The two thousand grant applicants accepted through the State Farm Neighborhood Assist® website were submitted within forty-five minutes nationwide. Applications came in from all fifty states and Amelia’s Closet was one of only four Tennessee organizations selected as a Top 200 Finalist. A $25,000 grant from State Farm® will be awarded to each of the…
Middle Tennessee State University’s entrepreneurship program has been ranked among the top 20 in the nation in terms of affordability. University Headquarters (HQ), an independent online resource for prospective higher education students, ranked MTSU 20th nationwide in its Top 100 listing of the Most Affordable Entrepreneurship Colleges for 2021. Among key factors considered in forming…
The United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties has named Ted and Gloria LaRoche as the Witherspoon Award recipient, Kara J. Kemp as the Volunteer of the Year recipient, Dr. James E. Calder as the Board Member of the Year, Kristin Dailey as the Employee Campaign Manager of the Year recipient, Jay Sanders as the…
Smyrna Golf Course recently celebrated twenty years of hosting the First Tee Program. Smyrna Golf began serving as a host site for First Tee in 2001, and with the exception of 2020 with the COVID-19 pandemic, has done so each subsequent year. Over 2,000 youth in Rutherford County have been impacted by this program. “We…
There was a time when you did not have to listen closely to hear the traffic behind Riverdale High School whisking by on I-24. When the school opened in Fall 1972, not much was found on the westside of the interstate. In fact, seven years later, after the late Edward Elam Carlton hired Hulon Watson…
All their springtime work paid off for the Beta club members from Siegel Middle with a pair of top five finishes at the National Beta Convention, including first place in the performing arts solo, duo, trio category. The first-place team included McKenna Elliott, Samantha Festervand and Reese Lynam and they beat out more than 30…
Murfreesboro Police Officers Justin Fugate, Casey Fiddler, and Seth Hanson were honored July 29, 2021, as STARS award recipients for saving a child’s life. Mayor Shane McFarland recognized the officers before the regular City Council meeting. The following description by Capt. Alan Smith nominated the officers for the STARS award: “On June 15, 2021, officers…
As a U.S. Marine, Corbitt Huseth found himself in harm’s way far too often, being shot at – even being struck on the arm, leaving a scar, and watching others be wounded or die from enemy fire. As a college student at Middle Tennessee State University trying to support a wife and young family, Huseth…
Bruce Haley will be first to admit his handkerchief gets wet from time to time. No. He’s not wiping the sweat from his brow. It’s from drying the tears that fall when he stops to think about the impact he’s had in the classroom. In two weeks, Haley will begin his 39th year as an…
The banquet hall of Murfreesboro’s Stones River Country Club saw several Rotarians receive recognition for the time, treasure and talent of these dedicated community servants. The Rotary Club of Murfreesboro, founded in 1919, celebrated the accomplishments of the Club by recognizing those contributing to the Club’s accomplishments under 2020/2021 President Phil King. Each Rotary Club…