Road Construction

Murfreesboro Road Construction Projects for August 11 – 17

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 intermittently at Beasie Rd for roadway widening work. Road and bridge construction work over Stones River Greenway continues. The greenway trail will be closed around the existing Beasie…

MTSU Obelisk

MTSU Summer 2024 Graduates Challenged to be Heroes on Their ‘Quest Story’

Middle Tennessee State University summer commencement keynote speaker Kari Neely called on the latest crop of more than 770 Blue Raider graduates inside Murphy Center to live out the stories of their individual lives by becoming the heroes of their own quests. “Quests sparks our sense of adventure, and whether you thought about it or…

Walter Hill Elementary

Walter Hill Elementary Invites Public to Celebrate School’s 100th Anniversary

Walter Hill School will hold a special event Saturday, Aug. 10 to celebrate its 100th anniversary. The event will take place at the school, 6309 Lebanon Pike in Murfreesboro, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. Principal Laura Heath said the celebration, which has been in the works for several months, has generated…

MTSU Forensic Institute for Research and Education

Forensic Anthropology Focus of MTSU’s Lifelong Learning Microcourse

“CSI” enthusiasts or those with an investigative curiosity may want to sign up for the 2024 Lifelong Learning Program at Middle Tennessee State University, where this year’s focus is on forensic anthropology. Set for 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Aug. 20, the free program will spotlight MTSU’s Forensic Institute for Research and Education, or FIRE,…