Rutherford County Sheriff’s Detective Patty Oeser earned the Crisis Intervention Training First Responder of the Year award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Middle Tennessee. Oeser serves as the CIT training coordinator for Middle Tennessee. CIT is a 40-hour, specialized training for law enforcement officers with the goal of improving outcomes of people…
First Community Mortgage has been named a 2021 Best of Georgia winner in Georgia Business Journal’s annual readers’ poll. Georgia Business Journal readers and editors weighed in on the best of everything in the state, honoring thousands of businesses and organizations in more than 25 business and community sectors. “We are proud and grateful for…
Two Rutherford County Sheriff’s patrol deputies earned top awards from the Tennessee Highway Safety Office Wednesday. Deputy Austin Watson was named “Deputy of the Year” and was chosen as “Drug Recognition Expert of the Year for Middle Tennessee.” A drug recognition expert or drug recognition evaluator (DRE) is a law enforcement officer specifically trained to…
Nearly 30 exceptional high school chemistry students from across the region participated in the recent MTSU Department of Chemistry Scholarship Tournament. Held in the Science Building, the competition recognized 29 outstanding chemistry students from 11 schools in Rutherford and surrounding counties. While on campus, they received an up-close look at the facilities as they consider…
Two-time Tony Award-winning actress Bernadette Peters recalled her Carnegie Hall debut as “one of the most exciting, perfect evenings of my life.” Peters had already acted on Broadway, network television and the silver screen. A trio of Rutherford County students — Isabella Kinard, Robin Houghton and Aubrey Redhair — have been selected for the 2022…
Middle Tennessee State University has been recognized globally by Newsweek magazine as among the Best Maker Schools in Higher Education 2021. The universities, community and junior colleges, vocational and trade schools included on the Best Maker Schools in Higher Education list are those with curricula that encourage learning by doing; are supported by educators committed…
Murfreesboro’s CityTV was again recognized nationally for quality government television programming from the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA). Murfreesboro’s government-oriented television station received five national awards during the 36th annual Government Programming Awards presented by NATOA (https://www.natoa.org/). “The CityTV team is annually recognized for excellence in broadcast, cable, multimedia and electronic programming…
Middle Tennessee State University has been named to Newsweek’s list of America’s Top Online Colleges 2022. The prestigious recognition is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. MTSU ranked 40th among the 150 higher-ed institutions highlighted and was the only Tennessee university that made the list. The ranking…
MTSU’s Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center recently received the Patriot Award from The Charlie Daniels Journey Home Project during the third annual Charlie Daniels Patriot Award Dinner at City Winery in Nashville, Tennessee. The 2021 Patriot Award was presented by MTSU alumnus, retired Maj. Gen. Terry “Max” Haston, former Tennessee adjutant…
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, former Ascension Saint Thomas Rutheford patient Mark Lively is returning to the hospital on Monday, November 22, at 9 AM to show gratitude to his personal healthcare heroes. Mark tested positive for COVID-19 in March 2021, just before vaccines became available for his age group. Despite being a healthy eater…