Road Closed

City Construction Projects for August 13 through August 19

Bridge over Broad Street TDOT Project 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. One lane will remain open in…

Murfreesboro Water Resources Department Reflects ‘One Water’ Future

Murfreesboro Water Resources Department Reflects ‘One Water’ Future

The City of Murfreesboro Water & Sewer Department (MWSD) is embracing a new name to reflect the future of how water is utilized. MSWD has become the Murfreesboro Water Resources Department. The concept reflects the evolving approach of “one water” to describe how water is reclaimed with emerging technologies for a variety of special uses….

Wild Arts Day

Wild Arts Day

Don’t miss Wild Arts Day, Saturday, August 12th at the Wilderness Station from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and celebrate the world’s best artist- Mother Nature. Come enjoy a wild and artful day.  There will be fun activities for all ages such as student art, professional art, art by animals, puppet shows, an art scavenger hunt walking trail,…

Murfreesboro Fire & Rescure Department Welcomes New Employees

Murfreesboro Fire & Rescure Department Welcomes New Employees

Murfreesboro Fire & Rescue Department welcome 4 new Fire Trainees and 1 firefighter this week. Milicia Cook, Richard Goodyear, Teddy Jasper, and Thomas Plaisted began a three-week orientation and then will report to the Tennessee Fire and Codes Academy for 10 weeks to begin Rookie School (Basic fire training). 1 new firefighter ,Justin Anderson, will…

Visiting VA Exec Calls MTSU Veterans Center ‘Incredible, Tremendous’

Visiting VA Exec Calls MTSU Veterans Center ‘Incredible, Tremendous’

Incredible and tremendous are just two of many words national Veterans Affairs official Scott R. Blackburn said about the facilities and people connected with Middle Tennessee State University’s Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center.   Blackburn, interim deputy secretary of the VA, toured the center and had lunch with university President Sidney A. McPhee, five student veterans…

TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Offers A Free Seminar on Healthy Aging

TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Offers A Free Seminar on Healthy Aging

WHAT:  Free community health and wellness informational seminar concerning Healthy Aging. Dr. Donald P. Patterson of Blackman Internal Medicine located in Murfreesboro, TN will share his expert knowledge on the importance of aging healthily. A free, healthy lunch will be provided. Seating is limited and registration is required. WHY:   People in the U.S. are living longer…

DR. JOE WANDASS JOINS SAINT THOMAS MEDICAL PARTNERS – LENOX VILLAGE

DR. JOE WANDASS JOINS SAINT THOMAS MEDICAL PARTNERS – LENOX VILLAGE

Joe Wandass III, M.D., Ph.D. has joined Saint Thomas Medical Partners – Lenox Village at 6005 Nolensville Pike in Nashville.  Dr. Wandass is board certified in internal medicine and pediatrics.   Dr. Wandass comes to Saint Thomas Medical Partners from Medical Home Primary Care where he was Medical Director, providing primary care services to employees and…

DR. KELLY DAVIS AND DR. TOBEY SCHULTZ JOIN SAINT THOMAS RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL IN MURFREESBORO

DR. KELLY DAVIS AND DR. TOBEY SCHULTZ JOIN SAINT THOMAS RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL IN MURFREESBORO

Kelly Davis, M.D. has joined Saint Thomas Heart – Rutherford at 1840 Medical Center Parkway, Murfreesboro and Tobey Schultz, D.O. has joined Saint Thomas Medical Partners – New Salem Care Center at 2723 New Salem Road, Murfreesboro.   Dr. Davis is an interventional cardiologist and is board certified in internal medicine and internal medicine, cardiovascular…

MTSU Preps 150+ City and County Teachers for Aug. 21 Solar Eclipse

MTSU Preps 150+ City and County Teachers for Aug. 21 Solar Eclipse

Murfreesboro City and Rutherford County Schools’ teachers are receiving free tutoring from MTSU physics and astronomy faculty on a “dark” but sizzling subject — the looming total solar eclipse.   The approximately 150 teachers and others will be passing their newfound knowledge on to their students during the next two weeks.   Through a grant from Nashville-based Turner Construction, which purchased…