TN FAFSA Challenge

Holloway High School Earns FAFSA Champion Status

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission and the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation are celebrating Holloway High School as a FAFSA Champion for the 2021-2022 academic year. This designation is awarded to schools whose Tennessee Promise FAFSA completion rate increased by 5+% over the previous year, or those whose Tennessee Promise FAFSA completion rate exceeds 95%. “Completing…

First Community Mortgage recognizes annual ‘We Serve Four’ award winners

First Community Mortgage recognizes annual ‘We Serve Four’ award winners

First Community Mortgage recently recognized five team members with its Third Annual We Serve Four Achievement Awards. The ceremony was held at the Stones River Country Club. We Serve Four recognizes employees who have gone above and beyond in service of four cornerstone areas: customers, employees, community and shareholders. The Lorenzo Adams Community Service Award…

McPhees NAACP Awards 2022

Murfreesboro NAACP presents special awards to McPhees for community, education work

MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee and his wife, MTSU first lady Elizabeth McPhee, were presented special awards Monday night by the Murfreesboro Branch of the NAACP for their ongoing community service and support of underserved student populations at the university and Murfreesboro City Schools. The McPhees were presented the NAACP’s President’s Awards during a virtual…

Smyrna honors 2021 Lifetime Service and 2021 Young Leader Award Winners

Smyrna honors 2021 Lifetime Service and 2021 Young Leader Award Winners

Mike Moss, Smyrna Parks and Recreation Director, is pleased to announce Carolyn Peebles as the 2021 Kenneth “Coon” Victory Lifetime Service Award winner and Rachel Johnson and Holly Pendergrass as the 2021 Young Leader Award winners. All three individuals were honored at a Volunteer of the Year event held earlier this evening. Carolyn Peebles is…

Rutherford County Historic Courthouse Design Award

Mayor Bill Ketron Accepts 2022 Downtown Design Award for Courthouse Renovations on Behalf of the County

On Tuesday, February 15th, the 37th Annual Meeting for Main Street Murfreesboro was held at the Walnut House downtown. Main Street Murfreesboro, a non-profit organization, works to promote, maintain, and enhance the downtown area of our community. Time is taken at this meeting to recognize businesses and members of the community for their work in…

Red Bicycle Design Award

Main Street Murfreesboro Downtown Awards and New Board Members for 2022

Main Street Murfreesboro held its annual meeting on February 15 at The Walnut House downtown. Due to covid precautions the meeting only included board and committee members of Main Street and award recipients. At the meeting, Main Street’s 2022 board members were elected. Voted in as the 2022 Board Chair was Kirk Garrett, Murfreesboro City…

Rutherford County Schools

Rutherford County Schools named Tennessee ‘Best for All’ district

Rutherford County Schools has been recognized as one of 68 school districts in Tennessee as a Best for All school district by the Tennessee Department of Education. To qualify for the Best for All recognition program, a school district must spend at least 50 percent of its federal pandemic relief funds — known as Elementary…