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The Rutherford County Board of Education building in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Board votes to remove 13 more books from RCS library shelves — with a ‘Catch’

Shauna Reynolds, Features editor March 7, 2025
'Catch-22' among titles not returning to school and classroom libraries.
Board members Frances Rosales and Butch Vaughn at a tense school board meeting in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on Jan. 23, 2025.

Rutherford County School Board votes to keep 7 titles off library shelves, return 2 with restrictions

Shauna Reynolds, Features editor January 24, 2025
'Thirteen Reasons Why' and 'Ready Player One' among books not retained despite librarian recommendations.
The Curriculum Collection at MTSU's James E. Walker Library contains many juvenile and young adult titles that can no longer be found in Rutherford County school libraries. (Photo by Shauna Reynolds)

Books dwindle on Rutherford County Schools library shelves as 150 titles flagged for immediate removal

Shauna Reynolds, Features editor November 15, 2024
At the Rutherford County School Board meeting Thursday night, most of the half-hour public comment period and nearly an hour of general discussion time centered on an issue absent from the agenda — a massive removal of library books.
Rutherford County Director of Schools Dr. James Sullivan and school board chair Claire Maxwell prepare to begin a meeting in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Sept. 19, 2024. (Photo by Shauna Reynolds)

Rutherford County school board adds ‘Beloved’ and more to growing list of banned books

Shauna Reynolds, Features editor September 20, 2024

The Rutherford County school board voted Thursday to remove six of seven questioned titles from school library shelves. These books, including a Pulitzer Prize winner, join 29 titles banned by Rutherford...

Crime: Rutherford County Schools teacher, 5 others arrested in drug conspiracy

Crime: Rutherford County Schools teacher, 5 others arrested in drug conspiracy

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief September 27, 2018

Photo courtesy of Rutherford County Sheriff's Office A Rutherford County Schools teacher and five others have been charged with felony conspiracy to introduce drugs into the Rutherford County Adult Detention...

Rutherford County School Board requests motion to nullify 2018 TNReady scores

Rutherford County School Board requests motion to nullify 2018 TNReady scores

CIM Digital May 3, 2018

Photo courtesy of Tennessee Department of Education Rutherford County School Board Director Don Odom requested that the school board approve a motion to nullify TNReady test scores for 2018, according...

'It's inspiring': Murfreesboro students participate in National School Walkout Day, protest gun violence

‘It’s inspiring’: Murfreesboro students participate in National School Walkout Day, protest gun violence

Sidelines March 15, 2018

Photo by William Green / MTSU Sidelines Story by William Green / Contributing Writer and Megan Cole / Contributing Writer Contributions by Andrew Wigdor / News Editor  On Wednesday, March 14, exactly...

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visits high school in Murfreesboro to tour Career Technology Education programs

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visits high school in Murfreesboro to tour Career Technology Education programs

Sidelines December 2, 2017

Photo and story by Michael Aldrich / Contributing Writer U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos spoke at Oakland High School in Murfreesboro on Wednesday as a part of her first official visit to Tennessee...

MTSU partners with Rutherford County, Murfreesboro City Schools to train teachers for upcoming eclipse

MTSU partners with Rutherford County, Murfreesboro City Schools to train teachers for upcoming eclipse

CIM Digital August 16, 2017

Photo courtesy of MTSU News Murfreesboro City and Rutherford County Schools teachers are receiving training from MTSU professors in preparation for the Great Tennessee Eclipse. A group of about 30 attended...

MTSU alumna, Rutherford County Schools teacher challenges DesJarlais with 2018 run

MTSU alumna, Rutherford County Schools teacher challenges DesJarlais with 2018 run

Photo Courtesy of Facebook / Mariah Phillips  Mariah Phillips, a Rutherford County Schools teacher and an MTSU alumna, announced her 2018 congressional run, which will challenge Congressman Scott DesJarlais,...

MTSU students package snacks for children enrolled in Rutherford County Schools at the "Freshman Day of Service" on Friday, September 13, 2013. The event was organized by United Way, MTSU's Student Government Association, and the university's Center for Student Involvement and Leadership. (MTSU Sidelines / John Connor Coulston)

Students package snacks for children at ‘Freshman Day of Service’ event

CIM Digital September 13, 2013

By John Connor Coulston // Staff Writer The Freshman of MTSU had the chance to give back to the Rutherford County community at the “Freshman Day of Service," which was held on Friday. The event, which...

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