Angie Mayes

Nashville

Journalist at Freelance

Freelance Journalist at Wilson Post

Freelance Journalist at Main Street Media of Tennessee

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Articles

MCS approves flooring work at Mitchell-Neilson

2 weeks ago | mainstreetmediatn.com | Ivan Aronin |Angie Mayes

ANGIE MAYESThe Murfreesboro PostMitchell-Neilson Elementary School is scheduled to receive a flooring renovation after a unanimous vote by the Murfreesboro City Schools board on June 10. Romach Inc., of Murfreesboro, is scheduled to complete the work by July 21, according to the contract. Romach will be paid $232,578 for the work.
LSSD schools teach STEM through robotics

3 weeks ago | mainstreetmediatn.com | Ivan Aronin |Angie Mayes

Walter J. Baird robotics team members plan for their next competition. From left, E.J. Villanueva, Eli Edinger, Axel Gomez-Martinez and Major Anglin and one of the team coaches, John Hancock. Winfree Bryant and Walter J. Baird middle schools are teaching students through STEM opportunities. At Winfree Bryant, a robotics program began after eighth grade science teacher Melissa Carnes won a $400 grant from the Lebanon Wilson County Chamber of Commerce to purchase two robots.
Wilson County’s property tax rate expected to remain the same

3 weeks ago | mainstreetmediatn.com | Ivan Aronin |Angie Mayes

Wilson County’s property tax rate would remain unchanged if the budget approved by the county’s budget committee on May 28 is approved by the entire county commission on Monday, June 16. A public hearing about the budget is scheduled for June 16 at 6:30 p.m. prior to the full commission meeting. The current county property tax rate is $1.9089 per $100 of assessed value for property throughout the entire county.
MCS student headed to national invention event

4 weeks ago | mainstreetmediatn.com | Ivan Aronin |Angie Mayes

Murfreesboro City Schools Director Dr. Trey Duke, student David Philippee and teacher Gretchen Campbell after Philippee was honored at the May 27 MCS board meeting for being invited to attend the National Invention Convention in Michigan this summer. David Philippee, a sixth grade student at Black Fox Elementary School, received the Murfreesboro City Schools’ “Best of MCS” award at the May 27 meeting after he received an invitation to attend the National Invention Convention.
Robots help MCS increase its STEM skills

1 month ago | mainstreetmediatn.com | Ivan Aronin |Angie Mayes

Discovery School students Bentley Bergsten and Boston Barnes work on a robot. About three years ago, the Tennessee Valley Robotics helped seven Murfreesboro City Schools get robots and materials to compete in VEX Robotics Competitions. According to its website, the VEX Robotics competitions are a place for STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) students to further their interest in those topics.
Wilson County Commission defers senior citizens property tax proposal

1 month ago | mainstreetmediatn.com | Ivan Aronin |Angie Mayes

ANGIE MAYESMain Street MediaAn increase in the income limit for Wilson County senior citizens to qualify for the state Property Tax Relief Program was unanimously deferred one month by the Wilson County Commission at their May meeting on Monday night. The issue was brought up in the April and May budget committee meetings and was placed on the agenda for the May 19 meeting.
LSSD may expand transportation zones

1 month ago | mainstreetmediatn.com | Ivan Aronin |Angie Mayes

Lebanon Special School District has Parent Responsibility Zones which affect bus transportation for students and LSSD Director Brian Hutto said he working on a proposal to expand the area for some schools. There is no bus transportation in the zone; instead, the parent is responsible to get their student to school either by car or walking or riding a bicycle.
Wilson County Schools submits $330.1 million budget

1 month ago | mainstreetmediatn.com | Ivan Aronin |Angie Mayes

Wilson County Schools will take $12 million in restricted funds out of its fund balance to balance the 2025-2026 budget. The $330.1 million budget was unanimously approved at a special-called meeting on May 15. The Wilson County Commission will discuss the WCS budget at its May or June meeting for approval.
MCS’ weekend food program serves 700 students

1 month ago | mainstreetmediatn.com | Ivan Aronin |Angie Mayes

New Vision Baptist Church volunteers Norman Cooper (left) and Scott Moore pack bags of food for students as part of Murfreesboro City Schools’ Backpack Program. ANGIE MAYESEvery week throughout the school year, some Murfreesboro City Schools students take an extra bag home for weekend meals. The bags are filled with food and drinks for the students to eat during the weekend. The program, which exists in many school districts across the country, is known as a Backpack Program.
Wilson County Schools blocks gender care from health plan

1 month ago | mainstreetmediatn.com | Ivan Aronin |Angie Mayes

ANGIE MAYESMain Street MediaGender reassignment/sex transformation care will not be included in the insurance plan for Wilson County Schools’ employees after the WCS board voted 6-1 to deny its inclusion at its meeting on Monday night. Melissa Lynn was the only “no” vote, saying that there are unanswered legal questions about excluding it in the insurance plan. WCS is self-insured, which means the board sets the rules as to what coverage to offer.