The Murfreesboro City Council Thursday (April 4) approved the acceptance and application of federal HUD grants to address homelessness. The City of Murfreesboro is eligible for possible 2019-2020 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding to assist non-profit service providers to assist the homeless. The $150,000 in grant funding plus $11,250 administrative allowance allocation is provided by…
Been wondering what the heck is going on at the Gateway Island Pond recently? It looks like they’ve drained it and filling it in. Well, here’s what is planned for the future of the Gateway Island Pond.
Middle Tennessee Widening Project (Greenland Dr to E. Main St) Expected Lane Closures: Monday through Friday: Median construction, traffic signal and landscaping work continues between E Main St and Greenland Dr. E Lytle St is still closed at Middle Tennessee Blvd. The section of E Lytle St between N Bilbro Ave and Middle Tennessee Blvd…
The Murfreesboro City Council approved Neel Schaffer, Inc. Thursday (March 21) to provide $235,870 in professional consulting contract services for the Mercury Blvd. Sidewalk Construction Project. The services are necessary for Phase 2 of the federally funded grant project enhancing pedestrian safety along Mercury Blvd. Phase 2 will provide enhanced pedestrian safety with a sidewalk…
Rutherford County Fire Rescue crew members participated in animal CPR training provided by Dr. Kristen Datte DVM, MS, DACVECC from Blue Pearl Animal Hospital in Franklin. Dr. Datte demonstrated the proper techniques for performing pet CPR on large and small pets of all kinds, as well as how to use the pet oxygen masks that…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department was called to the Kroger at 2050 Lascassas Pike around 6:00 Wednesday evening for a possible hazardous materials release. The first arriving crews on scene worked with Kroger management to safely evacuate the building of employees and customers who remained inside. Twelve people on site were complaining of shortness of breath,…
Over 160 firefighters from across the country came together March 8-9 at the new Doug Young Public Safety Training Facility in Murfreesboro for a regional training event. Nozzle Forward, sponsored by the Tennessee Firemen’s Association, is an instructional course on moving firefighter hose lines in an expeditious and efficient manner, and when used properly, can…
The City of Murfreesboro is set to open the new $1.5 million Kingdom Drive bridge that will cross Overall Creek to Overall Creek Elementary School on the western side of the City. The bridge extension will officially open to traffic at 11 a.m. Friday, March 15, with traffic controls in place. The new bridge offers…
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), in collaboration with Rutherford County and City of Murfreesboro governments, are hosting two free Household Hazardous Waste Collections (HHW) during 2019. The first collection is Saturday, April 06 and then a second collection is scheduled for Saturday, November 02 at the City of Murfreesboro Solid Waste Department,…
Changes in federal funding for public housing are driving redevelopment of public housing in Murfreesboro and across the nation. In response, the Murfreesboro Housing Authority (MHA) is taking the first step in a multi-phase, multi-year process. That step is to create a master plan for the redevelopment of Oakland Court, a 76-home public housing neighborhood…