City Offices Closing in Observance of Independence Day July 4th

City Offices Closing in Observance of Independence Day July 4th

In observance of Independence Day, City Hall and most City offices will be closed Thursday, July 4, 2024. St. Clair Street Senior Center will be closed July 4. Murfreesboro Transit, the City’s public transportation system, will not run on Independence Day. Most recreational facilities will be closed July 4, 2024. Boro Beach, Sports*Com’s outdoor pool,…

MFRD Firefighters Rescue Residents From Assisted Living Tower

MFRD Firefighters Heroically Rescue Residents From Assisted Living Tower After Laundry Room Blaze

Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) firefighters went floor to floor assisting residents out of the Westbrook Towers after a laundry room fire sent smoke billowing through the building Friday morning. The fire was reported at the seven-story building on N. Walnut Street at 10:27 a.m. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire. The fire was contained to…

Sarah Durham Obituary

Sarah Durham Obituary

Services for Sarah Durham, age 85 of LaVergne, Tennessee, will be held 11:00 am Friday, June 21, 2024, at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens with Bo Durham, Mike Deering, Buford Carter, Will Fantini, Chad Simpson, and Chase Simpson serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Roc Phillips, Scott Smith, and…

City Council approves Sub-Grant Agreement with American Battlefield Trust

City Council approves Sub-Grant Agreement with American Battlefield Trust

The Murfreesboro City Council voted Thursday, June 20, 2024, to approve a unique sub-grant agreement for American Battlefield Trust to purchase property to be deeded to the City for incorporation in the Parks & Recreation system. The 31.6 acres located off Agripark Drive and east of Gresham Lane was pivotal in the start of the…

United Awards $24K in Middle TN Scholarships

United Awards $24K in Middle TN Scholarships

Local fiber internet provider United Communications announced the recipients of its 2024-2025 United Community Foundation scholarships. Now in its 14th year, the annual scholarship program will award a total of $24,000 to six graduating seniors graduating from these local high schools: Reily Anica Rodriguez is a graduate of Community High School (Unionville, TN) and plans…

Vice Mayor Bill Shacklett Recognizes Parks Employees with STARS Award

Vice Mayor Bill Shacklett Recognizes Parks Employees with STARS Award

Vice Mayor Bill Shacklett recognized Parks & Recreation Department employees Tyrell Spivey and Matthew Miles as STARS during the June 20, 2024, City Council meeting. Spivey and Miles led a team of co-workers to cleanup and reopen the Greenway following a flooding event. The STARS Service Excellence program recognizes outstanding employees who embody the city’s…