The City of Murfreesboro Solid Waste Department continues to experience challenges in recruiting Commercial License Drivers (CDL) needed to operate trash collection equipment and trucks for limb and brush pick-up. In response to the labor shortage, Solid Waste has developed internal efficiencies to improve collection. “City Solid Waste collection drivers are required to have a…
Join in for the fourth annual Boro Pride in downtown Murfreesboro. Admission is free for this event celebrating the LGBTQ community. Musical acts, community information tables, and food vendors make this a favorite outing for all ages. Boro Pride is a program of Tennessee Equality Project Foundation. Date/Time: Saturday, September 7 5 PM – 10…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Chief Mark Foulks was named the 2018-2019 “Fire Chief of the Year” by the Tennessee Fire Chiefs Association (TFCA) on Thursday evening at the closing banquet of the 91st Annual Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs/51st Annual Tennessee Fire Chiefs Association Joint Conference held in Murfreesboro. Foulks had a major hand in bringing…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department responded to the Tennessee Valley Authority building located at 650 Middle Tennessee Boulevard just after 3:30 Thursday afternoon for a possible propane leak. According to Battalion Chief Tim Swann, around 12 employees had been evacuated from the building as responders were arriving on scene. A pipe providing propane from a tank…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department welcomed six new firefighters this week. Jeffrey Adam, Blake Foster, Forrest Harvey, Phillip McLain, Kelson Mulcahy, and LaTia Sneed began their three-week orientation on Monday, July 8. “We are pleased to add these six to our MFRD family,” said Fire Rescue Chief Mark Foulks. “I know they will do great things,…
The Murfreesboro City Council voted Wednesday (July 10) to approve design guidelines on qualifying for Solid Waste collection. The City of Murfreesboro Solid Waste Department presented the City Council with Solid Waste design guidelines for determining what types of single-family attached developments qualify for curbside collection services. “The City’s Solid Waste Department is comprised primarily…
Take a guided tour of the City’s new Mountain Bike Trail, find out why Bloomfield Links is such a hidden gem, and learn about the preservation of the Old City Cemetery in July’s ‘In the City’. – The July edition of “In the City” features:MCS Summer Camps, including the 4th Annual Camp Boro, catering to…
US Youth Soccer is proud to announce Murfreesboro, Tenn., and the Tennessee State Soccer Association will host the 2019 US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup, July 10-14, at Richard Siegel Soccer Complex. The event will feature 40 Boys and Girls teams in the 13U through 17U age groups. Each team will play preliminary matches Wednesday,…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department, Murfreesboro Police Department, Rutherford County Fire Rescue Department, Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services, and Rutherford County Emergency Management Agency responded to an overturned tractor trailer at the 1500 block of Swamp Leanna Road shortly after 8:30 Wednesday morning. The driver of the truck was unharmed, but the…
After 30 years of service, Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department’s first secretary, Carol Whitaker, retired on Monday, July 1. Prior to Whitaker’s employment, there had never been a secretary hired. The “Chief of Staff,” as it was called back then, took care of most of the administrative items according to Whitaker. “I was eager to take…