Under Construction

Murfreesboro Road Construction Projects for August 14-20

Oakland Court Development (Lokey Ave and Academy St) Expected Road Closures: Monday through Friday: As part of the Oakland Court development, Academy St will be closed to through traffic between Palm Ct and Hembree St. Lokey Ave will also be closed at Academy St. Site construction work continues. Appropriate traffic controls and detours will be…

Murfreesboro Police Department Domestic Violence Detective Kelvin T. Jones

Domestic Violence Detective Retires

Murfreesboro Police Department Domestic Violence Detective Kelvin T. Jones is retiring after 25-years of dedicated service with the department. “I’m definitely going to miss my unit, sergeant, and co-workers,” Jones said. “I will also miss the interactions I had with victims, their families and victim advocates.” Jones began his career with MPD as a patrol…

Murfreesboro Amphitheater

Murfreesboro City Council Approves Notes Live Amphitheater Project

The Murfreesboro City Council voted Wednesday (Aug 10) to approve a finalized Development Agreement with Notes Live INC for a new live entertainment campus at the southeast corner of Medical Center Pkwy and Gateway Blvd. The City and Notes Live finalized the proposed agreement this month. Construction of Bourbon Brothers and Boot Barn Hall is…

Murfreesboro Police Department Captain Alan Smith

Long-time MPD Captain Retires After More Than Three Decades

Murfreesboro Police Department Captain Alan Smith announces his retirement after more than 30 years of dedicated service to the department. Smith began his career with MPD in August 1992. He rose through the ranks serving as officer, sergeant, lieutenant before being promoted to captain over the Patrol Division; a position he held until his retirement….

Road Construction

Murfreesboro Road Construction Projects for July 24-30

Oakland Court Development (Lokey Ave and Academy St) Expected Road Closures: Monday through Friday: As part of the Oakland Court development, Academy St will be closed to through traffic between Palm Ct and Hembree St. Lokey Ave will also be closed at Academy St. Site construction work continues. Appropriate traffic controls and detours will be…

MFRD Engine 9 Crew STARS Award

Mayor Recognizes MFRD Engine 9 Crew as STARS for Rescuing Infant From Hot SUV

Murfreesboro Fire Rescue firefighters Capt. Tim Lampitt, Marcus Cartwright, Tyson Donaldson, Richard Goodyear, and Justin Dillard were honored July 21, 2022, as STARS for saving an infant child’s life. Firefighters rescued the five-week-old baby boy from a locked, hot SUV on June 13, 2022. The temperature was 97 degrees with a heat index of 108….

Road Construction

Murfreesboro Road Construction Projects for July 3 – 9

Oakland Court Development (Lokey Ave and Academy St) Expected Road Closures: Monday through Friday: As part of the Oakland Court development, Academy St will be closed to through traffic between Palm Ct and Hembree St. Lokey Ave will also be closed at Academy St. Site construction work continues. Appropriate traffic controls and detours will be…

Extortion Scam

MPD Warns Public of Extortion Scams Targeting Residents of Murfreesboro

Murfreesboro Police Department Criminal Investigations Division (CID) fraud detectives are warning residents about a phone scam from callers claiming to be from Mexican cartels and threatening harm to residents and their families. The callers representing themselves as members of different Mexican cartels will typically call or send threatening text messages with gruesome photos of dismembered…