News for Rutherford County, Tennnessee
Motlow State Community College is proud to be a participating college for Tennessee Promise! This is a statewide program that allows graduating high school students and home school seniors in Tennessee the opportunity to earn a degree or certificate from a Tennessee community or technical college regardless of financial status. For those students graduating in …
Motlow State Community College is scheduled to host an ACT Prep class for current high school students at the College’s Moore County Campus beginning September 13 through October 11. Students wishing to attend should register in advance at https://registration.xenegrade.com/motlow/courseDisplay.cfm?schID=313. Additional registration details can be found on the Motlow website under “Workforce”. This course is designed to …
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee issued Executive Order No. 84 on Aug. 16, affirming individualized decisions regarding mask-wearing in public places of learning during the COVID pandemic. As a result of Governor Lee’s Executive Order 84, the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) added the following recommendation: “Colleges should encourage faculty, students, and staff to wear masks in indoor …
Motlow State Updates On-Campus Plan–NO Mask Mandate Read More »
Nissan says its huge factory in Smyrna, Tennessee, will close for two weeks starting Monday. The shutdown is due to computer chip shortages brought on by a coronavirus outbreak in Malaysia. The shutdown is among the longest at any U.S. auto plant of this size since the semiconductor shortage started to hit late last year. …
Are you looking for a quick pathway to a career? Look no further than Motlow State Community College’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program. In as little as three months, you can get EMT basic training certification that can give you a leg up on the competition in any field. “I saw Motlow State was offering …
Cyber defense is critical for daily operations. Cyber-attacks are increasingly more common and there are many different types. Many people have received phishing emails or have been the victim of a cybercrime. This modern dilemma is why Motlow State Community College is continuously preparing students for the future. Motlow recently approved a new Penetration Testing …
Recently, Ascend Federal Credit Union employees donated 5,279 food items to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. The collection was held in May at Ascend’s corporate office in Tullahoma and all of its 28 branch locations. “It’s important to support Second Harvest throughout the year, as hunger doesn’t discriminate by season, especially this year with …
A 21-year-old Murfreesboro man was transported to a Nashville hospital after severing his hand while attempting to shoot fireworks from the sunroof of a car. An unidentified Murfreesboro man was holding a mortar in his left hand when it exploded on Wednesday night. A 20-year old woman who was also in the vehicle suffered slight …
The Tennessee Board of Regents have approved tuition, fees and preliminary budgets for the 2021-22 academic year at the state’s community and technical colleges. The tuition increase is the first in two years and equates to $24 per trimester at the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology (TCAT) centers and $42 per semester at the community …
Tuition Increase for TCAT Centers and Community Colleges Read More »
An off-duty Decherd Police officer was charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly pointed his department-issued handgun at a driver Sunday in Murfreesboro, a Rutherford County supervisor said. Mathew Ward, 31, of Cason Lane in Murfreesboro was charged after an investigation of the road rage case starting on Interstate 24, said Patrol Cpl. William Travis, …
Decherd Police Officer Charged in Road Rage Case on Interstate 24 Read More »
