First Community Mortgage is one of just five companies honored with the 2022 Better Business Bureau International Torch Award for Ethics. The businesses are honored for their outstanding commitment to leadership character and organizational ethics and will be recognized at a virtual ceremony Nov. 30. “It may be trite but it is true: Actions speak…
Vice Mayor Bill Shacklett recognized Information Technology Systems Coordinator Ronald Head before the Nov. 17 regular City Council meeting. Head was honored for quickly performing the Heimlich maneuver on a fellow employee who was choking. Head’s training and response on October 20, 2022, is a reminder of the importance of knowing First Aid and how…
Deputy Nathan Smith was honored Wednesday as the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office’s Officer of the Year for the Exchange Club. Club President Melissa Wright presented the award during the Exchange Club meeting. Smith earned the award for saving the life of a gunshot wound victim Aug. 14 at Handlebars bar on East Main Street. He…
Five RCS football players have been nominated as semifinalists for the Mr. Football Award – a TSSAA award sponsored by the Tennessee Titans which recognizes Tennessee’s best high school football players. Division I Class 6A semifinalists are: Justin Brown – Blackman High School Arion Carter – Smyrna High School Jack Risner – Blackman High School…
Sixteen students have been honored as all-county winners in the JROTC Raider competition at Riverdale Oct. 29. The event was a culmination of four competitions which took place over the fall. Blackman was the overall league champion for both male and female Raider categories. The winners pictured above are: Blackman: Christian Lewis, Cadence Shofner LaVergne:…
MTSU’s College of Education was one of only 32 total institutions to be recognized by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation for its quality as an education preparation provider. Each year, CAEP selects education preparation providers accredited by the council to receive the Frank Murray Leadership Recognition for Continuous Improvement designation, with other…
The Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Homeless Outreach Service Team (HOST) has been named, ‘Officer of the Year,’ by the Exchange Club of Rutherford County. Exchange Club President Melissa Wright presented the officers with the award at Through the Grapevine on Broadmor St. on Wednesday. HOST members include Sergeant Mark Wood, Field Training Officer Drew Stalnaker,…
Joyce Michaels would still be working today if her health allowed. The longtime executive secretary to the Director of Schools and School Board, Michaels retired in 2021 after serving in the role since 1986. It was her second career, having previously worked at General Electric in Murfreesboro. She was hired by former schools director Jerry…
The City Schools Foundation distributed over $62,000 in grants to teachers in October with an additional $5,000 grant for indigent care. Thirty-three grants were selected for funding for the 2022-23 school year. The Foundation asks educators from Murfreesboro City Schools to submit proposals for funding that will help them acquire resources not ordinarily provided by…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) employee Dillon Harris has been named, ‘Firefighter of the Year,’ by the Exchange Club of Rutherford County. The award was presented at the Exchange Club of Murfreesboro meeting held at Through The Grapevine, 630 Broadmor St. Ste 190, Wednesday afternoon. “It’s humbling,” Harris said. “I’m very honored to know our…