Mayor Shane McFarland recognizes Ronnie Johnson as STAR

Mayor Shane McFarland recognizes Ronnie Johnson as STAR

Mayor Shane McFarland honored Ronnie Johnson as a STAR recipient during the Jan. 16, 2025, City Council meeting. Mayor McFarland recognized Johnson after being nominated by fellow employees in December for his hard work and conscientious attitude in keeping the City streets clean. The following are two nominations provided to the STARS committee by fellow…

Martin Luther King Jr Day

City offices and facilities closing in observance of MLK Jr. Day Jan. 20

Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day March Begins at Noon at Central Magnet School In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, all City of Murfreesboro offices, and most recreational facilities, will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. There will be no garbage pick-up on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Monday’s garbage pick-up will…

Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital

Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Celebrates 500th Cardiac Surgery Case

This January, Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford announced it had completed its 500th cardiac surgery case. “We are always proud of the services we provide to our patients, and this is a testament to our associates and physicians that provide this life-saving surgery,” said Gordon B. Ferguson, the hospital’s president and Chief Executive Officer. Physicians and…

Ribbon Cutting for Boro Holistic Health

Ribbon Cutting for Boro Holistic Health

Congratulations to Boro Holistic Health for their ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, January 13th at Noon. Boro Holistic Health is located at 1602 W. Northfield Blvd., Suite 509, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 and can be contacted at 615-624-4489. Boro Holistic Health is a holistic clinic founded by Dr. Suzanna Underwood, a Board-Certified Naturopathic Doctor with over…

Baby Basics

United Way of South Central Tennessee announces Baby Basics Collection Drive

United Way of South Central Tennessee (UWSCTN) announces the Baby Basics Collection Drive presented by Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford on February 19th and February 20th at Patterson Park Community Center. Baby Basics is an initiative to give parents and babies a healthy start by providing them with some essentials that every family needs. The goal is to…

Road Construction

Murfreesboro Road Construction Projects for January 12 – 18

Minor St Utility Crossing Installation Work (between Carver St and Bilbro Ave)   Expected Road Closure:  Monday through Friday:  Contractor for private development will be installing utility lines across S Bilbro Ave between Sunrise Ave and Minor St.  Traffic will be reduced to one-lane flagging operation.  Appropriate traffic controls and will be in place.  Butler…

New and returning Middle Tennessee State University student veterans register and listen as Hilary Miller, right, the director of the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center provides information during a spring semester Newcomers Briefing in January 2024 at the Miller Education Center on Bell Street in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The spring semester Newcomers Briefing will start at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, at Miller Education Center.

New, returning MTSU student veterans invited to Jan. 16 ‘Newcomers Briefing’

New and returning Middle Tennessee State University student veterans and their families are welcome to attend a “newcomers briefing” hosted by the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center. The event, which is free, will be held starting at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, in the Miller Education Center’s second-floor atrium, 503 Bell St., in…