MFRD Engine 9 Crew STARS Award

Mayor Recognizes MFRD Engine 9 Crew as STARS for Rescuing Infant From Hot SUV

Murfreesboro Fire Rescue firefighters Capt. Tim Lampitt, Marcus Cartwright, Tyson Donaldson, Richard Goodyear, and Justin Dillard were honored July 21, 2022, as STARS for saving an infant child’s life. Firefighters rescued the five-week-old baby boy from a locked, hot SUV on June 13, 2022. The temperature was 97 degrees with a heat index of 108….

TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center

TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Named to Merative 100 Top Hospitals® List

TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center has been named to the Fortune/Merative® 100 Top Hospitals list. With this honor, TriStar StoneCrest is ranked as one of the top-performing medium community hospitals in the United States. The annual list was recently published by Fortune. Merative, a data, analytics and technology partner for the health industry, has identified the…

Murfreesboro’s Inaugural Hot Chicken Festival Winners

Murfreesboro’s Inaugural Hot Chicken Festival Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the Inaugural Murfreesboro Hot Chicken Contest. A big thanks to Franklin’s Fruit Tea as the presenting sponsor and making this awesome event happen! Hottest Of The Hot – Creative Culinary Creations Most Creative – Gramma’s Hands Sweetery Best In The BORO – Chicken Shack Express People’s Choice – Hurt’s Hot…

Nashville Zoo Given Award of Excellence

Nashville Zoo Given Award of Excellence from American Association for State and Local History

Nashville Zoo proudly announces that the Morton Family Exhibit and Opening was selected as a 2022 Award of Excellence winner from the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) in June of 2022. The winners of the 77th annual Leadership in History Awards earn prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation and interpretation of…

Christine Conley-Cundiff

First Community Mortgage Executive Recognized as 2022 ‘Mortgage Star’ by National Magazine

First Community Mortgage’s Christine Conley-Cundiff, EVP of Retail Operations and Joint Ventures, has been recognized as a 2022 Mortgage Star by Mortgage Women Magazine (MWM). Conley-Cundiff is among 31 winners selected for this honor nationwide; awards are being presented today in New Orleans at the annual Mortgage Star Conference. “Christine works hard to make retail…

Rutherford County Schools

RCS Shows Continued Growth in TCAP Scores

Rutherford County Schools saw increased performance in both English Language Arts and mathematics, based on initial data from TCAP assessments that were released today by the Tennessee Department of Education. School district leaders will use today’s data to inform improvement initiatives as the schools prepare for the upcoming school year, new Director of Schools James…

Murfreesboro City Schools

MCS Seeks Hall of Fame Nominations

Murfreesboro City Schools (MCS) seeks nominations for the inaugural MCS Hall of Fame. The MCS Hall of Fame will recognize and honor exceptional career individuals (teachers and non-teachers) that have made significant contributions to Murfreesboro City Schools and its students. “This Hall of Fame will help preserve the history and impact of Murfreesboro City Schools,”…

MTSU Management Professor Millicent Nelson

MTSU Management Professor Nelson Named Top Educator by Nashville Education Alliance

A Nashville education alliance has named longtime MTSU management professor Millicent Nelson as its top higher education professional for 2022. The Greater Nashville Alliance of Black School Educators will formally recognize Nelson, an 18-year veteran of the Jennings A. Jones College of Business and currently an associate professor, during a virtual ceremony in late August…