City Council OKs Pedestrian Bridge Professional Services Contract

City Council OKs Pedestrian Bridge Professional Services Contract

The Murfreesboro City Council voted Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, to authorize a professional services contract for $267,000 with Energy, Land and Infrastructure, Inc. (ELI) to design the Pedestrian Bridge over Broad Street. The pedestrian bridge concept was one of the “big ideas” from the Historic Bottoms Planning Study intended to connect the Bottoms with downtown….

Middle Tennessee Electric

Middle Tennessee Electric Encourages Members to Plan for Frigid Weather

As colder temperatures settle in next week, Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) offers some simple energy-efficiency tips to help members manage their energy costs. Be smart with your thermostat. Set your heating system’s thermostat to 68o or a comfortable and safe temperature. You can expect to add around 3% to your electric bill for each degree…

Woodfin Funeral Chapel

James Johnson Obituary

Mr. James “Steve” Johnson, age 69, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2024. He was a lifelong resident of Rutherford County, TN and son of the late Woodrow Johnson and Mary Estelle Adcock Delbridge. Mr. Johnson worked for Cummings Signs in their maintenance department. He also worked as an auto mechanic for himself…

Under Construction

Murfreesboro Road Construction Projects for Jan 14 – 20

Beasie Rd Extension (River Rock Blvd just north of Racquet Club Dr) Expected Lane Closures: Monday Through Friday: Riverrock Blvd will be reduced to one-lane flagging operation at Beasie Rd for waterline installation work. Road and bridge construction work over Stones River Greenway continues. The greenway trail will be closed around the existing Beasie Rd…

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United Way Announces the Opening of the VITA Program and Ribbon Cutting

United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties announces the opening of the VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program for the upcoming tax season, February 1 – April 13, 2024. The United Way VITA program is an IRS-supported tax preparation service, through which trained volunteers prepare taxes at no cost for qualifying individuals and families. The…

Nashville Tiger Cubs

Nashville Zoo Announces Tiger Cub Names

Nashville Zoo is excited to announce the names selected for the three critically endangered Sumatran tiger cubs. The public voting contest kicked off December 15 and closed yesterday, January 11. People voted with a donation to tiger conservation and the Zoo matched dollar for dollar. We are proud to announce that we officially raised just…