Murfreesboro City Manager Rob Lyons named Michael Bowen as the new Chief of Police effective Monday, November 6, 2017. Bowen has served as Deputy Chief since October 2016 and was appointed Interim Chief Oct.19, 2017, following the resignation of James “Karl” Durr. Bowen reports directly to the City Manager. “Michael Bowen’s devotion to serving Murfreesboro…
City Hall and other City offices will be closed Friday, Nov 10, 2017, for Veterans Day, a day to honor the heroism and sacrifice of our nation’s veterans. The federal holiday closings include St. Clair Street Senior Center Nov. 10 and 11. Rover, the City’s public transportation system, will not run Nov. 10. Old Fort…
Congratulations to Hagan Law Group, PLLC for their ribbon cutting and relocation ceremony on Thursday, November 2 at 4pm. Hagan Law Group, PLLC is located at 495 N. Walnut Street (just down from St. Clair Senior Center), Murfreesboro, TN 37130 and can be contacted at 615-546-4070. [custom-facebook-feed album=10154877964181078]
Three Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Recruits graduated from the Tennessee Fire and Codes Academy in Deason Friday morning. Milicia Cook, Richard Goodyear, Jeffrey Plaisted and 12 students from other departments across the state completed 10 weeks (approximately 400 hours) of rigorous firefighting training. They were recognized in front of family, friends, instructors, fire service personnel, and…
Bridge over Broad Street TDOT Project (Est Substantial Completion December 2017) Expected Lane Closures: Monday through Friday, 8:00 pm to 6:00 am: There will be alternating lane closures on NW Broad Street, Memorial Blvd, Old Fort Pkwy and Ridgley Road for construction of the new Overpass. There will be lane shifts and traffic interruptions. At…
For Middle Tennessee State University’s John Hood, it is yet another honor in an outstanding career of service to his community, university and business. Hood, 86, will be presented the Joe Nunley Award at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, during the 36th annual MTSU Salute to Veterans and Armed Services activities on campus. The Nunley award, which has been presented since…
Congratulations to the OHS Volleyball team for receiving all district honors. The following players received awards: Jada Ballard, honorable mention, Keimora Wright, honorable mention, Hannan Hassan, 2nd team all district, Kara Nelms, 1st team all district. In addition to the player honors, our own Coach Kaitlyn Thornton was voted the All District Coach of the…
Country music and fans in general stood in line at Phillips Bookstore on the MTSU campus to receive autographed copies of famed musician Charlie Daniels’ book, “Never Look at Empty Seats: A Memoir,” Thursday (Nov. 2). Daniels’ book, released Oct. 24, takes readers down the path he traveled from post-Great Depression childhood to when he and…
On October 10, City of Murfreesboro, Mayor Shane McFarland joined The Trust for Public Land, National Recreation and Park Association, and Urban Land Institute in launching an historic “10-minute walk” parks advocacy campaign, establishing the ambitious goal that all Americans, and all residents of the City of Murfreesboro should live within a 10-minute walk (or…
Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, November 5 at 2:00 a.m. As you change your clock to “Fall Back,” Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department would like to remind you that this is also a great time to change the batteries in your smoke alarms. “Because batteries should be changed approximately every six months, the time change is…