The Washington Theatre at Patterson Park Community Center will host its second exhibition, Under the Streetlight, a collection of artwork by 2019 Murfreesboro Painter Laureate Ashley Buchanan from May 2 through June 5, 2019. The public is invited to the opening reception on Thursday, May 2 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the new…
Murfreesboro Police Officer Matthew Rice has been recognized as the STARS award recipient for March 2019. Rice was honored by Mayor Shane McFarland prior to Thursday’s (April 18) meeting of the Murfreesboro City Council. On two separate days, Officer Rice apprehended or assisted in the apprehension of felony suspects involved in numerous home and auto…
Confronting the infrastructure and services needs of a fast-growing City, for the first time in two decades the Murfreesboro City Council is considering an increase in property taxes. The reality of a need for increased revenues through a property tax adjustment became the major topic of discussion by members of the Council during a Special…
Rutherford County Fire Rescue is excited to announce that we are now a distributor for the TN ‘Yellow Dot’ Program! The ‘Yellow Dot’ Program is designed to provide first responders with individual’s medical information in the event of an emergency. A Yellow Dot sticker on the rear window of a vehicle lets first responders know…
The public is invited to a special “Open House Weekend” for viewing the recently relocated Murfreesboro Fire Station 4 at 1321 Medical Center Parkway. Doors will be open for the community on Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5 from 1:00-4:00 pm both days. Fire Rescue Chief Mark Foulks and other members of MFRD will…
Assistant Chief/Fire Marshal Carl Peas has lifted the ban on burning. On Thursday, April 11, the Community Risk Reduction Division banned burning for weather predictions through the weekend that included high winds, rain, and possible thunderstorms. Peas said, “We appreciate the cooperation of our citizens during the ban.”
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department’s Assistant Chief/Fire Marshal Carl Peas has instructed his Community Risk Reduction Division staff to cease all permission to burn within the city limits of Murfreesboro for the next several days. Peas said the weather outlook for at least the next 72 hours, which includes several days of high winds, rain, and…
The Murfreesboro Housing Authority presents a Master Plan to redevelop Oakland Courts’ public housing and local government officials tour facilities in California in the search for Solid Waste options, this month ‘In the City.’ Watch the television magazine show on CityTV or anytime on YouTube and Facebook. Join host Michael Linn White as she features…
Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron was joined by some of the county’s municipal mayors and community volunteers earlier this week for an official kickoff to the yearlong awareness and education campaign leading up to the actual 2020 census that begins April 1, 2020. In partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has assembled a…
The Murfreesboro City Council Thursday (April 4) approved a 20-year Cooperative Use Agreement with the Tennessee State Soccer Association (TSSA) for Richard Siegel Soccer Complex. The formal agreement comes after TSSA voted December 1, 2018, to accept the City of Murfreesboro as the site of its new facility based on a proposal to expand the…