The Rutherford County Farmers’ Market (RCFM) opens for the season Friday, May 10, 2019 from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Lane Agri-park Community Center. The producer-only farmers’ market vendors hail from over 20 Middle Tennessee counties and sell a wide variety of seasonal fruits, vegetables, meats, eggs, baked and canned goods, flowers, and…
The Murfreesboro Building & Codes Department has added two new employees. Teresa Stevens has been hired as the new Sign Administrator and William “Preston” Hunsucker has been hired as an Electrical Inspector. Teresa Stevens comes to Murfreesboro after serving for the City of Franklin, Tennessee as a Sign Administrator in Zoning Enforcement from 2013 to…
Movies Under the Stars returns this summer with a lineup of family-oriented shows. Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, or truck bed. Refreshments are available for purchase. Ages: All Date: June 3 thru July 27 Time: 8:30 p.m. until conclusion of movie Fee: Free for all ages Locations: Mondays: Barfield Crescent Park, near Pavilions 1 &…
On May 1st 1865 thousands of formerly enslaved people marched to a Union cemetery near Charleston, South Carolina. The marchers laid fresh-cut flowers at the graves, sang songs and celebrated their freedom, purchased at such a great cost during the Civil War. In the years following the end of the war, communities such as the…
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.”