Have you been collecting automotive, home improvement project, lawn and garden, and other miscellaneous products in your garage…wondering how to dispose of it? You’re not alone. The average home in Tennessee produces 20 pounds of household hazardous waste each year. On Saturday, November 2, Rutherford County is hosting a Household Hazardous Waste Event at 4765…
Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, November 3 at 2:00 a.m. As you set your clocks back an hour, Rutherford County Fire Rescue wants to remind you to also change the batteries in your smoke alarms. “If you do not have smoke alarms with a ten-year lithium battery, batteries should be changed in each unit twice…
Bradley Academy drama students joined forces with award winning children’s show “Adventures in Murphy’s Burrow” for the 2019-20 school year. Adventures in Murphy’s Burrow is a unique educational initiative between the City of Murfreesboro and Murfreesboro City Schools that began in April 2004. “In this first year of the collaboration, we will be working with…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) Swift Water Rescue team along with Rutherford County Special Operations Dive Rescue safely rescues a father and daughter who became stranded after dark while kayaking on the Stones River Sunday, Oct. 20. A relative of the father and daughter called 9-1-1, just after 7:00 p.m., informing dispatchers that the two…
Three Rutherford County deputies who saved two people earned Life Savers’ awards during a ceremony Wednesday at the Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh presented the awards to School Resource Officer Shane Vaughn, Deputy Sarah Blair and Deputy James Elliott. Vaughn was called to the La Vergne High School cafeteria when teacher Garry Gannon suffered a…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) employee Tim Rowlett has been named, ‘Firefighter of the Year,’ by the Noon Exchange Club of Murfreesboro. The award was presented at the Noon Exchange Club of Murfreesboro 2019 Fire and Crime Prevention Banquet held at First Methodist Church on Thompson Lane Thursday, Oct. 10. Chief Mark Foulks accepted the…
Three Murfreesboro apartment communities have been credentialed under the Murfreesboro Police Department Crime Free Multi-Housing safety program, but the City strongly encourages other communities to become certified and join the partnership to build a safer community. “Maintaining a safe, family-friendly community is one of the trademarks of our growing community and we want to keep…
After 12 years, the Murfreesboro Half Marathon, or “The Middle Half” has changed its route. On October 12, approximately two thousand runners will start near Central Magnet School on Main Street at 7:00 a.m. and finish the 13.1-mile race near the historic downtown square. With the start and finish near the downtown area, street closure…
Fall Leaf Collection season begins October 14 and continues through December 31, 2019. Residents can start making plans for the second weekend in October for raking leaves and sprucing up the yard ahead of winter. The Murfreesboro Streets and Solid Waste departments will once again team-up for the seventh consecutive year with a combined system…
Several Middle Tennessee public safety agencies will host hands-on training (HOT) exercises in Murfreesboro this week as part of the Firehouse Expo 2019 National Conference. The exercises, including live burns, will take place Tuesday, October 8 and Wednesday, October 9 at the Doug Young Public Safety Training Facility located at 701 Bridge Avenue. Instructors from…