The numbers are in, and Rutherford County, Tennessee continues to be a top destination for tourists. The recently released 2022 Visitor Spending Report from Tourism Economics showcases remarkable growth in visitor spending in Tennessee. In a year that challenged the tourism industry worldwide, Rutherford County experienced an astonishing 17% increase in visitor spending compared to…
City leaders believe Murfreesboro offers an excellent home for a Double-A (AA) level baseball franchise. Organizers of just such a franchise agree and believe downtown, with its fast-changing landscape of new restaurants and small businesses, is the ideal location for a team in the expanding independent league American Association of Professional Baseball (AAPB) https://aabaseball.com/ an…
On September 8, Davidson County Chancery Court issued a decision in response to Middle Point’s appeal to the Central Tennessee Solid Waste Regional Board’s denial of application for a northern expansion. In its decision, the court determined that many of the reasons for the regional board’s denial were outside the board’s jurisdiction, but ultimately the…
Beasie Rd Extension (River Rock Blvd just north of Racquet Club Dr) Expected Lane Closures: Monday Through Friday: Riverrock Blvd will be reduced to one-lane flagging operation at Beasie Rd for waterline installation work. Road and bridge construction work over Stones River Greenway continues. The greenway trail will be closed around the existing Beasie Rd…
Earlier today, Davidson County Chancellor Russell T. Perkins issued a decision affirming the decision of the Central Tennessee Regional Solid Waste Planning Board to deny BFI Waste System of Tennessee’s application to construct a new landfill adjacent to BFI’s current operations at Middle Point. In explaining his decision, Chancellor Perkins noted that there was “substantial…
Beasie Rd Extension (River Rock Blvd just north of Racquet Club Dr) Expected Lane Closures: Monday Through Friday: Riverrock Blvd will be reduced to one-lane flagging operation at Beasie Rd for waterline installation work. Road and bridge construction work over Stones River Greenway continues. The greenway trail will be closed around the existing Beasie Rd…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department Chief Mark McCluskey has named Nicole Miller as Assistant Chief of Training, becoming only the second female in MFRD’s history to serve as an assistant chief. Assistant Chief Miller joined MFRD in 2004. Miller was promoted to Training Coordinator in 2007, serving in this role for both the medical and training…
United Communications today announced plans to invest another $85 million to expand its enterprise-ready fiber internet service to an additional 77,000 MTE members in Murfreesboro, Tenn. A series of multi-year infrastructure projects will create 1,400 route miles of new fiber-optic lines capable of delivering multi-gig internet service to homes and businesses of all sizes. A…
Two new traffic signals on Veterans Parkway will be put into full operation on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. A new signal at Veterans Parkway and Saint Andrews Dr. near Salem Elementary School and Veterans Parkway and Armstrong Valley Road near Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Station 10 were put into “flash mode” Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, at…
In observance of Labor Day, City of Murfreesboro offices and most Parks & Recreation facilities will be closed on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Murfreesboro Transit, the City’s public transportation service, will not run on Labor Day. Old Fort Golf Club and Bloomfield Links will be open normal hours. To reserve a tee time, visit https://www.oldfortgolfclub.com/….