MTSU, Valparaiso boards approve transfer of law school to Murfreesboro
Photo by Andrew Wigdor / MTSU Sidelines Archive The transfer of Valparaiso University’s law school to MTSU’s campus has been approved by the governing boards of both institutions, according to an MTSU press release. University leaders approved the transfer agreement at the Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday along with a recommendation to create an MTSU …
Crime: Rutherford County inmates overpower officer, escape detention center
Photo courtesy of the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office Last updated on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, at 2:41 p.m. to include information regarding the capture of the fugitives Latest update: The two fugitives, Dewayne Halfacre and Jonathan Baxter, were captured near Smyrna by teams of multi-agency law enforcement officers on Thursday at approximately 11:20 a.m. Both …
Crime: Rutherford County SRO charged with public intoxication
Photo courtesy of Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office A Rutherford County school resource officer was charged with public intoxication and arrested Wednesday by the Murfreesboro Police, according to a Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office press release. Daniel Thomas, an SRO at Holloway High School, was placed on administrative leave after the arrest, and the sheriff’s office is …
‘Saved by the Belt’ award presented to dispatcher who survived car crash on Interstate 24
Photo courtesy of the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh and Sheriff’s Cpl. Michael Rodgers of the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office presented Dispatcher Ashley Arrington with the Tennessee Highway Patrol’s “Saved by the Belt” Award Tuesday after she survived a potentially fatal car crash. Arrington, a dispatcher at the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, was …
MTSU announces increase in scope, value of scholarship for high-achieving freshmen
Photo by Andrew Wigdor / MTSU Sidelines MTSU announced a significant increase in the value and scope of the university’s Presidential Scholarship Tuesday, according to a press release. The enhancement of scholarship funds will more than double the amount awarded to certain incoming freshmen next fall. MTSU President Sidney McPhee announced the scholarship boost on …
Crime: Rutherford County deputy fired after being arrested for domestic assault
Photo courtesy of Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office A Rutherford County Adult Detention Center deputy was fired after being arrested for domestic assault Saturday night, according to a Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office press release. The release states that Michael Dandre Brooks, 23, of Readyville, Tennessee, was charged with domestic assault of his former girlfriend. Brooks allegedly made …