Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Deputy Chief Steve Jarrell and Captains Don Fanning and Bryan Anderson recently graduated from the Senior Management Institute for Police (SMIP) Program at Boston University. The three successfully completed the three-week course July 24 and 25. “We congratulate our Command staff members who completed this program and who continually demonstrate their…
Beasie Rd Extension (River Rock Blvd just north of Racquet Club Dr) Expected Lane Closures: Monday Through Friday: City contractor has begun the Beasie Rd construction and bridge work over Stones River Greenway. The greenway trail will be closed around the existing Beasie Rd area until further notice due to bridge construction work over the…
Middle Tennessee State University students manned cameras, ran video packages, produced audio for both a broadcast and public address system, built a stage and more for a special NTT IndyCar Series/Big Machine Music City Grand Prix event on Lower Broadway in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Along with True Blue TV Event Productions and as part of…
When Chris Brennan started at Middle Tennessee State University in 1992, he wasn’t sure where life would take him next. Now, a 29-year veteran of the Metro Nashville Police Department, he is finally finishing what he started and graduating with his bachelor’s degree in integrated studies this August. During his first stint at MTSU, Brennan…
Andrew “Doodle” Allen Jones, age 82 of Murfreesboro, passed away peacefully at his home on River Road on Wednesday, August 2, 2023. He is predeceased by his parents, John “Jack” and Mildred Arms Jones, and a special cousin, Mickie Haynes. Doodle is survived by the mother of his children, Susie Jones; a son, Andy Jones…
A convicted felon is arrested in East Tennessee two-weeks after being accused of robbing a Murfreesboro bank. Benjamin Monroe Collins, 61, was taken into custody in Morristown by the Morristown Police Department with assistance from, the Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) detectives, and the FBI on Thursday, Aug. 3. MPD detectives and the FBI Violent Crimes…
The old bowling alley on Broad Street is getting quite the facelift. Here is what’s coming to replace the old Strike & Spare.
CID detectives are working a theft case where a customer made a fraudulent return and received money for merchandise that wasn’t paid for. The theft occurred at the Old Fort Pkwy. Walmart on August 1, 2023. Detectives are hoping to speak with a person of interest, who was driving a gray 2012 Kia Sorento, who…
Mayor Shane McFarland honored City employee Alexia Jakes with the STARS Award during the Aug. 3, 2023, City Council Meeting. In June, Jakes showed compassion for a co-worker when she immediately responded to a call for help regarding her co-workers’ medical concern. Jakes, a Legal Assistant in the Legal Department, began working for the City…
The westbound lanes of Interstate 24 at Exit 76 were closed for hours as Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) firefighters and other emergency personnel responded to a dump truck fire Thursday morning. The dump truck fire was reported at 4:26 a.m. near the Medical Center Pkwy./Fortress Blvd. underpass. Firefighters arrived to find the dump truck…