Mayor Shane McFarland Recognizes Alexia Jakes With STARS Award

Mayor Shane McFarland Recognizes Alexia Jakes With STARS Award

Mayor Shane McFarland honored City employee Alexia Jakes with the STARS Award during the Aug. 3, 2023, City Council Meeting. In June, Jakes showed compassion for a co-worker when she immediately responded to a call for help regarding her co-workers’ medical concern. Jakes, a Legal Assistant in the Legal Department, began working for the City…

State, MTSU School Counseling Coordinator Partner on $14M Grant to Serve Rural Communities

State, MTSU School Counseling Coordinator Partner on $14M Grant to Serve Rural Communities

The Tennessee Department of Education recently brought on Tiffany Wilson, professional school counseling coordinator for MTSU’s College of Education, as the school counseling consultant for its just under $14 million grant project to retain and recruit mental health professionals into high-needs, rural school districts across the state. “I felt excited,” Wilson said about being asked…

Middle Tennessee Electric Completes 100th Home Uplift Renovation

Middle Tennessee Electric Completes 100th Home Uplift Renovation

July marks a milestone as Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE), in partnership with TVA EnergyRight, celebrated the 100th Home Uplift energy renovation for qualifying residents. Through Home Uplift, MTE and TVA EnergyRight work with neighbors in need to provide meaningful home energy upgrades at no charge to reduce energy bills and improve air quality and comfort….

Emily Gill Named Tennessee’s School Counselor of the Year

Emily Gill Named Tennessee’s School Counselor of the Year

Emily Gill, a school counselor at Thurman Francis Arts Academy, has been named by the Tennessee School Counselor Association (TSCA) as the 2022-23 Tennessee School Counselor of the year. According to the TSCA, Gill has gone above and beyond to positively impact the Rutherford community. As a nominee, Gill stood out from others because of…

United Way Community Celebration

United Way Announces its Annual Community Celebration Luncheon and Award Recipients

United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties announces its Annual Community Celebration Luncheon and names the 2022-2023 award recipients on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the MTSU Student Union Ballroom. United Way’s mission to improve health, education, and financial stability would not have been possible without the help and…

SMIP Graduation Captain Reco Hathaway

MPD Captain Completes National Senior Management Institute for Police

Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Captain Reco Hathaway recently graduated from the Senior Management Institute for Police (SMIP) Program at Boston University. Hathaway successfully completed the three-week course on Friday, June 23. “The knowledge and expertise I have gained from this program will surely benefit the Murfreesboro Police Department and the communities we serve,” Hathaway said….

After 2,400 Miles, MTSU Female Flying Aces Earn Their Wings at Air Race Classic

After 2,400 Miles, MTSU Female Flying Aces Earn Their Wings at Air Race Classic

Three female flying aces representing Middle Tennessee State University’s Aerospace Department just returned from a successful 2,400-mile cross-country trip that pilot Farilyn Hurt described as “empowering, exciting, moving and stressful.” “By the end, I felt I could literally do anything,” Hurt, 23, of Milledgeville, Georgia, and a May MTSU graduate, said of the all-women Air…

Sarah Kate Wright of Siegel Middle School with her Beta award

Multiple RCS Students Succeed at National Convention

Rutherford County School students recently placed in several categories at the National Beta Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. Students represented RCS across multiple schools and grade levels, with a variety of skills and talents. RCS students were awarded in the following categories: Drawing Junior 9th Place: Zoe Tang, Siegel Middle Hand Drawn Anime Junior 2nd Place:…

MPD Receives MADD Middle Tennessee Outstanding Department Award

MPD Receives MADD Middle Tennessee Outstanding Department Award

The Murfreesboro Police Department has been awarded the 2023 Middle Tennessee Outstanding Department by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Tennessee. Several MPD officers also received awards. The award was presented at the 2023 Tennessee Statewide Night of Remembrance and Awards Ceremony held at the Manchester/Coffee County Conference Center in Manchester on June 8. MADD recognizes…

Mayor McFarland Recognizes Parks & Rec employees with STARS Award

Mayor Shane McFarland Recognizes Murfreesboro Parks & Recreation Employees with STARS Award

A team of Murfreesboro Parks & Recreation employees was honored during the City Council meeting, Thurs., June 29, 2023, for assisting emergency responders in rescuing an individual in Barfield Park. Mayor Shane McFarland recognized John “Carman” Walls, Todd Fischer, and Haskell “Benny” Barrett with the STARS Award for their outstanding service during a rescue, April…