Murfreesboro IT Network Administrator Joe Leathers and Parks and Recreation Groundskeepers Beau Smith and Matthew Miles were honored Sept. 30, 2021, as the latest STARS award recipients for July and August. Mayor Shane McFarland recognized the three City employees before the regular City Council meeting. The following description by an employee nominated Beau Smith and…
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…
The Community Investment Study Group will meet Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, to hear a presentation from chairman Rick LaLance and continue developing recommendations on best management of proceeds resulting from the City’s sale of its Electric Department operations. The special committee will meet at 4:00 p.m. at City Hall in Room 218. The special committee…
For all of you out there who’ve written in over the years asking for a skatepark in Rutherford County, your prayers have been answered. Here’s Mayor McFarland explaining the new plans for the first skatepark in Murfreesboro. Below is a rendering of what the new park is going to look like.
On September 20, 2021, the City of Murfreesboro launched a website for the public to report odors or gas believed to be coming from the Middle Point Landfill (“MPL”). The site, http://murfreesborotn.report/, contains a simple complaint form. shortcut link can be found on the City’s main website and will also be promoted through social media….
Just in time to add to Autumn’s resplendent colors, Murfreesboro’s Art Tour is back with a new date. “This is a companion event with our May Art Tour,” says Church Street Gallery co-owner Eric Snyder, “and it features several art-related businesses around the square and artists from November’s Art Studio Tour participating.” He explains that…
The 2021 Fall Leaf Collection season begins October 1 and continues through December 31, 2021. During this peak season, Oct. 1-Jan. 31, loose leaves can be piled curbside free of charge. Residents can start making plans for raking leaves and sprucing up the yard. The Public Works Department, consisting of the Murfreesboro Street and Solid…
Growth scores for Murfreesboro City Schools (MCS) show level 5 growth in all four categories according to the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS) and achieved the advancing district designation. MCS students claimed a year of successful growth, by achieving the highest level, level 5, in literacy, numeracy, and composite scores. TVAAS, works in conjunction with…
City of Murfreesboro administrators and elected officers will gather to celebrate the unveiling of new street signage for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The street renaming and dedication ceremony will be held Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at Patterson Park Community Center. The Planning Commission voted May 19, 2021, to rename Mercury Boulevard to Dr….
Old Pinnacle Building Demolition Work (N Maple St at W College St) Expected No Lane Closures: Tuesday 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: Tuesday through Friday: As part of the Oakland…