Three longtime insurance professionals will be the latest inductees into the Robert E. Musto Tennessee Insurance Hall of Fame at Middle Tennessee State University. The inductees into the 2019 class are Julie Mix McPeak of Nashville, Mary Francis Miller of Nashville and William “Dick” Williams of Crossville. An induction ceremony will be held at 6…
At the County Commission meeting on Thursday August 15, Jeff Elliott, Director of The Fire & Codes Academy presented an award to Chief Larry Farley before the commission. The Tennessee Fire Codes and Training Academy recognized RCFR for having the highest training hours in the state for a combination Paid/Volunteer Fire Department. State Fire Marshal…
The Tennessee Department of Education announced that Murfreesboro City Schools has received the designation of Exemplary District, the highest distinction school districts can earn in Tennessee. In addition, the Department announced that nine Murfreesboro City Schools have received the designation of Tennessee Reward Schools, the highest distinction schools can earn in the state. “The Exemplary…
MTSU alumna Angie Grissom (Class of 2000) is among the 2019 recipients of a top national achievement award presented by the Beta Gamma Sigma international business honor society. Grissom, who earned her Bachelor of Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing from the Jennings A. Jones College of Business, received one of three Beta Gamma…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department employee Tim Rowlett has been named STARS award recipient for August 2019. Rowlett was honored prior to Thursday’s (Aug. 8) meeting of the Murfreesboro City Council. On Sunday, July 21, 2019, Rowlett, who was off-duty, responded to a fire with his personal vehicle to assist with firefighting and the transport of…
Middle Tennessee State University has been named one of the best places to earn an undergraduate degree in the nation by The Princeton Review, which called it “a go-to choice for those wishing to receive a quality and affordable education.” It marks the first time MTSU was awarded a coveted spot in the review’s renowned…
Six accomplished media veterans, including one posthumous honoree, were celebrated by family, friends, colleagues and supporters this week as they were inducted into the latest class of the Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame. The seventh annual induction ceremony was held Tuesday, Aug. 6, during the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters annual conference at Murfreesboro’s Embassy Suites…
Comcast NBCUniversal today announced that it has awarded more than $12,000 in scholarships for the 2019-20 school year to five Middle Tennessee students as part of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program. Students are selected for their outstanding community service, academic performance, and leadership skills. The award, funded by the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation, is…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Chief Mark Foulks was named the 2018-2019 “Fire Chief of the Year” by the Tennessee Fire Chiefs Association (TFCA) on Thursday evening at the closing banquet of the 91st Annual Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs/51st Annual Tennessee Fire Chiefs Association Joint Conference held in Murfreesboro. Foulks had a major hand in bringing…
Dustin Brannon always knew he was going to be a teacher. He just did not always know he was going to teach history. More specifically, the Murfreesboro native didn’t know he was going to teach eighth-grade history, but he had two younger sisters and he always liked helping them with their homework. When it came…