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….
A third of the Rutherford County’s schools are among the best in the state, according to new designations announced today by the Tennessee Department of Education. TDOE has named 15 Rutherford County schools to the list of ‘Reward Schools.’ To be designated a reward school, a school must have a high accountability score and be…
A group of sixteen School Safety and Education Officers (SSEO) with the Murfreesboro Police Department received STARS Awards in September for going above and beyond in their jobs as City employees. They are Officer Brice Robbins, Officer Chris Williams, Officer Larry Maples, Officer Bill Drye, Officer Barbara King, Officer Stephen Luter, Officer Skyler Harris, Officer…
RCFR has been awarded the Assistance to Firefighters and Fire Prevention and Safety Grants through FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security. These grants provide resources to protect the health and safety of the public and firefighting personnel. The primary goal of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) is to meet the firefighting and emergency response needs…
Congratulations to Joy Colston, Siegel High School special education teacher, who is winner of the first Boro Blessings campaign to honor a local educator for outstanding service to her students. For years, Mrs. Colston has organized and raised funds for the Rutherford County RISE (Re-education and Intervention for Student Education) Prom, an event specifically designed…
Murfreesboro’s CityTV has again been recognized nationally for quality government television programming. Murfreesboro’s government-oriented television station received national awards during the 33rd annual Government Programming Awards presented by the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA https://www.natoa.org/). The winners were announced during a gala Thursday, August 30, 2018, in Philadelphia, PA. Murfreesboro’s CityTV brought…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department Firefighter Eric Compton was honored on August 13 at the Motlow State EMS Education Achievement Ceremony in Lynchburg, Tennessee. Compton was one of 10 graduates from the Paramedic Program to be recognized at the ceremony. However, Compton was the sole recipient of the Leadership Award. Motlow’s Leadership Award is given to…
For the twentieth consecutive year the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) has awarded the City of Murfreesboro with the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting (CAFR). The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in governmental accounting and financial reporting. “I want to commend Finance Director Melissa Wright and the entire…
Chief Larry Farley is excited to announce that FEMA has awarded Rutherford County Fire Rescue a $1.7 million dollar ‘SAFER’ Grant, that provides salaries for 15 additional full-time fire fighters. The grant will be sent for County Commission approval in mid-October, and hopes are that the new fire fighters will be on board by November….