MTSU Finish Your Degree

Registration open for MTSU’s ‘Finish Now’ degree Q&A event at chamber

Adults looking to return to college to finish their degree or considering attending college for the first time will have the opportunity to have their questions answered by MTSU representatives next month at the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce in Murfreesboro. As a part of the university’s Finish Now event series, representatives from MTSU’s University…

Smyrna Scholarship Photo

Rutherford County Awards Three Employees $500 Scholarship for Continuing Education

Rutherford County Government recently awarded three employees with a $500 scholarship to continue their education. “Rutherford County wants its employees to be engaged and prepared with the tools essential to completing jobs effectively, efficiently, and professionally,” said Sonya Stephenson, HR Director. “We continue to look for ways to enhance employees’ abilities and skills and provide…

Duncan Forensic Academy

Detective graduates from National Forensics Academy

Sheriff’s Detective Joseph Duncan graduated from the 10-week UT National Forensics Academy where he improved his skills in death investigations and crime scene investigations. Some of the classes include crime scene management, photography of crime scenes, crime scene mapping, blood-stain pattern analysis, reconstruction of shootings, fingerprint processing, forensic anthropology, forensic odontology (using teeth to help…

Martin Luther King Jr

MMC Announces Scholarship for Minority Students Seeking Medical Degree

The physicians of Murfreesboro Medical Clinic and SurgiCenter (MMC) are proud to announce a new scholarship. The scholarship will be awarded to a U.S. medical/osteopathic school student from our local region who is also a member of a minority group that is underrepresented in medicine. In 2020, the physicians at MMC established a charitable foundation…

Discovery School

Discovery School Application Deadline is Friday, January 8

Discovery School’s application deadline for the 2021-22 school year is this Friday, January 8, 2021. Discovery School, founded in 2005, was created to serve high achieving students in Murfreesboro. Discovery was named a Tennessee Reward School and a Tennessee Designated STEM School in 2019. The Tennessee State Board of Education also recognized Discovery School in…

MTSU Media Arts leads in LED technology instruction

MTSU Media Arts leads in LED technology instruction

MTSU alumni Billy Pittard, chair of the Media Arts Department, and Mike Forbes, assistant director of technical systems, use their years of media and entertainment experience to equip students with relevant and in-demand industry skills. The Media Technology course taught by Forbes trains students on LED video display technology, a developing and booming area of…

TN Achieves Mentors

Rutherford County Needs 188 Additional TN Promise Mentors

With the December 4 deadline less than two months away, tnAchieves needs an additional 3600 volunteer mentors across the state to support TN Promise applicants from the Class of 2021. Locally, Rutherford County needs 188 mentors to meet student demand. Mentors spend one hour a month assisting students as they transition from high school to…