The City of Murfreesboro Municipal Airport will host a wonderful piece of aviation history this weekend with the arrival of the City of Wichita, a Ford 4-AT-E Tri-motor. The aircraft, known as the first luxury airliner, made its first flight on June 11,1926. “We’re very excited to help showcase the City of Wichita at Murfreesboro Municipal Airport,”…
MTSU graduate student Ayodeji “DJ” Makinde was proud to join hands with hundreds of other students, faculty, staff and alumni Monday(Nov. 6) for a show of unity that Makinde says was already evident on the Blue Raider campus. Beginning at 12:30 p.m., the True Blue family formed a human chain from one end of campus to…
Murfreesboro Police officers and detectives are again participating in the American Cancer Society’s “No Shave November”. The thought behind No Shave November is “to grow cancer awareness and raise funds to support cancer prevention, research and education”. The ACS encourages participants to “donate the money usually spent on shaving and grooming for a month to…
As the temperatures dip and the holiday season approaches, the first annual Winterfest at Fountains at Gateway will bring ice skating and holiday activities to Fountains Plaza, announced developer Scott Graby, president of Hearthstone Properties. Featuring the first outdoor ice skating rink in Rutherford County, Winterfest will offer ice skating for all ages, themed skate…
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…