Located 30 miles south of Nashville, Maury County boasts one of the most progressive business climates in Tennessee. Encompassing the cities of Columbia, Mt. Pleasant and Spring Hill, the region is a hub for manufacturing, services and retail throughout the south central portion of the state. Maury County’s strategic location, abundant land, low costs and skilled workforce attract a diverse …
Maury County Principal Named Finalist for Tennessee Principal of the Year
On Thursday, September 1 Education Commissioner Candice McQueen named Dr. Tina Weatherford, Principal of Joseph Brown Elementary, a finalist for the Tennessee Principal of the Year award. This is an annual award given to a school principal who has shown outstanding service, exceptional leadership, drives overall improvements in their school and has a track record of exceptional gains in student …
Schools embark on changes in learning process
By MIKE CHRISTEN mchristen@c-dh.net Maury County Public Schools’ teachers, principals and district-wide administrators gathered at Maury Hills Church on Tuesday for a summit with Discovery Education, officially embarking on the school system’s endeavor to bring problem-based learning to each of Maury County’s more than 12,000 students. The problem-based learning model is a student-centered teaching philosophy which puts an emphasis on …
Parents are the most effective tool for student success
By MICHAEL FORD Special to The Daily Herald Study after study proves that the best way to predict a student’s success is to examine the support he or she receives in the home. Having the privilege to be both a father and educator, I can speak first hand to the significance parent involvement plays in a child’s academic success. There …
Partnership Aims to Provide High School Students with Advanced Career Training
By MIKE CHRISTENmchristen@c-dh.net As the new school year began last week, Maury County Public Schools and Columbia State Community College entered into an articulation agreement to further the educational opportunities of the region’s high school students. Both MCPS Superintendent of Schools Dr. Chris Marczak and CSCC President Janet F. Smith formally approved a partnership between the two organizations giving Maury …
School board approves materials for dual-enrollment partnership
By MIKE CHRISTEN mchristen@c-dh.net The Maury County Board of Education’s Zoning and Facilities Committee unanimously approved the purchase of materials and training for the district’s Advanced Integrated Industrial Technology duel-enrollment partnership with Columbia State Community College. Also commonly referred to as mechatronics, a field of study combining electronics and mechanical engineering with a concentration on manufacturing, the program will give …
Browning Named Director of Economic and Workforce Development at CSCC
Columbia State Community College has a new director of economic and workforce development. Following the departure of Terri Kenlock, the position will now be held by L.K. Browning who joins the college from the Tennessee Valley Authority Browning will be responsible for leading the institution’s Center for Economic and Workforce Development overseeing programs in the the development, management and administration …
Ernst & Young Report: Tennessee a Magnet for Capital Investment
Written by: Will Racke Companies and investors poured money into capital projects in Tennessee in 2015, creating thousands of new jobs concentrated in advanced manufacturing and hospital management. A new report from consulting giant Ernst & Young placed Tennessee in the top 10 among all states in mobile capital investment, a measure of corporate investment in facilities such as office …
Tennessee Ranks No. 1 in Nation for Foreign Direct Investment Job Creation in 2015
Posted by: Scott Harrison Second time in three years Tennessee Tops IBM Global Location Trends report NASHVILLE – Tennessee was ranked the top state in the nation for job creation resulting from foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2015, according to the recently released 2016 IBM Global Location Trends report. The annual report from the IBM Institute for Business Value measured …
Governor Announces Tenneco to Locate New Facility in Spring Hill
Posted by: Scott Harrison NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, Economic and Community Development Commissioner Randy Boyd and Tenneco officials today announced the global manufacturer will open a new facility in Spring Hill and create up to 200 new jobs during the next three years. Tenneco’s new Clean Air manufacturing plant will support programs for General Motors. The 117,000-square foot …