Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies rescued several drivers who drove around barriers and stalled their vehicles. Deputy Nikolas Madore waded into almost waist-high water to rescue a driver on Sulphur Springs Road near West Buckeye Bottom Road this morning. The driver was cited for failure to exercise due care, driving around a barricade and failure to…
The Arbor Day Foundation has named Middle Tennessee Electric a 2020 Tree Line USA® utility in honor of its commitment to proper tree pruning, planting and care in the provider’s service area. Tree Line USA is a partnership between the Arbor Day Foundation and the National Association of State Foresters and recognizes public and private…
The City of Murfreesboro Parks & Recreation Department announced the 2019 Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association (TRPA) award recipients during the Feb. 5, 2020, Parks & Recreation Commission meeting. TRPA announced the recipients of the Association’s 2019 Awards for outstanding achievements of individuals, communities and organizations during the Association’s 68th Annual Conference in Chattanooga. “Once…
Murfreesboro Solid Waste Department employee Barney Dale has been named STARS award recipient for December 2019. Dale was honored by Mayor Shane McFarland prior to Thursday’s (Jan. 30) meeting of the Murfreesboro City Council. On Thursday, December 5, 2019, Dale, who was on-duty, stopped to help a gentleman who had fallen and needed assistance. His…
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….