On February 24, 2024, The Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation held its yearly Society Gala, attended by more than 400 guests. The event featured guest speaker Jim Nantz, a highly acclaimed sports commentator and recipient of numerous awards. Jim, a three-time Emmy Award winner and five-time National Sportscaster of the Year, has been with CBS…
Competing against dozens of other fellow Midstate high school students showcasing their best business startup ideas, three sophomores from Murfreesboro’s Central Magnet School tapped into the growing use of artificial intelligence to capture first place at Middle Tennessee State University’s 2024 High School Entrepreneurship Fair. Aditya Dwivedi, Anirudh Kodukula, and Karunya Vudattula presented their business…
Seven Rutherford County Schools have been awarded a grant to develop science, technology, engineering and math education programs. The grant is provided by the Tennessee Valley Authority in partnership with Bicentennial Volunteers Inc, a TVA retiree program. The seven schools are Central Magnet School, Riverdale High School, Smyrna Elementary, Smyrna Primary, Stewarts Creek Elementary, Stewarts…
Today, the Tennessee Department of Education announced that Murfreesboro City Schools has six schools recognized as Tennessee Reward Schools. Reward status is the top state distinction a public school can earn in Tennessee. Murfreesboro City Reward Schools include Black Fox, Erma Siegel, Reeves-Rogers, Bradley Academy, Overall Creek and Northfield Elementary. The annual Reward School designation…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department Fire Marshal Brian Lowe becomes only one of 1,873 fire officials internationally to receive a ‘Chief Fire Officer’ (CFO) designation. The Commission on Professional Credentialing (CPC) voted unanimously to re-confer Lowe’s CFO designation on Thursday, Feb. 15. “It’s an honor to be recognized by my peers in the fire service,” Lowe…
Khyrstyne Dunaway and Casey Comer both work in special education at John Coleman Elementary School. Until this school year, they had a friendly relationship like most co-workers do. They had consulted on various students and greeted each other in the hallways. But their paths changed drastically in September. You see, that’s when Dunaway’s child, Lex…
Typically, we think of firefighters for extinguishing fires and responding to injuries, but as exemplary citizens these Murfreesboro Fire Rescue employees are being recognized for using their training to remain calm, hyper vigilant, and aware of surrounding circumstances, especially in situations that appear out of normal. Ridge McMahan, Payton Ashburn, and Alexis Rodriquez were able…
Main Street Murfreesboro plans for its Annual Celebration on February 22 at The Walnut House located at 116 N. Walnut Street in downtown Murfreesboro. The event will have light appetizers and drinks from 4:30-5:00 with the celebration and awards ceremony from 5:00-6:00pm. All are invited to purchase a ticket through https://bit.ly/MainStreetAwards24. This annual event is…
Oakland Middle School recently took 43 students to the Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta. The students performed a 15 minute excerpt from the musical Shrek, Jr. The students were adjudicated by Broadway professionals where they earned the Dance in Excellence award. Students Evelyn James and Gavin Pearson were chosen as All Stars by the adjudicators…
Congratulations to the Erma Siegel Elementary Robotics Team on their strong finish at their competition this weekend. They had one team finish in the top 10 out of 60 teams! Coach Staggs & Coach Baughman and all of ESE are so proud of their hard work. Great job everyone!