Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office captured first place for the third consecutive year for their category in the Tennessee Highway Safety Office’s annual Law Enforcement Challenge Award. The sheriff’s office earned the award for the 201-500 officers category. THSO presented the award to 44 Tennessee law enforcement agencies Friday during the annual Lifesavers Conference at the…
Siegel High School freshman Noah Todd competed this Labor Day weekend in the Super 32 Early Qualifier Wrestling Tournament in Cummings, Georgia. Todd finished fourth overall in the 220-pound weight class. Only one of two wrestlers from Tennessee to place this weekend, Todd qualifies to compete in the Super 32 Challenge in Greensboro, North Carolina,…
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…