Rutherford County Schools

TDOE announces over $2M in Perkins Reserve Grant awards

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

Rutherford County Historian Receives NSDAR’s Historic Preservation Medal

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,…

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

La Vergne Awarded Parks and Recreation Grant from TDEC

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced a $161,501 parks and recreation grant for the City of La Vergne for a new neighborhood park. The grant is part of $7,584,530 awarded to communities throughout the state from the Local Parks and Recreation Fund (LPRF) program and the Land and Water Conservation Fund…

Rutherford County Schools

Smyrna FFA receives $1,200 Living to Serve grant from National FFA Organization

The Smyrna FFA chapter in Smyrna, TN has been awarded a Spring Semester-Long Living to Serve Grant in the amount of $1200. The nationwide program provides grant money to local FFA chapters to support semester-long service-learning projects that address needs related to community safety; environmental responsibility; hunger, health and nutrition; and community engagement during the…

Western championship wraps up outstanding MTSU equestrian season

Western championship wraps up outstanding MTSU equestrian season

A first-place finish at the 2021 YEDA Western Collegiate Celebration, hosted by the Youth Equestrian Development Association recently in Cleveland, Tennessee, completed an outstanding year for the MTSU equestrian team. The team, coached by Ariel Herrin Higgins and undefeated during the regular season, took 12 riders to the competition. Eleven earned awards. In the 16-team…

Rutherford County Schools

High schools announce perfect attendance awards for graduates

During the recent graduation ceremonies, high schools across Rutherford County recognized those seniors who had perfect attendance all four years. The following is a list of those students, which were provided by the schools. Blackman High School: Christina Vongsiharath Central Magnet School: Aaron Guthrie Kevin Kongmanychanh Lizbeth Lozano Bradie McCarty Jaden Manacsa Megan Matthews LaVergne…

MTSU alumna Beck earns statewide Public Service Attorney of the Year award

MTSU alumna Beck earns statewide Public Service Attorney of the Year award

Assistant public defender and MTSU alumna Kaitlin Beck calls herself a fighter and radical skeptic, who questions authority easily and naturally – and is “very proud to be in court every day, meeting new clients, confronting new injustices.” The 31-year-old Murfreesboro native is an attorney in Memphis, Tennessee, with the Shelby County Public Defender’s Office…

Rutherford County Schools

Two Oakland grads awarded Gates Scholarships

Oakland grads Devin Dixon and Jailia Williams have earned Gates Scholarships, the school announced. “These are large scholarships with great opportunities beyond the scholarship dollars,” said LeAnn Hayes, media specialist at Oakland. The Gates Scholarship is a highly selective, last-dollar scholarship for outstanding, minority high school seniors from low-income households. Each year, the scholarship is…

MTSU alumni recognized for teaching, leadership excellence

MTSU alumni recognized for teaching, leadership excellence

Rutherford County Schools recognized two Middle Tennessee State University alumnae with top honors to close out the latest academic year. Judy Goodwin, Barfield Elementary School principal and MTSU alumna, was named Principal of the Year for the school district — the second time she’s received this top honor. Stefanie Edgell, another College of Education alumna…