The 2018 Boro International Festival is set for October 20 a celebration at Cannonsburgh Village. The community is invited to discover traditional food, music, and art from countries around the world from 11 a.m. through 4 p.m. This free family friendly event offers activities for all ages and celebrates the growth, diversity and culture of…
Sixteen individuals were recently selected to participate in United Way’s Catalyst program. The new class of business leaders, identified by the Catalyst Alumni Council, will participate in the nine-month (September – May) program to become engaged in social responsibility through the means of advocacy, giving and volunteerism. Annie Cotter, Director of Strategic Engagement & Stewardship…
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…
Middle Tennessee State University academic officials laid the groundwork for a new mechatronics engineering program in 2012-13. With the state’s blessings, the program went from ground zero in early August 2013 to 20 students that first semester. Five years and nearly 400 students later, mechatronics is a fast-growing program that’s already graduated 66 students earning…
Siegel High School has launched its second year of architectural design classes focusing on CAD-based concepts and architectural history coursework. Students explore the world of architecture using AutoCad, Vectorworks, Cinema 4D, and Sketchup to create portfolios with computer-generated products. Instructor Corey McKnight brings twenty years’ experience in the field. He has established a partnership with…
Rockvale Elementary School teachers became the students when Emergency Medical Services paramedics taught life-saving measures during in-service last week. Paramedics Mike Johnson and Philip Nichols spent their day off work teaching “The ABCs of Bleeding:” Alert. Bleeding injury. Compress. Apply pressure to stop bleeding. Johnson and Nichols emphasized how stopping the bleeding can save lives….
Restaurants, the Smyrna Bowling Center, Murfreesboro Post, churches and more from the Murfreesboro and Rutherford County community met students, faculty and staff under two large tents on the MTSU campus Tuesday (Aug. 28). It was Day 1 of the two-day Meet Murfreesboro, where new and returning MTSU students capture a glimpse of what businesses in…
Director of Schools Bill Spurlock will host a Town Hall meeting for parents in the Stewarts Creek cluster on Monday, Aug. 27, at 5:30 p.m. at Stewarts Creek High School. The meeting is intended for those parents with children in Stewarts Creek High School, Stewarts Creek Middle School, Stewarts Creek Elementary School, Rocky Fork Middle…
Middle Tennessee State University’s Scholars Academy continues to attract a growing number of incoming freshmen seeking early acclimation into the Blue Raider community. This year’s class of scholars for the academy’s Freshman Summer Institute consists of a record 460 students from more than 10 states, a significant increase from the 357 students enrolled last summer…
Emma Boylan, a senior at Oakland High School, will travel to Belgium next week to compete in the International Mounted Games Association World Championships. The IMGA World Championship is an equestrian skill riding event that attracts riders from 18 countries. Emma competes with a team of the five best mounted game riders in the United…