Street Division employees Lucas Stanley and Trenton Ferrell have been named STARS award recipients for October 2018. Mayor Shane McFarland recognized Stanley and Ferrell during the Oct. 18, 2018, meeting of the Murfreesboro City Council with the STARS award for Outstanding Performance: “Succeeding Through Attitudes Reflecting Service Excellence.” Stanley and Ferrell are another example of…
Three teams of students form Rutherford County took top honors at the BEST Robotics competition held at David Lipscomb University this weekend. The competition is known as BEST because it stands for Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology. It’s a national, six-week competition that is held at “hubs” around the country, according to the organization. SC…
Sheriff’s Office Cpl. Michael Rodgers was recognized as the Murfreesboro Noon Exchange Club’s Officer of the Year Thursday. Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh said Rodgers is dedicated to traffic safety as the sheriff’s office’s traffic enforcement coordinator. He uses enforcement and education to reduce traffic deaths and crashes. “His life-saving efforts are working because fewer people died…
Chief Larry Farley is proud to announce that Engineer Daniel Alexander has been chosen as Rutherford County’s Firefighter of the Year. Engineer Alexander has been with the department for 4 years, in various roles – 2 years as a firefighter, 1 year as an Engineer and almost 10 months as acting Lt. for A shift…
Siegel High School’s mission is to prepare students who are college and career ready. We recognize those who are college ready with our ACT 21+ banner, ACT 30+ Wall of Fame, and our Path to College events such as College Signing Day. Now we are also recognizing those who are career ready with a wall…
Kelton’s Pet Food Co. is hosting their annual Howl-O-Ween Pet Costume Contest during the month of October on their Facebook page. Pet owners can send photos of their pet dressed up for Halloween to the Kelton’s Pet Food Co. Facebook page during the month of October. Entries began Oct. 1 and the final day to submit…
The Murfreesboro Police Department is pleased to announce the graduation of Lieutenant Allen Cox and Sergeant Sam Smith from the Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command. This school consists of an upper level executive leadership curriculum which focus on police management, human resources, personnel allocation and organizational behavior. Past graduates include Major David…
Congratulations to Siegel High School Beta Club members who recently represented Rutherford County Schools at the Beta Club Regional Leadership Summit in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and walked away with two awards—Outstanding Leadership School and the Lead Outside the Box award. Siegel now qualifies for competitions at Nationals in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in June. Pictured (from…
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos today recognized 349 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2018. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. “I’m pleased to celebrate with you as your school is named a National Blue Ribbon School,” said U.S. Secretary…
Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office earned two top awards recently at the Tennessee Highway Safety Office’s annual Lifesavers Conference in Murfreesboro. THS0 presented the top Championship Award to the Sheriff’s Office for overall traffic safety efforts. Also, the Sheriff’s Office placed first in the Challenge Awards in the category of 201 to 500 law enforcement officers….