Oakland High School is proud to announce that two students, Dara Zwemer (left) and Elizabeth Clippard (right), have been awarded MTSU Buchanan Fellowships. Twenty Buchanan Fellowships are awarded each year by MTSU, and our own OHS students earned two of those. This is the highest academic honor scholarship offered by MTSU. Both Elizabeth and Dara…
Mitchell-Neilson School has been named a Leader in Me Lighthouse School by Franklin Covey Co. This recognition comes because the school has achieved outstanding results in school and student outcomes, by implementing The Leader in Me process with fidelity. It is also because of the extraordinary impact the school is having on staff, students, parents, and the greater community….
The MCS Competition Cheer Team has won their bid to the National High School Cheerleading Championship at Disney this weekend. Thirty-one students from across the district have trained, fundraised and cheered their way to the national championship scheduled for February 10-11. The MCS team will perform in the Junior Club Finalist Division on Feb 11 at…
Murfreesboro City Schools is proud to announce the 2018 Teachers of the Year. Teachers from each school were nominated for the prestigious education award given by the Tennessee Department of Education. Twenty four teachers were chosen for the honor based on their commitment to teaching excellence both in and outside of the classroom. From those…
Detention Lt. Phillip Davis earned a Life Saving award after providing emergency first aid to an inmate. He performed chest compressions on the inmate allowing the inmate to regain consciousness during the emergency Jan. 15 at the detention center, said Capt. Chris Fly. “Due to Lt. Davis’ quick response and identification of a medical emergency,…
A sheriff’s deputy who rescued an unresponsive man from a burning car earned Officer of the Month honors for December from Ford of Murfreesboro. Deputy Michael Moody was honored for saving the man whose car crashed Nov. 8 on Interstate 24. General Manager Jason Borowski of Ford of Murfreesboro presented a watch to Moody. “We…
Congratulations to the OHS Volleyball team for receiving all district honors. The following players received awards: Jada Ballard, honorable mention, Keimora Wright, honorable mention, Hannan Hassan, 2nd team all district, Kara Nelms, 1st team all district. In addition to the player honors, our own Coach Kaitlyn Thornton was voted the All District Coach of the…
The original “Karate Kid” was released on June 22, 1984. The popular teen film was almost as old – 16 years, four months and 13 days – as Hunter Carney is now – 16 years, 11 months and 14 days – when the Stewarts Creek High School junior was born November 4, 2000. Carney was…
Russell A. Brashear has been named assistant transportation director by Director Jim Kerr. Brashear’s major responsibility will include operation of the City’s Rover public transit system with 23,500 riders per month. He began his duties March 20. Brashear has over 25 years of transportation management experience in strategic planning, training and community transportation in Orlando,…
Central Magnet School student Wills McAdams — who recently earned one of only two of Tennessee’s 2017 youth volunteer awards — was presented with a gold medallion during an assembly in front of his peers this morning at the school. McAdams, an eighth-grader, earned what is known as the Prudential Spirit of Community Award, which includes the…