Madison Whitworth has received an appointment to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. This year, Madison was one of about 18,000 students from throughout the nation who applied for one of the approximately 1,100 appointments to the Naval Academy’s Class of 2027. After a rigorous admissions process, Whitworth’s appointment is equivalent to a…
Middle Tennessee State University will honor five officers of the Metro Nashville Police Department on Friday, May 5, for their “precision, duty and selflessness” in response to the recent deadly Covenant School shootings. Detective Ryan Cagle, detective Michael Collazo, officer Rex Engelbert, Sgt. Jeffery Mathes and detective Zachary Plese will be named honorary professors of…
The Middle Grades Math Contest was held at Middle Tennessee State University on Thursday, April 13, with sixth, seventh, and eighth grade divisions. Each student participant took a 60-minute math test during the morning and awards were presented in the afternoon. Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School won the T-shirt contest with its entry designed by student Ashley…
Siegel High School took 36 students to Knoxville to compete at the annual HOSA State Leadership Conference. Siegel students competed in 20 out of 50 different events against 2,600 other competitors. Laney Marlatt campaigned and was elected as a state officer, Middle Tennessee HOSA Vice President for 2023-2024. Ensley Baird and Madison Whitworth placed 3rd…
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…