Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Captain David Bricker and MPD Officer Jaydin Davis were honored April 21, 2022, with STARS awards. Bricker and Davis demonstrated exemplary service by going above and beyond to assist an elderly lady in need. Mayor Shane McFarland recognized the two City employees before the regular City Council meeting. The following description by…
Central Magnet School senior Will Starling has already completed more than 150 community service hours this year. That nearly doubles what he’s done most other years while attending the school. “This year I’ve done about Central Volunteers160, but every year I’ve maybe gotten 80 to 100 hours.” He’s earned his hours through a variety of…
Corynn York, Rocky Fork Elementary School music teacher, has been named a 2022 Outstanding Young Music Educator by the Tennessee Music Education Association. The Outstanding Young Music Educator Award is given “in recognition of work by young music educators who have shown extraordinary promise, diligence and success,” according to the TMEA website. York was nominated…
Rutherford County Schools has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. Now in its 23rd year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all…
MTSU’s economics graduate program within the Jennings A. Jones College of Business has made the U.S. News and World Report ranking of top U.S. programs for the first time. MTSU’s program is ranked No. 134 on the list of the nation’s 139 top programs for 2022. Tied for the top ranking was Harvard University, Massachusetts…
Sheriff’s telecommunicator Christina Lee calmly radioed information to deputies responding to a plane crash that killed seven church members onboard May 29, 2021 at Percy Priest Lake. Lee remained confident as she received and processed a significant amount of information that day, said Sgt. Alicia Frogge. “She never showed signs of stress under pressure,” Frogge…
When Jessica Pinson was told she would be the high school choice for district-level Teacher of the Year, she was surprised. She also felt undeserving. “Simply because if I look at my department, or the rest of the faculty, I don’t deserve it any more than they do,” explained Pinson, a teacher at Central Magnet…
Four Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies earned the Jerry Anderson Hero Award from the Murfreesboro Chapter of the NAACP. MLK Breakfast Celebration Committee Chair Carolyn Cox presented awards to recipients Detective Mark Anderson, Cpl. Scott Martin, Deputy Jimmy Tedder and SRO David Ashburn. The deputies worked together to save the life of a 2-month-old infant who…
Cason Lane Academy has been awarded a grant from the Tennessee Valley Authority, which will fund a project to establish a fruit orchard in the back of CLA’s property to create authentic learning experiences for students!
MTSU assistant professor Yangseung Jeong has earned the prestigious Ellis R. Kerley Research Award. Jeong, who has been a member of the Department of Biology and Forensic Science program since 2017, learned earlier this year he is the 2022 Kerley award recipient, recognizing excellence in the continuing effort to research and develop methods in forensic…