Adults often wish they could give advice to their younger selves, especially when it comes to career and education choices. The Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce is hoping to accomplish this feat, in a way, through its industry-specific camps for area high school students. These camps are being held throughout the summer and are intended…
Three years of investigation conducted by a Middle Tennessee State University chemistry researcher, two of his graduate students and three researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology has led to a unique design for monitoring acetaminophen (a common ingredient in pain medications) to prevent overdose, resulting in liver damage. The findings by associate…
Growing up in Murfreesboro, M. Tara Crowl could be described as curious. That curiosity led the 2004 graduate of Blackman High School to Los Angeles, where she majored in cinematic arts at the University of Southern California and then briefly worked in the entertainment industry, before graduate school in Australia. She earned a master of…
The year 1968 was one of new beginnings for Marvin Donnell Odom. On July 26 of that year, he married Mary Ann, they took a short newlywed trip to Florida, and on Aug. 1, he officially became a teacher for Rutherford County Schools. He had initially double-majored while studying at Middle Tennessee State University and…
Middle Tennessee State University is again hosting a summer STEM camp for young girls this week in hopes of sparking their interest in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Running through Friday, the weeklong camp begins each day inside the Kirksey Old Main Building before moving to different locations on the Blue Raider…
Children of three Sheriff’s Office employees each earned $500 scholarships from the Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association. Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh recommended the scholarship awards for Faith Edgell, daughter of Sgt. Glenn Edgell, Skyler Norrod, daughter of Detective Kyle Norrod and Jacob Hendrixson, son of Lt. Barry Hendrixson. Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association awards the scholarships to sheriffs’ employees or…
As Middle Tennessee State University wraps up its seventh annual Introduction to Aviation and Professional Pilot Advanced Camp, 34 middle and high school students have gained valuable hands-on experience in how to aviate, navigate and communicate in what could a future career. Coordinated by the MTSU Department of Aerospace, the one-week intensive aviation camp started…
With multiple MTSU degrees mostly in the science fields but taking a new position as an instructional coach at Nashville Collegiate Academy, Chatoria Franklin “had light bulbs going off” Thursday (June 14) during the Project IMPACT summer conference at Coffee County Middle School. “Oh, my God. Amazing,” Franklin, a Murfreesboro resident and Middle Tennessee State…
A lot can change in the blink of an eye, much less seven months. Back in November 2017, Michael Shirley told Trisha Murphy, who was the Director of Education and Workforce Development for the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce, that he was interested in hiring a summer intern. There was one issue. He and wife…
Four Murfreesboro City Schools’ sponsored camps are filled with students this week having fun during summer break. Fifth and sixth grade students from the MCS Extended School Program are enjoying a two-week summer camp, Camp Big Shots, organized specifically for active adventures. Camp Big Shots includes students from across the district. During the camp, students…