Work on Murfreesboro’s newest fire station located on City land at Blaze Drive and Fortress Boulevard near Blackman High School is moving to the interior, with completion anticipated in mid-spring. Firefighters could begin responding to calls from their newest $4.468 million station in May 2020. “With all the growth in the Blackman area, we anticipated…
Utility Work (Manson Pike between John Lee Lane and Florence Rd) Expected Road Closures: Monday through Friday, 6:00 am to 6:00 pm : Contractor for a private development will be performing utility crossing work on Manson Pike just east of John Lee Lane. Traffic on Manson Pike will be detoured onto John Lee Ln, Cloverhill…
Rover, the City’s public transportation service, is adding Saturday Rover routes as another enhancement to customer service. The new weekend service begins Feb. 1, 2020. Effective Saturday, February 1, Rover will begin operating three Saturday routes on Old Fort, Highland, and Mercury. The Saturday routes begin at 9 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. with…
African American exhibits, cuisine, and much more will be featured Thursday, Jan 23 as Murfreesboro City Schools and Patterson Park Community Center host the 2020 African American Celebration. The event will be held at Patterson Park Community Center beginning at 4 p.m. and continuing through 7 p.m. “We invite the community to come together and…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) crews will continue to monitor the air quality at an apartment complex, throughout the night, after a worker with a paving company used gasoline to clean equipment at the complex’s onsite car wash, causing gas fumes to spread. MFRD responded to the Annandale Apartments, 1307 Westlawn Blvd., around 6:40 p.m….
Traffic Signal Installation Work (Haynes Dr at Sulphur Springs Rd, along S Church St, NW Broad St and Old Fort Pkwy) Expected Lane Closures: Monday, 9:00 am: City traffic signal contractor will be performing traffic signal work at the above locations. There will be lane shifts and traffic interruptions. Appropriate traffic controls will be in…
In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, all City of Murfreesboro offices, most recreational facilities, and senior services at Patterson Park Community Center will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. Rover, the City’s public transportation service, will not run on the federal holiday. There will be no garbage pick-up on Monday, Jan. 20,…
The Middle Tennessee Electric Board of Directors unanimously approved an agreement today to merge the Murfreesboro Electric Department into the Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation (MTE). This action followed Thursday night’s vote by the Murfreesboro City Council to approve the merger. The agreement provides for the acquisition of Electric Department’s assets from the City of…
City Manager Craig Tindall Wednesday (Jan. 8) appointed Greg McKnight, effective immediately, as the Interim Planning Director. McKnight currently serves as director of project development in administration. “As director of project development, Greg has been a significant addition to our leadership team and has brought an excellent skill set to the City,” said City Manager…