Rutherford County Schools will provide various venues for the free summer food program, which is open to any Rutherford County child aged 18 and younger. Each week, summer food locations will be open Monday through Thursday, and pickup for food will only occur curbside. Parents and students do not need to enter the building to…
Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) workers and contractors are moving a large substation transformer from MTE’s Owl Hollow Substation in Franklin to Rutherford County tomorrow, Thursday, May 25. Traffic is expected to be considerably affected during the moving process. Duplex Road will be nearly shut down as the load progresses along the approximately 60-mile route through…
A Middle Tennessee State University professor passionate about science, technology, engineering and math education recently earned her fourth National Science Foundation grant to research student thinking in STEM and train STEM instructors to improve student learning. Jennifer Kaplan, director of MTSU’s Mathematics and Science Education Ph.D. Program, landed $154,929 in funding from the NSF to…
Hovercrafts, a humanoid robot, smart lock boxes to store deliveries safely on your porch, a small pinball machine and a navigation aid for the visually impaired — just a sampling of dozens of creative, end-of-year Middle Tennessee State University Engineering Technology student projects on display. Always a highlight event for seniors graduating in May, August…
In observance of Memorial Day, City Hall and most other City offices will be closed Monday, May 29, 2023. Most recreational facilities will be closed Memorial Day. Murfreesboro Transit, the City’s public transportation system, will not run on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29. The St. Clair Street Senior Center will be closed Monday, May 29….
A Murfreesboro Police Department officer makes a routine traffic stop that leads to an arrest of a man for drug possession and driving under the influence last month. The driver, identified as 20-year-old Antancio Modesto, was pulled over by Sergeant Nathan Corwin for driving without headlights on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. on Sunday,…
The Murfreesboro City Council voted Thursday, May 18, 2023, to support continued adjustments in the Solid Waste Fee Structure toward a self-supporting utility operation. On May 10, 2023, the City Council reviewed a 10-year Solid Waste Plan Update including the continued strategy to move Solid Waste toward a self-supporting utility in anticipation of the closing…
A three-year pursuit has paid off, and students at Christiana Middle School will reap the rewards. Christiana Middle School has been named the first Rutherford County STE(A)M-designated school. The Tennessee STEM Innovation Network and the Tennessee Department of Education Innovation made the announcement today at a statewide STEM summit being held at the Music City…
Georgia Ann Buckner entered Heaven on May 15, 2023, at her home. To us, she was without question the toughest, most generous, considerate, and beautiful woman, wife, and mother to ever walk the earth. She was proceeded in death by her husband Carl Buckner, parents Frank and Emily (Rierson) Marchman, and sister Ruth Marchman. Georgia…
Congratulations to Colony House Apartments for their ribbon cutting celebration on Friday, May 19th at 11am. Colony House Apartments are located at 1510 Huntington Drive, Murfreesboro, TN 37130 and can be contacted at 615-896-3450.