Congratulations to the highly skilled orthopedic surgeons and colleagues at the Center for Joint Replacement at TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center for performing over 500 robotic assisted knee replacement surgery with outstanding results. TriStar StoneCrest is the only hospital in Rutherford County is the to offer the Mako SmartRobotic™ surgery for partial and total knee. Their…
Murfreesboro Emergency Communications Center Communications Specialist II Ethan Vanover and Celeste Stewart have been named 2023 Public Safety Telecommunicators of the Year for their selfless actions, dedication, and hard work. Vanover is a three-year employee with the Emergency Communications Center. As a Communications Specialist II and Alternate Terminal Agency Coordinator (Alt-TAC), he serves as a…
Congratulations to Claire Fultz, recipient of the Smyrna Police & Fire Department Dispatcher of the year. Claire has been with the Smyrna Police Department since 2018. In that time she has been promoted to Communications Training Officer. Her colleagues describe her as dedicated, hardworking and an asset to the Communications Division. In addition to her…
National Telecommunicators Week is from April 9 to 15 this year and recognizes the dispatchers who dutifully answer 911 calls and calls for service. The La Vergne Police Department currently has nine dispatchers and three other officers and support staff that fill in as needed. These men and women are the first to answer the…
Rutherford County Schools has announced its 2022-2023 Teachers of the Year. Three teachers were chosen as district level winners and will submitted for recognition at the regional and potentially state level. All award-winners will be honored at a public banquet on May 2nd at Copper Ridge Events Center, starting at 3:30 p.m. The district-level winners…
Student and teacher musicians from across Rutherford County Schools will gather at the Tennessee Music Education Association Conference (TMEA), which begins later this month at Opryland Resort and Convention Center. The Athena Treble Choir from Stewarts Creek High School was selected to be a featured performance ensemble at the TMEA Conference. The Athena Treble choir…
Mayor Shane McFarland recognized Public Works employees Nate Bailey and Laterrie “T.J.” Steverson Thursday April 6, 2023, as STARS for locating a missing person who had fallen into a steep drainage easement. The victim was rescued and reunited with family thanks to their conscientious and compassionate action. Nate Bailey works for the City of Murfreesboro…
On March 23, 2023, leaders from the American Heart Association and Ascension Saint Thomas gathered with community members for the American Heart Association’s annual Celebration of Heart event. Dr. Peter Robertson, electrophysiologist with Ascension Saint Thomas Heart, was honored with the inaugural Live Fierce Award. This award is given each year to an individual or…
OHS FFA recently attended the the 97th Tennessee FFA State convention in Gatlinburg and came away with big wins, achievements and honors. OHS FFA has over 400 students enrolled in agriculture classes…but less than ten of those own livestock or live somewhere that resembles some form of a farm. Students involved in OHS FFA and…
William “Will” Smith doesn’t mind that he shares a name with a well-known actor from Hollywood — because he’s making a name for himself. Will recently earned the Zeb Scholarship Award — the first from Tennessee to do so — from the United States Bowling Congress. “The award recognizes a USBC member who achieves academic…