Mayor Shane McFarland will hold a live televised briefing Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, on Facebook and CityTV following the regular City Council meeting, which begins at 6 p.m. To watch the briefing live on Facebook, go to https://www.facebook.com/cityofmurfreesborotn. On Wednesday, October 13, the Murfreesboro City Council discussed a framework to manage the revenue stream resulting…
Finance Director and City Recorder/Treasurer Jennifer Brown reminds property owners to pay property taxes on time. City property taxes are due December 31, 2021. As the office will be closed on December 31, 2021, payment can be made on or before Jan. 3, 2022 without incurring interest charges. Property tax billings for 2021 were mailed…
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) officer Lee Brandon has retired after 32-years of untiring devotion and dedicated service. Brandon began his career with MPD in June 1989 as a patrol officer. He has worked in various roles during his career, and for the past 20 years, he worked at the Patterson Park Community Center as a…
Murfreesboro Emergency Communications Center (ECC) has cross-trained and certified 9-1-1 operators in Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD). Dispatchers can now provide lifesaving and safety instructions to callers and patients before medical help arrives on the scene, including Telecommunicator CPR (T-CPR). The 9-1-1 medical call for help is answered and processed within Murfreesboro’s ECC. Dispatchers share the…
Phase B of the Stones River Road water main project is expected to begin the first week of November. The contractor expects paving and re-striping of Stones River Road from the roundabout to La Vergne Lane to take until the end of the month to complete. Phase B will require crews to close Stones River…
City employees Fredia Coldwell and Melissa Pettis were honored Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, as the latest STARS award recipients. Mayor Shane McFarland recognized the Employee Services Department employees before the regular City Council meeting. The following description by Eric Nelson complimented Coldwell and Pettis for their courteous service via email on Sept. 13, 2021. The…
Rutherford County Crime Stoppers and several area law enforcement agencies have joined the next generation of crime-fighting. Citizens can report crime tips and submit videos in real-time using an app for Crime Stoppers called P3 Global Intel. Community members can submit tips anonymously and securely to P3. The tips will quickly be sent to the…
Applications are now available online for the Murfreesboro Christmas Parade which will be held Sunday, December 12. This year the event will be co-hosted by WGNS Radio along with the City of Murfreesboro. “We are excited to partner with WGNS this year to bring the sights and sounds of Christmas to our community,” said Rachel…
Local artists will be featured at the Rotunda of Murfreesboro City Hall from October 19 through November 17 as part of the 2021 STEAM Festival. Rutherford Arts Alliance (RAA) members will bring “The Science of Creativity” to the City Hall Rotunda. It is an exhibit that raises the question, “Is creativity a gift waiting to…
Rutherford County Fire Rescue (RCFR) reminds the community that beginning October 15, a permit from the State will be required for open burning. Open burning is defined as “the burning of a bonfire, vegetation debris fire or other fire in an outdoor location where fuel burned is not contained in an incinerator, outdoor fireplace, barbecue…