MURFREESBORO, Tenn.- The Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation will host their annual Society Gala on March 19, 2022. This event will take place at 6pm in Middle Tennessee State University’s Student Union Ballroom. They will welcome special guest Deborah Roberts, ABC News Senior National Affairs Correspondent, as their keynote speaker.The Fifteenth Annual Society Gala is held annually to recognize donors of $1,000 or more within the calendar year to the Ascension Saint Thomas .
On Tuesday, Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro welcomed the SECOND baby born on February 22nd of 2022.Elizabeth Hope Allen, who is affectionately called "Ellie" by her parents' Peter and Sarah Allen, was welcomed into the world weighting 8-pounds and 8-ounces. If baby Ellie could stand, she would be standing one inch taller than the average newborn. In case you're curious, the average newborn is 20-inches long. Ellie however, was introduced to Murfreesboro at 21-inches .