Including about 15 MTSU Health Services and Pharmacy staff members, dozens of area health care workers and first responders received the first round of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday, Dec. 23, at the Siegel High School gym in Murfreesboro. Wednesday’s vaccinations are believed to be some of the first to be administered in Rutherford County….
Middle Tennessee State University plans a return to primarily in-person instruction by Fall 2021 and its COVID-19 Task Force will engage faculty, staff and other stakeholders in January to lay out scenarios and develop recommendations, President Sidney A. McPhee announced Tuesday. However, McPhee said, the campus will maintain its array of course types for the…
With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) having issued emergency use authorization (EUA) for a COVID-19 vaccine, Ascension, one of the nation’s leading nonprofit and Catholic health systems, is implementing a comprehensive vaccine distribution plan that is consistent with federal, state and local guidance. Today, at 11:00am, Ascension Saint Thomas, in Nashville, administered its…
Rutherford County Schools is considering an option to begin the second semester using a hybrid model to reduce the number of students in school buildings at the same time, which will improve the ability to social distance and reduce the number of quarantines. By doing so, the district aims to lessen how often schools are…
Rutherford County Schools has agreed to participate in a pilot program offered by the Tennessee Department of Health to offer rapid testing for COVID-19. Several other school districts in the state have also signed on for the program. We will not be administering these tests to students. We expect to receive approximately 300 test kits,…
Here is the latest update on schools who are on temporary distance learning. On Monday, the following schools are scheduled to reopen to in-person learners: Oakland High School Siegel High School Stewarts Creek High School Smyrna West Alternative School These schools will remain on distance-learning: Blackman High (reopening Tuesday, Dec. 15) LaVergne Middle (distance-learning all…
As our end-of-week update for distance-learning: Three schools reopening to in-person learners on Monday: Riverdale High Rockvale Middle Rockvale Elementary Lascassas Elementary’s distance learning has been extended by one day and will now reopen on Tuesday, Dec. 8 (parents have been notified) Oakland High’s distance learning has been extended through Thursday, Dec. 10 and will…
Siegel High School parents, This is James Evans with Rutherford County Schools. We have an important announcement for you concerning COVID-19 and Siegel. Beginning Thursday, Dec. 3, all students at the school will move to distance learning through Friday, Dec. 11. The school is experiencing an increased number of employees and students who are on…
Rockvale Elementary School parents, This is James Evans with Rutherford County Schools. We have an important announcement for you concerning COVID-19 and Rockvale Elementary. Beginning Thursday, Dec. 3, all students at the school will move to distance learning through Friday, Dec. 4. The school is experiencing an increased number of employees and students who are…
From James Evans, Communications Director of Rutherford County Schools: You have received a few messages from us today with updates about various schools moving to distance-learning for a few days. We have just added two additional schools (Rockvale Middle and Oakland High), but for clarity, I want to summarize the schools we have on distance-learning…