Rutherford County Schools

Republic Services donates funds for football programs at 8 Rutherford high schools

Sep 28, 2019 at 02:00 pm by Voice Wire

Student-athletes from several Rutherford County schools will benefit from a generous donation made by Republic Services. The company has donated a total of $8,000 for footbal.... Read More
Rockvale High School alum Frank Hayes

Rockvale's oldest living alum Frank Hayes cherishes his experiences

Sep 17, 2019 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

The Hayes family has been in Rockvale for more than a century. Frank Hayes is a purple heart recipient, served in World War II under Gen. George S. Patton and is the oldest k.... Read More
Rutherford County Schools

Record number of Rutherford County Schools students named National Merit Semifinalists

Sep 16, 2019 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

Seventeen Rutherford County Schools’ seniors have been named National Merit Semifinalists, the National Merit Scholarship Corp. announced this week.  Central Magne.... Read More
Daniel-McKee Alternative School

Smyrna West and Daniel-McKee plan open houses on Sept. 9 and Sept. 17

Sep 07, 2019 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

Daniel-McKee is one of two alternative schools in Rutherford County. “The foundation of our program is to build relationships,” said second-year principal Dr. Dia.... Read More
Rutherford County 4-H

Rutherford County 4-H students to represent Tennessee at national contest

Aug 08, 2019 at 07:00 am by Rutherford Rambler

  A "prime" group of area 4-H high school students is set to represent Tennessee at the National Meats Evaluation Contest in Denver, Colorado, during the second weekend.... Read More
School bus safety

Sheriff's Office asks drivers to be cautious about school bus safety

Aug 05, 2019 at 02:24 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

More than 53,000 Rutherford County and Murfreesboro City Schools' students are returning to school this week with the Sheriff's Office urging drivers to be careful near school.... Read More
Monica Wilkerson from David Youree Elementary

Monica Wilkerson is set to lead new era at David Youree Elementary

Aug 01, 2019 at 08:30 am by Voice Wire

There is no coursework or professional development training that will fully prepare Monica Wilkerson, her assistant principal Tammi Shaffer, teachers and staff along.... Read More
Rutherford Works in Rutherford County Schools

Rutherford Works program pairs 22 RCS teachers with local industry partners

Jul 30, 2019 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

In addition to having 34 years of experience as an educator in Rutherford County Schools, all three of Lisa Ezell's daughters attended and graduated from the same district. S.... Read More
Rutherford County Schools

New principals are readying for students, school year. Are you?

Jul 15, 2019 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

With the upcoming opening of two new schools and because of retirements and promotions, there are eight principal changes in place for the 2019-2020 school year.  Those.... Read More

Dustin Brannon named state history teacher of the year

Jul 12, 2019 at 09:00 am by Voice Wire

Dustin Brannon always knew he was going to be a teacher.  He just did not always know he was going to teach history. More specifically, the Murfreesboro native didn't kn.... Read More

Vanessa Ritter named principal of Smyrna Elementary

Jul 09, 2019 at 09:00 am by Voice Wire

After spending several years as assistant principal at a nearby school, Vanessa Ritter has been promoted to principal of Smyrna Elementary School, Director of Schools Bill Spu.... Read More
Summer Food Program

How McFadden's cafeteria manager offers free food to area children and families

Jun 26, 2019 at 09:00 am by Voice Wire

Rutherford County Schools has eight sites participating in the federally funded Summer Food Program this summer.  McFadden School of Excellence is one of those sites, se.... Read More