RCS celebrates the following students who received scholarships, awards, or other honors in 2022. Honors are listed by school name. This list was provided directly by each school to highlight their senior awards. Blackman High School Claire Harvie – National Merit Scholarship Corporation – State Farm Companies Foundation Scholarship: Noah Casaletta – TN Tech Music…
Eliza Abston, a rising senior at Central Magnet School, has been named a winner of the 2022 Carson Scholarship. Abston’s secret to winning the scholarship as a junior — community service. Lots of it. For the year, Abston has logged nearly 120 hours of community service. “I volunteer a lot at my church to experience…
Congratulations to Murfreesboro’s own Drew Beam on being named the SEC Freshman of the Year! Drew only allowed 1 run and 6 hits over his first 26 innings pitched of SEC play. Way to go Drew!!!!!!
Six students from Smyrna High School have graduated from Bethel University with their associate degree. On May 7, the students received their degrees from Bethel President Dr. Walter Butler, who conferred the successful graduates their associate degree before Smyrna High School graduation had even commenced. The received their high school diplomas from Smyrna nine days…
Murfreesboro Emergency Communications Center Emergency Operations Coordinator Becki Green and Communications Specialist II Brady Lutton are now 911 CIT certified through the Tennessee Emergency Communications Board and NAMI, in collaboration with Virginia’s Thomas Jefferson Area Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Program. Green and Lutton took part in the CIT Train-the-Trainer Course at the Williams County Public…
Murfreesboro Police Officer Connor Gavlick and Sgt. Tim Higgins were honored May 19, 2022, as STARS award recipients for saving a child’s life. Mayor Shane McFarland recognized the officers before the regular City Council meeting. The following description by Sgt. David Harrison nominated the officers for the STARS award: “On April 30, 2022, at approximately…
From top-shelf custom cabinetry to emergency tarping services to an innovative campus mapping platform, the top three choices from the 2022 MTSU Business Plan Competition Final made compelling pitches for why their businesses were poised to succeed and should win the top prize. And in the end, they were all winners, along with the three…
First Community Mortgage’s Billy M. Harter, Greg Janicki and Claudia Rios have been recognized as Top Originators 2022 by National Mortgage Professional (NMP) Magazine. In addition, Rios also has been recognized as a Top Female Originator by Mortgage Women Magazine. Rankings by both publications are based on production volume during the prior year. “Customers consistently…
On May 19th, fourteen individuals will graduate from United Way’s nine-month Catalyst program. The class of business leaders has participated in the program to become engaged in social responsibility through the means of advocacy, giving and volunteerism. The Catalyst program’s goal is to train volunteers to serve in nonprofit leadership roles, such as nonprofit boards,…
Athletics are about so much more than their physical benefits. This is especially so when sports activities are incorporated into a young person’s life. Studies have shown a direct correlation between physical activity and academic performance. A University of Kansas study looking at the performance of students in grades 9 to 12 showed that more…