Joseph Givens inducted into bus driver hall of fame after 50 years of service. Joseph “Joby” Givens was nominated into the Bus Driver Hall of Fame on January 26th at 8:30am. The Tennessee School Bus Driver Hall of Fame award was created to recognize and honor drivers who show professional integrity and demonstrate extraordinary commitment…
Russell Gossett, director of the Murfreesboro Solid Waste Department, is the newest STARS award recipient. Mayor Shane McFarland recognized Gossett Jan. 27 before the regular City Council meeting. Gossett joined the City team as director of Solid Waste on Sept. 28, 2020, after serving in the private sector for FedEx Freight and Republic Services. Recently,…
Plainview Elementary School has been chosen as the winner of the TSBA 2021 School of the Year Award. The award from the Tennessee School Boards Association recognizes the school for its excellence in design. The Principal, Dr. Mark Gonyea, accepted the award in November at the Gaylord Opryland Resort. The building, “gets kids excited” and…
Murfreesboro Medical Clinic and SurgiCenter (MMC) announced that applications are now being accepted for the ‘Drs. David and Yolando Chatman Scholarship’. The scholarship will be awarded to a local college junior, senior or graduate student who is advancing to medical school and is also a member of an ethnic minority group that is often underrepresented…
First Community Mortgage has been named the winner of the Better Business Bureau’s (Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky) highest honor: The Torch Awards for Ethics. FCM, which is licensed to lend in 46 states, won the Extra-large Business Category. The Torch Awards are presented in conjunction with the BBB Integrity Foundation. “I feel strongly that…
Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) President and CEO Chris Jones has received the 2022 J.C. Brown CEO Communication Leadership Award. The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) presented Jones the award at the organization’s CEO Close-Up Conference Jan. 10 in Phoenix. According to NRECA, the J.C. Brown Award “recognizes an electric cooperative or public power district…
The last time Rockvale High School and Eagleville School faced each other in basketball it was 1972. The original Rockvale High School closed after that school year. The matchup was dubbed “The Battle of 99,” referencing the state highway both schools share. The new Rockvale High School opened in 2019, which paved the way to…
Rutherford County Fire Rescue (RCFR) recently purchased a total of six Lifepak 15 cardiac monitors with funds from Gov. Bill Lee and the General Assembly’s 2021-22 Local Government Grant program aiding Tennessee counties and cities/towns in the recovery effort of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rutherford County received a total of $1,770,566 from the Governor’s local support…
Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services (RCEMS) personnel were recently commended for their life-saving efforts on a December 4th medical call. Paramedics Deanna Allen, Keith Edell, Sophia Fuller, and Jennie Reynolds, Critical Care Paramedic Austin Meador, and Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Sydney Brooks were recognized at the December 20th Public Safety Committee meeting with a “Certificate…
Congratulations to Lane Wommack (left) and Jorge Oceguera (right) who were recently awarded their 6th and 7th degree black belts from Bill Taylor at Bill Taylor’s Bushido School of Karate and now have their ranks recognized by the PKA (Professional Karate Association).