Under Construction

Murfreesboro Road Construction Projects for March 3 – 9

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…

Thompson Lane Tree Trimming

Traffic Advisory for Thompson Lane March 4-15

Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) advises caution for Murfreesboro motorists starting Monday, March 4, and possibly continuing through Friday, March 15, as its contractors, Burford Tree, trim trees in the Right-of-Way on the southbound lane of Thompson Lane between Siegel Road and Northwest Broad Street. This work will be done between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.,…

RCS Launches Pilot Program for Automatic Weapons Detection System

RCS Launches Pilot Program for Automatic Weapons Detection System

Using funds from a safe schools grant, Rutherford County Schools has launched a pilot program to test an automatic weapon detection system. The system — known as “Evolv Weapons Detection” — will be rotated around to various schools for training purposes over the next few weeks. Oakland Middle School’s administration has volunteered to be one…

James Collier Obituary

James Collier Obituary

James Clifford “Lucy” Collier, Jr., age 47 passed away Saturday, February 24, 2024. He was born in Nashville, TN. Jim was preceded in death by his father, James Clifford Collier, Sr., brothers, Jonathan and Jeremiah Collier, and stepfather, Tom Rice. Jimmy is survived by his mother, Delia Warner Collier Rice of Lascassas, TN; sister Leona…

Holloway High School Plants

Holloway High Students Hope to Fill Neighborhood’s Fresh Food Void

Students enrolled in Sydney Buvvaji’s plant science class at Holloway High School are working to improve the surrounding neighborhood’s access to fresh fruit and vegetables. They are using the school’s outdoor garden space to grow vegetables such as broccoli, squash, and carrots. Inside the greenhouse purchased last school year, herbs grow alongside marigolds and tulips….