Sometimes called professional or soft skills, interpersonal skills go by many names to different generations. Still, one thing most agree on is that today’s students should have a firm grasp on manners, problem-solving and communication skills. Students from Rutherford County Schools have practiced these skills for months and will face off in a gauntlet-style competition…
Charlie Patel joins an elite group of civic leaders to be honored by The City Schools Foundation for their support of public education at the 16th Annual Excellence in Education Celebration on April 15, 2023. With a degree in electronics and telecommunications engineering, Charlie began his first business venture in Murfreesboro in 1996. Since that…
Main Street Murfreesboro, a nonprofit, 501c3 in the historic downtown business district focused on economic revitalization, recently awarded their first Property Enhancement grants totaling $10,000 to two downtown business owners. Main Street’s Board of Directors voted in 2021 to approve funding designated for a new grant program, which would be implemented in 2022, to encourage…
Sports Destination Management has announced that the Rutherford County Convention and Visitors Bureau and National Homeschool Soccer Championship are recipients of the 2022 Innovations in Sports Tourism Award. This year’s winners are responsible for contributing more than $2.42 billion to the national economy over the past year. Among the winners of the 2022 Champions of…
Congratulations April Zavisa on being selected as the Murfreesboro City Schools Supervisor of the Year. April oversees the technology department at MCS and is a vital part of the MCS team.
Congratulations to Principal Don Bartch from The Creek on being named the Principal of the Year from Murfreesboro City Schools. Congrats Principal Don! Thank you for all you do for our kids.
The Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce has named Terry Haynes as the 2022 Business Legend of the Year, Chris Jones as the 2022 Business Person of the Year and Terry Schneider as recipient of the Leadership Rutherford 2022 Pinnacle Award. These three honorees will be recognized at the Chamber’s annual Business at its Best celebration…
Samsung announced 300 public schools have been named State Finalists in the 13th annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow STEM competition – and seven schools in Tennessee were selected. Representing the best of more than one thousand competition entrants, each State Finalist has won a package of $2,500 in technology and school supplies. The Tennessee Finalists…
Outstanding high school chemistry students from across the region and beyond participated in the recent Middle Tennessee State University Department of Chemistry Scholarship Tournament. Held in the Science Building in early November, the competition recognized 25 outstanding chemistry students from 12 schools in Rutherford and surrounding counties, and an out-of-state entry from Norcross, Georgia. Incentives…
MTSU Ph.D. student Nicole Gammons stimulates her mind with data-driven research as part of the Molecular Biosciences doctoral program, but her passion is collaborating, coordinating and mentoring young women in science, technology, engineering and math. “By providing resources and opportunities to pursue STEM education for young women, I am building a strong foundation for networking…