City employees Fredia Coldwell and Melissa Pettis were honored Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, as the latest STARS award recipients. Mayor Shane McFarland recognized the Employee Services Department employees before the regular City Council meeting. The following description by Eric Nelson complimented Coldwell and Pettis for their courteous service via email on Sept. 13, 2021. The…
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Field Training Officer Johnathan Pope has been named, ‘Officer of the Year,’ by the Noon Exchange Club of Murfreesboro. Exchange Club president Brian Hongsermeier presented Pope with the award at Through the Grapevine on Broadmor St. Wednesday, Oct. 20. “It’s an honor to accept this award,” Pope said. “Community service is…
At the October 13th meeting of The Exchange Club of Murfreesboro, Andrew Carter was honored as the FireFighter / Advanced EMT of the Year. On May 4, 2021 Andrew Carter returned to his station after filling in at another station. Upon arriving at his home base Station 9 on Cason Lane, he discovered his crew…
Angela Shofner will receive the Public School Incentive Award later this week at the 2021 Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists conference. Shofner is a district-level assistive technology facilitator. As part of the augmentative and alternative communication program, Shofner assists and supports students with communication needs. She also facilitates speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, special…
The International Ginseng Institute at Middle Tennessee State University has received a total of $747,500 — including a $455,000 grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture — to investigate organic methods of protecting growers’ ginseng investment. In addition to the USDA/NIFA award, the remaining nearly $300,000 comes from…
Two of the top three middle schools in the state of Tennessee — Central Magnet School, first, and Thurman Francis Arts Academy, third — are from Rutherford County, according to the first-ever “Best K-8 Schools” rankings of public elementary and middle schools by the U.S. News & World Report. Stewarts Creek Middle is ranked 75th…
Dr. Clark Blair was scrolling through his Twitter feed Monday morning when he saw a Tweet from U.S. News & World Report. The message contained a link announcing their first-ever “Best K-8 Schools” rankings of public elementary and middle schools. A few clicks later and Blair, the principal of McFadden School of Excellence, saw they…
“The Child Advocacy Center is excited to announce that we were one of the Top 40 winners in the State Farm Neighborhood Assist Grant!” said Development Coordinator Katie Enzor. “We are so grateful to our community partners and supporters for voting for us in the contest.” State Farm Neighborhood Assist is a crowd-sourced philanthropic initiative…
Murfreesboro IT Network Administrator Joe Leathers and Parks and Recreation Groundskeepers Beau Smith and Matthew Miles were honored Sept. 30, 2021, as the latest STARS award recipients for July and August. Mayor Shane McFarland recognized the three City employees before the regular City Council meeting. The following description by an employee nominated Beau Smith and…
Smyrna Mayor Mary Esther Reed is the recipient of the Greater Nashville Regional Council’s (GNRC) 2021 Marshall S. Stuart Award. GNRC President and City of Gallatin Mayor Paige Brown presented the award to Mayor Reed during the annual membership luncheon last week. A lifelong resident of Smyrna, Mayor Reed’s political career began with her election…