As of Monday, June 25, 2018, the Murfreesboro Police Department will officially operate out of the new Police Headquarters facility located at 1004 North Highland Ave. The new location will be open for public business beginning at 8 a.m. Monday. The previous headquarters located at 302 S. Church St. will no longer be accessible to…
As the Fourth of July approaches, Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department and Murfreesboro Police Department are coordinating efforts to keep our community safe. MPD will have residential patrols as well as increased traffic enforcement through the holiday. Officers will strictly enforce speeding, seat belt, DUI, and other traffic related laws as well as the City fireworks…
In observance of Independence Day, City Hall and most other City offices will be closed Wednesday, July 4, 2018. St. Clair Street Senior Center will be closed. Rover, the City’s public transportation system, will not run on Independence Day. Most recreational facilities will be closed July 4, except Boro Beach. Sports*Com’s outdoor pool, will be…
Officials say that a two-story duplex (new construction) fire on Saturday night was the result of arson. Units responded to 1009 North Church Street around 9:45 pm. The fire was located in the lower level kitchen area of the left side unit. According to Assistant Fire Marshal Michael Bartlett, the fire was intentionally set. “There…
Local artist & author, Mai Hamric, will be releasing her first children’s book on July 14th, 2018. The book is titled Maeby the Cat and is written and illustrated by Hamric. Maeby is a one-eyed cat who lives outside in a neighborhood overpopulated with feral cats. She often looks through the windows of homes and…
Moms April Wright and Alicia Modrall thought it would be fun to take their young children on an easy hike last Thursday. Wright and her sons, Mattheus, 3, and Dylan, 2, and Modrall and her daughter, Alyssa, 2, hiked about 3-1/2 hours and more than 5 miles at the Flat Rock Cedar Glade and Barrens…
Congratulations to Ribbon Cutting for Saint Thomas Rutherford – Clinical Decision Unit for their ribbon cutting on Thursday, June 21st at 11am. Saint Thomas Rutherford – Clinical Decision Unit is located at 1700 Medical Center Parkway, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 and can be contacted at 615-284-7477. [custom-facebook-feed album=10155408716151078]
The Murfreesboro City Council Thursday (June 21) formally approved two (architectural and engineering) firms to develop and construct the Doug Young Public Safety Training Facility. The facility is under development on Bridge Avenue at the location of the former Franklin Heights Housing Complex. Council approved a Client Services Agreement with Nashville-based Sevalus, LLC to serve…
A group of Public Safety and Water Resources employees received STARS Awards in June for going above and beyond in their jobs as City employees. The City recognized a group of Public Safety employees in the Police and Fire Rescue departments for demonstrating exemplary service in the rescue of a kitten at Birchwood Apartments on…
Middle Tennessee Widening Project (Greenland Dr to E Main St) (Est Substantial Completion August 2018) Expected Lane Closures: Monday through Friday: Traffic on Middle Tennessee Blvd is reduced to two-lanes two-way between Bell St and Greenland Dr. E Lytle St is closed at Middle Tennessee Blvd. The section of E Lytle St between N Bilbro…