The Get Fit Tullahoma Urgent Team Health & Wellness Expo took place at the Northgate Mall on Saturday with the sole purpose of creating awareness for Tullahoma and surrounding residents of their options for healthier living. Everything from a US Marine Corps Pull Up Competition to a performance by the Estill Springers Square Dancers took place at Saturday’s event to a very excited and receptive crowd. This is the 2nd Get Fit Tullahoma Health Fair of its kind, with a 3rd event shortly to follow coming up in August. To keep up to date with Get Fit Tullahoma announcements like them on Facebook or visit tullahomatn.gov. To see live footage from Saturday’s Expo, including the Pull Up Competition and more, watch our Thunder TV news video online at WMSRRadio.com. See pictures below

MTSU’s College of Mass Communication and the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival have entered into a partnership that will help students better understand the dynamics of one of the world’s most successful entertainment events.
Bonnaroo officials will visit campus this month for a question-and-answer session with students. Then, students from the college will participate in the behind-the-scenes activities at the festival as part of their education. This year’s festival is set for June 12-15 in Manchester, Tenn.
“Bonnaroo is one of the most successful, ambitious and diverse music festivals in the world,” said Mass Communication Dean Ken Paulson, “and it is also one of the most generous.”
Paulson said Bonnaroo partners Ashley Capps, owner of AC Entertainment, and Rick Farman, co-founder of Superfly Presents, will come to MTSU on April 9 to work with mass communication students.
In 2002, Capps and Farman teamed up to create Bonnaroo, which was acclaimed by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the 50 moments that changed the history of rock ‘n’ roll. The festival is now known not only for its legendary lineups but also for its commitment to green initiatives and the improvement of the community it calls home.
The partnership with MTSU is the culmination of an emphasis on education in Tennessee. Capps and Farman have done speaking engagements across the state, including at UT as well as Belmont and Vanderbilt universities.
“MTSU and Bonnaroo are neighbors, so it makes sense to work together,” Farman said. “While creating Bonnaroo, we learned lots of lessons we can share with students studying business, communications and the music industry.”
Paulson said the partnership also includes a symposium that MTSU will host in the fall of 2014 on the “Anatomy of a Music Festival: The Bonnaroo Story and the Future of Festivals.”
MTSU boasts the fifth-largest mass-communication college in the nation and is the only one that features departments of recording industry, journalism and electronic media communication.
A survey by Radio Television News Association, published by TV Week’s NewsPro magazine, recently listed the college among the nation’s top 20 programs. More information about the college can be found www.mtsu.edu/masscomm.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has released its 2013 “Crime on Campus” study.
The annual report presents the nature, volume and extent of reported crime on the campuses and in the housing of Tennessee colleges and universities during calendar year 2013.
Among the report’s findings:
 *Overall, crime reported by Tennessee’s colleges and universities decreased by 11.6% from 2012 to 2013.
 *While offenses in the “Larceny/Theft” category decreased, reports in Burglary and Robbery increased in the same time period.
 *In contrast to a decrease in the previous year’s study, the overall category of “Sex Offenses –Forcible” increased by 25% in 2013.
“This report will hopefully assist law enforcement, institution administrators, and government officials in planning their effort in the fight against crime,” said TBI Director Mark Gwyn. “The threats to society by criminal activity must be addressed by efforts from all law-abiding citizens as well as law enforcement agencies.”
The TBI’s CJIS Support Center publishes the report yearly, as required by the College and University Security Information Act, enacted by the Tennessee General Assembly in 1989.
Motlow College had one report of theft and one for assault.

A Warren County woman is charged with TennCare fraud in Rutherford County in a case involving prescription drugs.
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced Monday the arrest of Amber L. Briggs, 28, of McMinnville. She is charged with two counts of fraudulently using TennCare to obtain controlled substances by doctor shopping.  An indictment accuses her of going to multiple physicians within a short period of time, receiving prescriptions for the same or similar controlled substances, with the clinical visits or the prescriptions being paid for with TennCare benefits.  Briggs turned herself in to the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office.TennCare fraud is a Class E felony carrying a sentence of up to two years in prison per charge.
The OIG, which is separate from TennCare, began full operation in February 2005 and has investigated cases leading to over $3.5 million paid in restitution and recoupment to TennCare, with a total estimated cost avoidance of over $173 million for the TennCare program, according to latest figures.  To date, 2,079 people have been charged with TennCare fraud.
Through the OIG Cash for Tips Program established by the Legislature, Tennesseans can get cash rewards for TennCare fraud tips that lead to convictions.  Anyone can report suspected TennCare fraud by calling 1-800-433-3982 toll-free from anywhere in Tennessee, or log on to www.tn.gov/tnoig/ and follow the prompts that read “Report TennCare Fraud.”