Motlow College

Reaching for the stars (02/08/12)
Billy Hix of Shelbyville, a professor at Motlow State Community College who was honored in November as the state's college science teacher of the year, has been selected as one of three teacher liaisons across the United States by the Space Foundation...

MTEC highlights local college classes (12/07/11)
Middle Tennessee Education Center in Shelbyville is planning a regional marketing push this week with advertising inserts in six area newspapers, including today's Times-Gazette. MTEC, located in Bedford County Business Complex on Dover Street, is a joint venture of Middle Tennessee State University and Motlow State Community College, offering on-site day and night classes for the two institutions, as well as distance learning opportunities...

New MTEC director out to educate public (08/25/11)
Lisa D. Moore, the new director of Middle Tennessee Education Center, says she's been amazed at the support the center has from community leaders but wants to do more to make sure potential students are aware of what the center offers. MTEC, located in the Bedford County Office Complex on Union Street, is a satellite campus and joint venture of Middle Tennessee State University and Motlow State Community College. Currently, education and business degree programs are offered...

Down to earth...for now; space educator mourns shuttle program (07/20/11)
Billy Hix watched the last shuttle launch and got a tear in his eye. It wasn't sentimentality, though, as much as it was disgust. "I have lost my dream tool in teaching," said the NASA educational consultant who lives in Bedford County. "I never lied when I told my students if you want to work hard enough, you will get into space."...

High note: Symphony, Cascade and Motlow bands delight crowd (05/04/11)
The crowd for Tuesday night's "Symphony at the Celebration" concert featuring the Nashville Symphony and the Cascade High School Band was so large that the box office ran out of printed tickets, according to organizers. No firm estimate of the crowd was available, but it appeared to be one of the largest ever for the annual event. ...

Symphony tickets still on sale (04/28/11)
Tickets are still available for Tuesday night's concert by the Grammy Award-winning Nashville Symphony in Calsonic Arena on the Celebration grounds. The casual, family-friendly concert, beginning at 7 p.m., includes performances by the Cascade High School band and the Motlow College Jazz Band...

Symphony will bring Broadway to Shelbyville (04/14/11)
Selections from some of the most beloved musicals in theatre history will highlight the Nashville Symphony's annual concert in Shelbyville, planned for May 3 at Calsonic Arena. The annual "Symphony At The Celebration" concert will also feature the Cascade High School Band and the Motlow College Jazz Band...

T-G Bracket Breakdown prizes awarded (04/07/11)
Robert DeLucia of Shelbyville proved you don't have to be a basketball expert to chose winners. DeLucia, who says he isn't a basketball fan at all, took first place in the Athlon Sports Bracket Breakdown, sponsored locally by the Times-Gazette. DeLucia took home a 32-inch Panasonic flat panel LCD TV and Blu-Ray player from Kincaid Service Co...

Education spending increases proposed (01/11/11)
MOORE COUNTY -- Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor John Morgan and other officials told state legislators on Friday that the Board of Regents would like $8 million on a recurring basis to start a more aggressive scholarship program for students at community colleges, and another $8 million on a one-time basis to redesign and reconfigure the developmental and remedial programs at community colleges...

College classes don't attract local students (12/16/10)
Molly Culbreath, who oversees the Middle Tennessee State University side of Middle Tennessee Education Center, says she's pleased with the overall numbers for the elementary education degree program being offered at MTEC, including students from Marshall, Williamson, Maury and Coffee counties...

What's worse than moving in? Moving out (06/06/10)
One of the most dreadful things about moving to college is simply that: moving. I still remember moving into Richardson Towers, a dorm at the University of Memphis, like it was yesterday. My dad will be happy to remind me of that day and how he walked up nine flights of stairs, several times I might add, with large boxes and suitcases in hand...

Trevecca management degree program draws praise (05/20/10)
Three local graduates of Trevecca Nazarene University's bachelor's degree program in management and human relations or MHR, which conducts classes at Motlow State Community College and other locations around Middle Tennessee, praised it as not only a way to improve themselves but to solve problems for their employers...

Music fills the air (05/12/10)
A crowd estimated at about 800 attended the Nashville Symphony concert Tuesday night at Calsonic Arena, entertained not only by the symphony but by the Community High School Wind Symphony and the Motlow College Jazz Ensemble. For most of its 21-year history, the annual concert has charged $5 for adult general admission, while admitting students and children free of charge; this year, under the sponsorship of Regions Bank's "Regions Free Day" program, there was no charge for general admission for any age. ...

A college town now: MTEC holds ribbon-cutting, open house (02/19/10)
Middle Tennessee Education Center, a joint venture of Middle Tennessee State University and Motlow State Community College, held an open house and ribbon-cutting Thursday morning, and MTSU President Dr. Sidney McPhee announced two full degree programs which MTSU will offer at the facility...

MTEC progress proves governments can cooperate, Ray says (12/11/09)
Bedford County Mayor Eugene Ray led several county commissioners, Shelbyville councilmen and others on a tour of Middle Tennessee Education Center, the satellite site for Middle Tennessee State University and Motlow State Community College. Five classrooms, a lobby and offices have been remodeled and renovated out of suites in the old Medical Arts Building on Dover Street, behind the old hospital...

Back to college: Major effort, but worth the trouble (10/11/09)
I am about halfway through my first semester back in college, and I'm enjoying most of it. It looks like I have an A in all of my classes except for one, and I have a B in that one. My hardest class this semester is astronomy. I have a B in it, although if I mess up on even one test, I'll be down to a C. This class requires me to read the chapter, go through the online lecture, answer study questions, take a timed test and do a lab. The hard part is the lab...

Trucker charged in serious wreck (03/20/08)
The truck driver accused of causing an eight-vehicle pileup March 12 on Madison Street has been charged with reckless endangerment. Teresa K. McInnis, 46, of Morrison was arrested after arriving at Shelbyville police headquarters Tuesday to pick up a copy of the accident report...

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