Pinwheels for Prevention

Pinwheels for Prevention

There are blue pinwheels blowing in the breeze all over Rutherford and Cannon Counties. The pinwheels are planted every April in observance of Child Abuse Prevention Month. In 2008, Prevent Child Abuse America introduced the pinwheel as the new national symbol for child abuse prevention through their Pinwheels for Prevention Campaign. In communities across the…

Deion Reynolds

Deion Reynolds to Take Part in Envision’s National Youth Leadership Forum

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)…

MCS Addison Jennings and Grace Smith

MCS Cheer Grabs Bid for Nationals

Two MCS Competition Cheer Teams have won their bid to the National High School Cheerleading Championship at Disney this weekend. Thirty-three students from across the district have trained, fundraised and cheered their way to the national championship scheduled for February 8-10. The MCS teams will perform in the Junior and Youth Club Finalist Division. This…

Tristar Stonecrest welcomes Smyrna’s first baby of new year

Tristar Stonecrest welcomes Smyrna’s first baby of new year

Leah Gongora-Rodriguez, 7 pounds, 10 ounces and 20 inches long, was the Smyrna community’s first baby of the new year and was born at TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center. Proud parents, Linet and Franklin of Antioch, welcomed their healthy baby girl at 12:42 p.m. on Jan. 2 at TriStar StoneCrest. Dr. Norman Hamburger, OB/GYN, delivered the…

Kick-Off for Reading Buddies Program Successful

Kick-Off for Reading Buddies Program Successful

December proved to be a great kick-off for a partnership program between The Murfreesboro Woman’s Club and Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department. The “Reading Buddies” program places children’s books in the hands of first responders who encounter children under the most stressful circumstances. On December 15, Barnes and Noble at The Avenue hosted a Book Fair…