Oakland Court Development (Lokey Ave and Academy St) Expected Minor Lane Closures: Monday through Friday: Site construction work continues. Minimal traffic interruptions. Appropriate traffic controls will be in place. Beasie Rd Extension (River Rock Blvd just north of Racquet Club Dr) Expected Lane Closures: Monday Through Friday: City contractor has begun the Beasie Rd construction…
City Manager Craig Tindall has appointed Mark McCluskey as Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Chief, effective July 1, 2023. McCluskey had served as Interim Chief since July 2022. “Mark has demonstrated strong leadership since being appointed Interim Chief,” said City Manager Craig Tindall. “His nearly four decades of firefighting and emergency services experience with the Murfreesboro Fire…
After a few years’ hiatus, Tom Black, associate professor of special education, brought back the College of Education’s Inclusive College Experience camp this summer to give special needs campers a week to experience life as a Blue Raider. “We offer this camp because campers are the age the typical high school students would be when…
Main Street Murfreesboro, a nonprofit, 501c3 has been focused on economic development, design, and promotions of the historic downtown business district for the past 38 years. Main Street Murfreesboro hosts several downtown events to bring tourism and community residents to the historic downtown business district. The July 7th concert features local band Entice performing three…
Three female flying aces representing Middle Tennessee State University’s Aerospace Department just returned from a successful 2,400-mile cross-country trip that pilot Farilyn Hurt described as “empowering, exciting, moving and stressful.” “By the end, I felt I could literally do anything,” Hurt, 23, of Milledgeville, Georgia, and a May MTSU graduate, said of the all-women Air…
Nissan has generally donated funds to both Rutherford County Schools and Murfreesboro City Schools that will be used to provide additional STEM programming for local students. In the education world, STEM is an acronym that stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, and it is used to describe academic programs centered around those fields. Some…
Rutherford County School students recently placed in several categories at the National Beta Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. Students represented RCS across multiple schools and grade levels, with a variety of skills and talents. RCS students were awarded in the following categories: Drawing Junior 9th Place: Zoe Tang, Siegel Middle Hand Drawn Anime Junior 2nd Place:…
Congratulations to Haunted Murfreesboro for their ribbon cutting celebration on Thursday, June 29th at 4:30pm. Haunted Murfreesboro is located at 105 N. Maple Street, #2, Murfreesboro, TN 37130 and can be contacted at 415-205-1362.
The Murfreesboro Police Department has been awarded the 2023 Middle Tennessee Outstanding Department by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Tennessee. Several MPD officers also received awards. The award was presented at the 2023 Tennessee Statewide Night of Remembrance and Awards Ceremony held at the Manchester/Coffee County Conference Center in Manchester on June 8. MADD recognizes…
A team of Murfreesboro Parks & Recreation employees was honored during the City Council meeting, Thurs., June 29, 2023, for assisting emergency responders in rescuing an individual in Barfield Park. Mayor Shane McFarland recognized John “Carman” Walls, Todd Fischer, and Haskell “Benny” Barrett with the STARS Award for their outstanding service during a rescue, April…