Past and present Middle Tennessee State University Horse Science students continue to excel in their academic research. The recent 2021 Equine Science Society Symposium, held virtually because of COVID-19 precautions, featured research presentations by MTSU master’s students Luke Brock, Kaylee Layton, Courtney Smith and Kailey Vande Kamp. Layton earned two second-place awards and Horse Science…
Claudia Rios, a Senior Loan Officer with Murfreesboro-based First Community Mortgage, has been named to the seventh annual Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators Report recognizing the top producing Latino mortgage pros across the U.S. The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP®), in association with Radian, ranks individual originators based on number and dollar…
First Community Mortgage been named one of the Best Places to Work 2021 by the Nashville Business Journal and one of the Top Work Places 2021 by the Tennessean. “Our employees are amazing and make us the organization we are today,” says Keith Canter, CEO of First Community Mortgage and one of the company’s founders….
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center proudly celebrated and recognized all our colleagues who are dedicated to our Spine Surgery Institute and our spinal patients for earning the national accreditation and certification from the Joint Commission for Spine Surgery. The Gold Seal of Approval is given only to those institutions that provide superior, quality care and service…
Middle Tennessee State University’s Brelinda Johnson and Daniel Green are among the 21 faculty and staff members from Tennessee colleges and universities selected to participate in the 2021-22 class of the Maxine Smith Fellows program. Johnson is Scholars Academy manager for the Office of Student Success while Green is director of Intercultural and Diversity Affairs…
Lascassas teacher April Holland has come a long way. She always preferred working in the background and supporting others with their projects. But her experience with the Junior League of Murfreesboro has helped develop leadership skills and feel more comfortable taking the reins, she said. “It’s done so much (for me) professionally and personally,” Holland…
Seven children of Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office employees each earned $500 scholarships from the Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association. Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh presented the checks to award winners Ryan Haynes, son of Patrol Capt. Chris Haynes, Eli Ward, son of Detective Dennis Ward, Jessie Kauffman, daughter of Training Lt. Chris Kauffman, Brianna King, daughter of Capt. Joey…
The Town of Smyrna has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its comprehensive annual financial report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020. The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the…
The Tennessee Department of Education announced over $2 million in Perkins Reserve Grant awards to 38 school districts for the 2021-22 school year to support career and technical education (CTE) across the state. This year’s Perkins Reserve Grant recipients submitted applications for programs, initiatives, and strategies that help to ensure their students succeed in exploring,…
Rutherford County Historian Gregory Tucker recently received the Historic Preservation Medal presented by the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR). This medal is the most prestigious award the National Society presents to individuals who have done extraordinary volunteer work in historic preservation for a long period of time. According to NSDAR,…