with a plainspoken farmer and his spinster sister, who thought they were adopting a boy! She wins over the Cuthberts and all of Prince Edward Island with…
The Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame inducted four outstanding journalists during its fifth annual induction ceremony Aug. 15. This year’s honorees — Leon Alligood, Tom Humphrey, Don Whitehead and Larry Woody — were celebrated during the fifth annual ceremony at Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center, 1200 Conference Center Blvd. in Murfreesboro. WSMV-TV Channel 4…
RUTHERFORD Cable has officially welcomed a new leadership team for the 2017-2018 membership year. Incoming president Carolyn Tumbleson aims to further the organization’s mission of being “the premier leadership organization for women’s professional advancement in Middle Tennessee.” “I want every woman who aspires to move forward in her career to know that RUTHERFORD Cable is…
As a young girl, Kay (Francis) Martin would gather all of her stuffed animals into one area and then arrange them as if they were kids in a classroom. Of course, she played the role of teacher. Years later, pretend became a reality. Dr. Kay Martin has been an educator for the past 18 years,…
New and returning MTSU student veterans and their families are welcome to attend a “newcomers briefing” provided by the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center. The event will be held from 5 to 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, in Cantrell Hall in the Tom H. Jackson Building, 628 Alma Mater Drive. To find the…
Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee has launched a partnership with Hytch, a Nashville-based tech company that tracks and rewards shared rides, to help its employees and clients overcome lack of transportation as a barrier to employment. Goodwill, a non-profit organization whose mission is changing lives through education, training and employment, will be the first midstate…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue is pleased to announce an addition to the MFRD family, Teri Herron. Teri is the department’s new Logistics Manager, selected from a list of qualified applicants. Teri came to the department from the Tennessee Fire and Codes Academy, where she has spent the last fourteen years managing supplies and equipment. Herron…
The City Schools Foundation will kick off the 2017-18 school year with a 5K/10K run on September 16, 2017. The run will begin and end at Overall Creek Elementary following a relatively flat terrain on Veteran’s Parkway and Mooreland Drive. Early bird registration is $30 for the 5K and $35 for the 10k until August 31. Online…
Who: MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee will give his annual State of the University Address to faculty and staff to kickoff the Fall 2017 semester and new academic year. What: In his State of the University Address, the president will recap highlights from the previous year, celebrate notable achievements across the University and share his vision…
Hundreds of Rutherford County area residents are expected to raise their heartrates and more than $145,000 on September 9, 2017 for the American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary organization dedicated to building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. The Association’s annual Rutherford Healthy For Good™ Heart Walk, sponsored by Saint Thomas Heart Rutherford Hospital and…