Mayor Shane McFarland honored City employee Richard Johnson as the September STARS Award recipient during the Oct. 19, 2023, City Council Meeting. Johnson is an employee of the Water Resources Department who took quick action to extinguish a burning vehicle. Hired in April 2022, Johnson serves the Water Department as a Water Resource Equipment Operator….
Detectives are investigating an auto theft from Absolute Auto on SE Broad Street that occurred on Oct. 16 at 2 a.m. Surveillance video shows the men casing cars in the parking lot around 1:30 a.m. They leave the business and then return and stole a 2019 Infinity. If you know who is responsible for this…
Rutherford County Firefighter Dillian Parton was awarded the 2023 Firefighter of the Year Award through the Noon Exchange Club Wednesday. Rutherford County Fire Chief Larry Farley described the incident that warranted the award. In April 2023, Rutherford County Fire and Rescue was dispatched to a house fire on Meadowview Drive in Rutherford County. Firefighters Dillian…
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Mamie Julie Williams. Born on August 2, 1940, Julie graced this world with her feisty spirit and steadfast love for 83 years before her departure on October 15, 2023. She leaves behind a constellation of family and friends who will remember her for…
Mr. Donald “Donny” Emmett Pavatte, age 72, of McMinnville, TN passed away suddenly on Monday, October 9, 2023 at Ascension St. Thomas Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN. He was born on December 10, 1950 in Nashville, TN to the late Ivan Eugene Pavatte and Martha Gertrude (Waldron) Pavatte. Donny graduated from Smyrna High School in 1968…
Here’s another house that is incredibly decorated for Halloween. You just need to see this one for yourself… Wow! 5119 General Eisenhower Drive in the Liberty Heights Subdivision in Murfreesboro.
Construction on the new MTSU Tennis Courts is almost complete. A big thanks to MTSU Men’s Tennis Coach Jimmy Borendame and Associate Athletic Director Larry Maples for giving us an update on what’s to come.
Finance Director and City Recorder/Treasurer Jennifer Brown reminds property owners to pay property taxes on time. City property taxes are due December 31, 2023. As the due date of December 31, 2022, falls on the holiday weekend, payment can be made on or before Jan. 2, 2024, without incurring interest charges. Property tax billings for…
The City of Murfreesboro wants to know the future curbside trash collection service needs of commercial enterprises inside the City limits. “The survey is an attempt to quantify the tonnage of garbage generated by the City’s commercial customers that are not currently being collected by the Murfreesboro Solid Waste Department,” said Assistant City Manager Darren…
School resource officers will kick off their 30th anniversary celebration at the Siegel-Riverdale High School football game Oct. 20. Retired Sheriff Truman Jones, who started the SRO program, the five original SROs, present SROs and Rutherford County Schools’ leaders are expected to attend the game. The first SROs were Barry Benham, Phil Brooks, Dan Goodwin,…