Saint Thomas West Hospital and Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital have received from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) the highest possible ratings—three-star ratings—for overall quality regarding two heart procedures: isolated coronary artery bypass surgery or graft (CABG) and isolated aortic valve replacement (AVR). The ratings time period for CABG was July 2015 through June 2016…
They each ordered steak — two medium rare and one medium well. It had been an eventful day for the three Kittrell students, Anahlea Ferguson, Nathan O’Neal and Chase Singleton, who were now preparing for lunch at The Parthenon restaurant. Along with seven other Kittrell students, they spent the morning of March 8th doing mock…
Rutherford County Schools has the second largest Career Technical Education programs in the entire state of Tennessee. So in spite of having only been in her current role for the past two years, it wasn’t all that surprising for Tyra Pilgrim, CTE coordinator for RCS, to be recognized as a pioneer in her field. Tennessee…
The late Chris Kyle famously wrote “it is our duty to serve those who serve us” in his bestselling memoir. Wills McAdams, an eighth-grader at Central Magnet School, has not yet read “American Sniper.” He never even saw the Academy Award-winning movie version directed by Clint Eastwood. And yet the 14-year-old from Murfreesboro has embodied…
The Experiential Learning Program at Middle Tennessee State University has once again presented a group of local organizations with its 2016 EXL Outstanding Community Partner Awards. MTSU’s EXL Program, which provides students with hands-on learning in a specific work or service, presents these awards to organizations who help make “learning-by-doing” possible through their exceptional work…
Through a partnership with two local automotive dealerships, elementary students in Rutherford County Schools are being surprised and rewarded with a new bicycle for maintaining good attendance. Andy Obeissy — who owns both Toyota and Scion of Murfreesboro and Ford of Murfreesboro — visited Blackman Elementary School on Friday, Feb. 24, to celebrate good attendance…
On Saturday February 25, Oakland High School students competed in the 2017 Countywide Spanish Contest at MTSU. Oakland High swept the competition by placing in 4 out of the 4 levels. The students and their teachers prepared for this day over the past months enthusiastically and diligently, so it is wonderful to see that the hard work has paid off. The OHS family is…
Ronnie and Donna Barrett knew they were attending a retirement ceremony on the MTSU campus Friday (Feb. 24). Little did they know they would be sharing center stage momentarily with the honoree. The Barretts, owners of Christiana, Tennessee-based Barrett Firearms Manufacturing, received a framed certificate from Keith M. Huber, senior adviser for veterans and leadership…
It was a dream come true for one young lady in Murfreesboro Tuesday morning. Anastasia Hayes says she couldn’t wait to receive one of the biggest honors in high school basketball. Only 24 players are named McDonald’s All-Americans each year and Hayes is one of them. The Riverdale High School star officially got her jersey…
Middle Tennessee head women’s basketball coach Rick Insell has been selected for induction into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. He will be MTSU’s fourth coach to be inducted into a national hall of fame. In a statement from the school, Insell said, “I am truly humbled and overwhelmed by this tremendous news. To be included…