Two officers who investigated a rash of opioid overdoses leading to one death and serious injuries to seven people earned awards from U.S. Attorney Don Cochran Wednesday. Murfreesboro Police CID Sgt. Tommy Massey and Rutherford County Sheriff’s Lt. Will Holton received the U.S. Attorney’s Award for Excellence in Law Enforcement. Massey and Holton’s work were…
Smyrna Police Department (SPD) recently hosted a ceremony pinning two new officers. The pinning ceremony is the culmination of an intense officer training period, including 12 weeks of in-residence training at The Tennessee Law Enforcement Academy and 16 weeks of internal training with SPD. Officer Tyler Emmetts and Officer Ciera Fleming were pinned with SPD…
Reverting to a virtual environment may have affected the number of participants, but it did not deter the talent and creativity of the college students taking part in the sixth annual MTSU Computer Science Department’s HackMT. Jacob Cuomo and Emily Nguyen were teammates on the first-place team that created an app to help family members…
Four Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office deputies who saved the life of a 2-month-old infant allegedly choked by his father earned Life Saving Awards Tuesday from Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh. Another deputy who removed a driver from a burning car also received the Medal of Valor Award from Sheriff Fitzhugh. Cpl. Scott Martin, Deputy Mark Anderson, Deputy…
Sheriff’s Detective Joseph Duncan graduated from the 10-week UT National Forensics Academy where he improved his skills in death investigations and crime scene investigations. Some of the classes include crime scene management, photography of crime scenes, crime scene mapping, blood-stain pattern analysis, reconstruction of shootings, fingerprint processing, forensic anthropology, forensic odontology (using teeth to help…
The Rutherford ATHENA Award Program will award its annual scholarship at the 2021 ATHENA Award luncheon and ceremony on Thursday, June 3, 2021, at Embassy Suites Murfreesboro. The scholarship amount is $3,000. The Rutherford ATHENA Scholarship is funded by the ATHENA Patrons Society to support and encourage women who want to grow personally and professionally….
The Arbor Day Foundation has named Middle Tennessee Electric a 2021 Tree Line USA® utility to honor its commitment to proper tree pruning, planting and care in the utility’s service area. This marks the third consecutive year MTE has earned this recognition. “I am proud Team MTE has once again received this honor,” said MTE…
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital is pleased to recognize its 2020 honorees for outstanding accomplishments in clinical leadership. Dr. Pam Singer has been named Physician of the Year, Dr. Vlada Melekhin received the Clinical Excellence Award, and Dr. Joseph Little was honored with the Olin Williams Distinguished Service Award. Physician of the Year honoree Dr….
Murfreesboro Water Resources employees Adam Todd and Cody Bell have been named STARS award recipients for December 2020. The STARS award comes after they gave roadside assistance to a woman who became stranded on the roadway after she ran out of gas. Mayor Shane McFarland recognized Todd and Bell during the Jan. 21, 2021, meeting…
Rutherford County Sheriff’s Patrol Cpl. William Travis earned the Middle Tennessee Law Enforcement Network Deputy of the Year award from the Tennessee Highway Safety Office. Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh presented the award to Travis Wednesday. Travis arrested 45 drivers for DUI during 2020, said Sgt. Nick Coble, who nominated him. “Cpl. Travis has not only performed…