CEO John McFadden of the Tennessee Environmental Council received a $2,000 grant from the Rotary Club of Murfreesboro in support the City of Murfreesboro’s uncovering of Town Creek near the historic Bottoms near downtown Murfreesboro. The $2,000 grant will assist the ecological project of daylighting Town Creek as it flows between the Murfree Spring wetland…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department’s Engines 1 and 3, Ladder 2, and Rescue 2 responded to a house fire at 1313 Sunray Drive just before 5:30 Friday morning. Crews arrived to find smoke and flames showing at the back patio area of the unoccupied home. According to Battalion Chief Dale Maynard, the crews were able to…
Twenty-three support staff employees from Murfreesboro City Schools received recognition as support staff of the year and departmental employee of the year. Support staff from each school and other departments were nominated by their peers or supervisor for this recognition. “We are honored to celebrate the people who form the foundation of Murfreesboro City Schools….
The United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties is set to collect items for Back to School kits for kids kindergarten through fifth grade beginning June 13, 2017, through July 25, 2017. For participating corporate and community collection sites, a Stuff the Bus kick-off will be held on June 13 th at the United Way…
Ongoing construction on the Middle Tennessee Boulevard widening project has necessitated the removal of a highly visible campus mainstay in front of Murphy Center. The electronic billboard that has stood outside of Murphy Center’s official entrance since the mid-1980’s was taken down in recent weeks as construction crews continue upgrades along Middle Tennessee Boulevard. University…
People came from as far away as Illinois and as close as Murfreesboro. During the rest of the spring and summer through the end of July, they will come from all parts in order to attend MTSU’s CUSTOMS freshmen orientation for the Class of 2021. Nearly 330 incoming freshmen and 315 parents and family members…
Students, teachers and parents will soon notice the absence of a familiar face at Smyrna Primary School. Long-time principal Dr. Gale Vogel has announced her retirement after 17 years in the position. “(Former Director of Schools) Mr. Hulon Watson tapped me on the shoulder for this position,” Vogel said. “That’s where he planted me and…
EOA Architects have willingly participated in various outreach opportunities with area high schools from throughout Middle Tennessee and there’ve been favorable experiences for everyone involved. But those events have involved hosting teenagers with an interest in pursuing architecture in college. So when Christina Swart called her brother-in-law Jordan Etters with the idea of hosting an…
Murfreesboro police are increasing patrols after an uptick in shootings at apartment complexes near Middle Tennessee State University. Three hundred arrests have been made since March 1 in the zone around the campus. The arrests range from drug charges to felonies. Earlier this month, a man was killed at the Student Quarters Apartments across the…
It’s a Top 10 list many apartment complexes in Murfreesboro would rather not be on. Police have identified the complexes where they spend considerable amounts of time responding to calls. Now the city and police are cracking down and holding the apartment owners accountable. College Grove Apartments on New Lascassas Highway boast about being the…