The City of Murfreesboro, announced the 2022 recipients of the Murfreesboro Cultural Arts Laureate honor this January. Dancer Laureate Meg Brooker will continue her Dancer Laureate role and Cameron L. Mitchell has been accepted for the Poet Laureate after being selected from a talented pool of artists to represent the City of Murfreesboro. The Murfreesboro…
The Murfreesboro City Council voted Thursday (Feb. 3) to approve a $3.8 million construction contract with Bell Construction along with engineering services and testing of construction materials for improvements to Brinkley Road Phase 1. The stretch of road is being upgraded as part of the $11 million widening of Brinkley Road to three lanes, including…
The public is invited to the City Hall Rotunda exhibit reception featuring photography by Walter LeCroy Friday, February 11 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Regular exhibit hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday through February 24, and admission is free. The exhibit, Six Decades – Five Continents – One Eye, is a…
The inaugural Created Equal: TN Legacy Series film screening and discussion will feature the film Green Book, a 2018 biographical drama set in the 1960s, and the documentary Freedom Riders, which chronicled efforts to desegregate public accommodations throughout the South in the 1960s. In partnership with the MTSU Intercultural and Diversity Affairs Center and the…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) Chief Mark Foulks announces the promotion of two long-time employees. Mark McCluskey has been promoted to assistant chief of operations. McCluskey began his career with MFRD in February 1985 as a fire fighter and moved up through the ranks as a captain and to battalion chief of special operations. McCluskey…
Old Pinnacle Building Demolition Work (N Maple St at W College St) Expected No Lane Closures: Monday through Friday: Site construction work continues. There will be minor traffic interruptions. Appropriate traffic controls will be in place. Oakland Court Development (Lokey Ave and Academy St) Expected Road Closures: Monday through Friday: As part of the Oakland…
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Chief Michael Bowen announces the promotion of three officers to the rank of sergeant at a ceremony on Friday, Jan. 28. Sergeant Megan Manus has been with MPD since January 2013. Manus has worked as a patrol officer and part of the Murfreesboro Police Alcohol Countermeasures Team (MPACT) before being promoted…
After a month of ice and snow that blanketed Middle Tennessee, requiring the application of tons of salt on City streets and plowing of major roadways, potholes inevitably appear. As always, freezing and refreezing contributes to the problem. And, as always, City crews will be out on the street repairing potholes. If you see a…
Russell Gossett, director of the Murfreesboro Solid Waste Department, is the newest STARS award recipient. Mayor Shane McFarland recognized Gossett Jan. 27 before the regular City Council meeting. Gossett joined the City team as director of Solid Waste on Sept. 28, 2020, after serving in the private sector for FedEx Freight and Republic Services. Recently,…
Old Pinnacle Building Demolition Work (N Maple St at W College St) Expected No Lane Closures: Monday through Friday: Site construction work continues. There will be minor traffic interruptions. Appropriate traffic controls will be in place. Oakland Court Development (Lokey Ave and Academy St) Expected Road Closures: Monday through Friday: As part of the Oakland…