Goodwill will host several free events in Murfreesboro to celebrate Goodwill Week — May 5-11 — including a job fair and workshops for job-seekers. Every year during the first full week of May, Goodwill organizations across the United States and Canada observe Goodwill Week to highlight the defining principle of Goodwill’s mission — transforming lives…
MTSU’s Center for Accelerated Language Acquisition, or CALA, is hosting its 16th annual Summer Language Institute at MTSU. The CALA Summer Language Institute offers five-day accelerated language courses for adults (age 13 and up) in Italian, Japanese, Latin, and Spanish. CALA, the language training center of the MTSU Honors College, offers accelerated language classes engineered…
Almost a century of service in educating generations of students produces a lot of cherished memories for those with connections to Homer Pittard Campus School, the K-5 teaching laboratory school owned by MTSU and operated by Rutherford County Schools. Dozens of former students, parents, teachers, staff and community supporters returned for the annual open house…
Twenty-two citizens graduated from the 36th session of the Murfreesboro Police Department Citizens Police Academy (CPA). This was the culmination of 12-weeks of learning about the workings of the department. The participants attended presentations from several officers and detectives on topics such as search and seizure, officer safety, K9, Special Operations, emergency communications, domestic violence…
Dr. James “Jimmy” Sullivan will serve as the next assistant superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction for Rutherford County Schools beginning July 1. Director of Schools Bill Spurlock made the announcement today. “He’s a strong instructional leader with a strong work ethic,” Director Spurlock said. “He will provide some innovative programs and assist with what already…
Adventures in Agriculture will be April 13th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lane Agri-Park in Murfreesboro. The Lane Agri-Park is located at 315 John Rice Boulevard, just past Sam’s Club and Tractor Supply. Our goal is to educate the community about local agriculture. Farmers will be there to share their knowledge of…
Wednesday night’s STEM Expo was nearly eight times the size it was in 2017. STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Rutherford County’s STEM Expo has grown from 22 projects and displays to 92 last year and 164 this year. In fact, this year’s third annual expo, which drew 1,096 attendees, was…
Nineteen teachers from Murfreesboro City Schools (MCS) received their Tennessee Employment Standard for Gifted Teaching on Saturday, March 16. The Middle Tennessee State University/Murfreesboro City Schools Gifted Academy, sponsored by The Jennings and Rebecca Jones Foundation, aims to expand the MCS Gifted Education program by equipping teachers with tools to identify and engage gifted students….
This summer, Deion Reynolds from Murfreesboro, TN will join outstanding elementary school students from across the state to take part in a unique academic and career-oriented development experience, the National Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF): Pathways to STEM, taking place in Atlanta, GA NYLF Pathways to STEM is one of the Envision family of programs (www.envisionexperience.com)…
The Tennessee Mortgage Bankers Association (TNMBA) will provide up to $4,500 in college scholarships for 2019, according to Retta Gardner, President of TNMBA. “These scholarships are intended to support the recipients and help provide for the future of the mortgage banking profession in Tennessee,” said Gardner. “The students who receive these scholarships will be studying…