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…
A pair of Rutherford County students placed among the top competitors at the recent SkillsUSA Nationals. Noah McAlister, a rising senior at Riverdale High, was second in the nation in automotive technology, while Taylor Know, a graduate of Rockvale High, was third in the criminal justice competition. Taylor will attend Tennessee Tech University this fall…
Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services (RCEMS) announced Tuesday the promotion of Josh Wright and Mike Johnson to Captain. “Josh Wright has filled many roles over the years,” said RCEMS Director Carl Hudgens. “He’s worked tirelessly as the Interim B-Shift Captain. His leadership has made great strides, and I look forward to him serving permanently in…
Once again multiple chapters from Rutherford County stood out at the state FFA convention. Stewarts Creek High School highlighted the 2021 event with a laundry list of accomplishments, including the Platinum PLOW Award, Superior Chapter Award and the prestigious National 3 Star Chapter Award. Individually, Class of 2021 graduate Harrison Falcofsky was elected State FFA…
Winners of The Masters don green jackets. Inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame are fitted with gold jackets. Wearing their coveted white championship jackets, cheerleading teams from Blackman and Siegel high schools along with Rockvale Middle School and two teams from Stewarts Creek High School recently filled the entire Board Room at the…
Rutherford County Schools has been named a recipient of a new state-funded Innovative High School Grant that will result in additional opportunities for students. Valued at more than $1 million, the grant will reimagine the use of time, space, partnerships and modes of learning for student success. The grant calls for three facilitator positions including…
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…