News 2014

The commemoration of the 151st anniversary of the Battle Of Stones River is coming to a close.  Activities Friday at the Heritage Center 225 West College Street in Murfreesboro will host Stones River National Battlefield Ranger Jim Lewis Friday from 11:30 in the morning till 1 in the afternoon.  Lewis will give a talk at the Heritage Center about the Battle of Stones River followed by a walking tour of the Murfreesboro Public Square.  Bring a lunch for the free lecture and tour.  Call 217-8013 for more details

Middle Tennessee State University will reopen Thursday, Jan. 2, after being closed for the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. 
All MTSU offices and departments will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 2.
 
The Campus Recreation Center will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 2-3. For its spring 2014 hours of operation, visit http://www.mtsu.edu/camprec/springhours.php.
 
James E. Walker Library winter break hours of operation can be found online at http://library.mtsu.edu.
 
The Student Center’s January break hours of operation are available online at http://www.mtsu.edu/mtunions. Click on “Union Building Hours” to obtain. 
 
MTSU’s spring semester will start Thursday, Jan. 16.
 

The United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties will host its first annual Community Baby Shower in January of 2014 to benefit at-risk families in Rutherford and Cannon Counties.  
Items needed for the Community Baby Shower include onesies, diapers, bottles, baby wipes, blankets, and/or formula.
Items may be delivered to the following locations until January 20, 2014:
 
United Way Office
615 Memorial Boulevard, Suite 200
Murfreesboro
 
City Auto
1023 Bridge Avenue
Murfreesboro
 
The Baby Shower Sort-A-Thon will be held at Holloway High School on January 24, 2014 from 9 AM – 11 AM. Volunteers will assemble care packets for at-risk families to be distributed into the community. To sign up to volunteer for the Baby Shower Sort-A-Thon, visit United Way’s volunteer website, www.unitedwayvolunteer.org.