Sheriff’s Detective Ty Downing was selected the Officer of the Year for the Exchange Club of Murfreesboro. Downing received the award during the Exchange Club meeting Wednesday. Detective Downing is a seasoned investigator who has solved several murder cases. He was assigned as the lead investigator for the murder of Erick Bixler, 45, of Asbury…
Middle Tennessee State University’s in-the-field training offered through its undergraduate elementary teacher preparation program has been ranked among the nation’s best by the National Council on Teacher Quality. MTSU’s clinical practice program stands out as among only 33 traditional elementary programs out of more than the 1,100 evaluated to earn an “A” grade in the…
Murfreesboro Street Department employee Anthony Wolfe and Fleet Department employee Jeremy Vassar have been named STARS (Succeeding Through Attitudes Reflecting Service Excellence) award recipients. Mayor Shane McFarland recognized Wolfe and Vassar during the City Council meeting, Thurs. Oct. 22, 2020. Anthony and Jeremy went above and beyond the call of duty in assisting a woman…
Smyrna Police Chief Kevin Arnold is the recipient of the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police (TACP) 2020 Joe Casey Award. The award was presented by TACP Past President and Retired Metro Police Chief Joe Casey earlier this evening. Chief Arnold began his law enforcement career in 1980 as an officer with the Middle Tennessee…
Murfreesboro’s CityTV was again recognized nationally for quality government television programming from the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA). Murfreesboro’s government-oriented television station received 19 national awards during the 35th annual Government Programming Awards presented by NATOA (https://www.natoa.org/). The winners were announced in September. “The CityTV team is an amazing and award-winning group…
Smyrna Parks and Recreation Department is seeking nominations for the 2020 Kenneth “Coon” Victory Lifetime Service Award and Young Leader Award. The Lifetime Service Award is named after the first recipient, Kenneth “Coon” Victory. Recipients are Smyrna citizens that have distinguished themselves by years of unselfish and dedicated volunteer service to the Smyrna community. The…
Secretary of State Tre Hargett and Rutherford County legislators presented a $2,500 check to Rutherford County Archives Thursday. The grant was awarded through the Tennessee State Library and Archives. “This grant provides Rutherford County archivists supplies necessary to properly preserve the county’s history. I appreciate the Rutherford County delegation’s support for this grant,” said Secretary…
Middle Tennessee State University recently awarded the FCM Cares’ annual Andrew C. Rambo Memorial Scholarship to Murfreesboro native Taylor Timmons. Timmons started her Master of Business Administration last month at the Jones College of Business after completing her BBA in Management at MTSU in May 2020. “Receiving this scholarship means the world to me,” Timmons…
The MTSU Center for Economic Education, housed in the Jones College of Business, has been selected to receive the 2019-20 Albert Beekhuis Award from the New York-based Council for Economic Education. The award, which carries a $1,000 honorarium, is named after Dr. Albert Beekhuis, a lifelong proponent of economic literacy. “This award is a tremendous…
The National Alliance on Mental Illness Tennessee (NAMI Tennessee), a member of the largest grassroots mental health organization, names the Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) and Chief of Police Michael Bowen as one of two recipients of the 2020 Criminal Justice Award. The Criminal Justice Award recognizes the criminal justice professional or program that most exemplifies…