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…
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…
Congratulations to Siegel Choir February “Student of the Month”, Sam Trout! Sam is a member of the Siegel Chess Club and the Siegel Band Drumline. He sings baritone in the Chamber Choir and is a junior at Siegel High. Great job Sam!
Congratulations to Stewart’s Creek Girls Basketball team who won their 1st district title last night!! They beat out Smyrna and Cane Ridge and play in regionals starting Friday. First title in the schools history (which is 2013). Great job girls and good luck in the regionals!
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…
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 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…
The Tennessee Cattlemen’s Association (TCA) presented the Outstanding Youth Award to two individuals for their outstanding leadership and commitment to the beef cattle industry. They received this award at the TCA Alltech/Kubota Youth Awards Banquet during the annual Tennessee Cattlemen’s Association Convention and Trade Show, Jan. 28-29, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The TCA Outstanding Youth Award…
Siegel Store, the school-based enterprise at Siegel High School, was among 461 school-based enterprises achieving Gold Certification for 2021-2022–the only Rutherford County School this school year–and will be recognized during DECA’s International Career Development Conference in Atlanta, GA. A school-based enterprise (SBE) is an entrepreneurial operation in a school setting that provides goods and services…
Smyrna Police Department recently hosted a ceremony pinning three new officers. The pinning ceremony is the culmination of an intense officer training period, including 12 weeks of in-residence training at The Tennessee Law Enforcement Academy and 16 weeks of internal training with SPD. Officer Dylan Coleman, Officer Collin Kowalski, and Officer Mackenzi White were pinned…