The Blind Pig, a speakeasy-themed escape room, was named the #1 escape room in the Nashville area by Room Escape Artist. The Blind Pig is managed by Murfreesboro Escape Rooms, located about 35 miles southeast of Nashville. Escape rooms are large, step-by-step puzzle-solving adventures, typically played by a small group of friends. Each room has…
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…
Children of three Sheriff’s Office employees each earned $500 scholarships from the Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association. Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh recommended the scholarship awards for Faith Edgell, daughter of Sgt. Glenn Edgell, Skyler Norrod, daughter of Detective Kyle Norrod and Jacob Hendrixson, son of Lt. Barry Hendrixson. Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association awards the scholarships to sheriffs’ employees or…
Lee Company has been recognized among the Top 100 Contractors in the nation. Contractor Magazine has released its 2018 “Book of Giants,” listing America’s biggest mechanical contractors, and Lee Company is ranked #10 in the South. Richard Perko, president and CEO, says the recognition is a direct reflection of the business-building success of the entire…
A sheriff’s narcotics detective earned Officer of the Month honors for leading an investigation to seize about $1.3 million worth of Xanax made in a clandestine lab in April. Detective Mike Hoekstra received a watch from General Manager Jason Borowski of Ford of Murfreesboro for his efforts. Borowski said, “Hoekstra’s assertiveness and initiative has been…
Working in one of the fastest growing municipalities in the state, members of the Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department must both juggle the current needs of the community they serve while also planning ahead to ensure quality of service doesn’t fall behind as the community expands. To honor the efforts taken by the department to strengthen…
The 39th Annual Telly Awards, the premier award honoring video and television across all screens, has recognized the City of Murfreesboro’s ‘Kids Recycling PSA’ as winner in the General-Children category. The award was announced May 21, 2018, and can be found at https://www.tellyawards.com/winners/2018/television/general-children. Video Producer John Padgett, an 11-year veteran of CityTV, earned the prestigious…
The 39th Annual Telly Awards, the premier award honoring video and television across all screens, has recognized the City of Murfreesboro’s local documentary ‘The House Still Standing’ as winner in two categories—General Documentary and Biography. ‘The House Still Standing’ tells the stories of Burrell Gannaway, one of Murfreesboro’s first aldermen, and King Daniel Ganaway, a…
For the second consecutive year, members of the MTSU Robotics Club shined at the National Robotics Challenge recently at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Marion, Ohio. This year, MTSU emerged with gold and silver awards in the Mini-Sumo Robot competition, silver and bronze in Combat Robot competition and a bronze in the Autonomous Vehicles Challenge….
In honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month, Retired District Attorney General William C. Whitesell, Jr. presented the Hometown Hero Award in memory of District Attorney General Guy R. Dotson, Sr. to General Dotson’s family. Accepting the award on behalf of their father were Bethe Dotson Becker, Ben Dotson, Greg Dotson, and Guy Dotson Jr. “Hometown…