Accident Investigation

Police Investigate Accident Where Woman Was Run Over by Her Own Car

Murfreesboro Police Department CID detectives are investigating an incident where a woman died after accidentally being run over by her car in the driveway of her home on Sunday, Jan. 14. Kathryn Hannon, 69, was found underneath her Lexus SUV by neighbors at her home on Savannah Ridge Drive around 3:54 p.m. on Sunday. Rutherford…

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…