Merritt and Logan

Police Officers and Others Recognize Saint Thomas Associates

Craving some uplifting news? Scroll through the roundup below to learn how Metro Nashville Police Officers and Middle Tennesseans of all backgrounds have celebrated the service and sacrifice of Ascension Saint Thomas associates. As pictured below, police officers parked outside Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital and stood outside their vehicles to enthusiastically applaud hospital associates. Children…

Tim Adams

Op-ed: Coming Together to Beat COVID-19; Tim Adams, Ascension Saint Thomas

COVID-19 has gripped our nation and world, with more than a million confirmed cases reported globally, including several thousand here in Tennessee. The number of cases is climbing so rapidly that more specific statistics would almost immediately be inaccurate. The healthcare community continually prepares for the unexpected throughout the year, including scenarios involving a rapid…

Corona Virus Interview - Benchmark Physical Therapy

Corona Virus Interview – Benchmark Physical Therapy

Dr. Logan, from Benchmark Physical Therapy, was kind enough to talk with us and share what his practice is going through during the corona virus pandemic. Benchmark Physical Therapy is located at 2812 Old Fort Parkway in Murfreesboro and can be contacted at 615-603-7374. And don’t worry, we are practicing social distancing and staying home….

PBS television distance learning project

Six Rutherford educators contribute to PBS television distance learning project during COVID-19 shutdown

Making adjustments in the classroom is a major part of being an educator. Every day teachers adjust lesson plans based on students understanding and eventual mastery of the subject being taught. In the face of the COVID-19 school closures, educators nationwide have been forced to make some of the most difficult and unimaginable adjustments of…

Safer at Home

Law enforcement safer at home message

Police chiefs and the sheriff in Rutherford County remind citizens in this video they are #SaferAtHome while trying to prevent COVID-19. Sending the message are Murfreesboro Police Chief Michael Bowen, Smyrna Police Chief Kevin Arnold, La Vergne Police Chief Mike Walker, Eagleville Police Chief David Breniser, MTSU Police Chief Buddy Peaster and Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh.

Coleman prepares to milk MTSU cows

Some students ‘essential’ to MTSU workforce, but health remains ‘top priority’

Erin Coleman works the front end of the process, one of several Middle Tennessee State University students milking more than 50 dairy cows twice daily at the School of Agriculture’s Farm Laboratory in Lascassas, Tennessee. Brendon Puckett and two others handle the back end, delivering the bottled and packaged white and chocolate milk across campus…