OHS is proud to announce that the following students have earned Certified Clinical Medical Assistant certification while students in health sciences classes at Oakland High School: Bryel Ward, Laureli Hendrix, Kendall Williams, Ameila Talley, Yonna Brown. Congrats to these students and thank you to their health science teacher Ms. Suzanne Morrow.
Mayor Shane McFarland recognized Rutherford County Paramedic Tara Melton and EMT Maclin Eckhardt with ‘Special’ STARS Awards, Thursday, May 5, 2022. Melton and Eckhardt were honored before the regular City Council meeting for their compassionate response to a patient emergency on April 5, 2022. “Every day, first responders in our community devote themselves to medical…
The former chair of the MTSU Military Science Department returned to address 13 ROTC cadets being commissioned as second lieutenants in various branches of the U.S. Army, reserves and national guard. Regarding leadership, retired Lt. Col. Joel Miller referenced his own commissioning ceremony from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, nearly 30…
Two Rutherford County Schools teachers have been honored for mentorship of student teachers. Both teachers — David Bonilla of Whitworth-Buchana Middle and Brooke Singleton of Rock Springs Elementary — were honored as Mentor Teachers of Excellence, a new award developed by Middle Tennessee State University. Bonilla was presented with the middle school award, and Singleton…
They are best friends about to their conclude their undergraduate academic journeys at MTSU. And they are going out on top. Student Government Association President Winton Cooper and fellow motivated senior Kap Paull recently claimed the respective President’s and Provost’s awards during separate ceremonies on campus. Cooper, a Bahamas native, was presented his award —…
First Community Mortgage’s Tammie Russell was named a Bronze Stevie Award winner in the Human Resources Executive category in the 20th Annual American Business Awards. “Through a period of phenomenal growth, a significant merger, the pandemic and all else, Tammie has been an invaluable leader, always innovating so our team members and other stakeholders have…
A driven MTSU student has been rewarded with a $3,000 scholarship by the Rutherford Cable organization. Khadijah Alnassari of Nashville, Tennessee, received the Rutherford ATHENA scholarship Friday, April 29, during a luncheon at Embassy Suites by Hilton Murfreesboro. The organization also presented the ATHENA Award to Rev. Martha Toucton of Murfreesboro and ATHENA Young Professional…
The art of teaching comes alive in the classroom, and MTSU education students get a front-row seat thanks to mentors from partner districts Murfreesboro City Schools and Rutherford County Schools who welcome students into their classrooms and under their wings. To honor and recognize the work of these educators, a committee of College of Education…
Matt Wright, Murfreesboro-based First Community Mortgage’s Chief Financial Officer, is among 40 top financial executives nationally named to HousingWire’s 2022 list of Finance Leaders. HousingWire is a leading daily newsletter for the U.S. mortgage and housing markets. “Matt works and leads with integrity and by example,” says Keith Canter, CEO of First Community Mortgage and…
Rutherford County has been awarded $65,337 under Phase 39 of the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program (EFSP) 39 and $201,160 through EFSP ARPAR to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county. The selection was made by a National Board that is chaired by the U. S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal…