Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department welcomed five Fire Trainees and three Firefighters last week. The eight started orientation Monday, August 6 and will continue the next two weeks. Harrison Hovater, Chris Llanes, Chris Pokracki, Lawanna Peeler, and Caleb Walls will begin a 10-week recruit class at the Tennessee Fire and Codes Enforcement Academy in Bell Buckle,…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue and Police Departments are slated to release their Lip Sync Challenge video this week. The two departments collaborated with country rap musician “Big Smo” to fulfill multiple requests from social media followers to join in the lip sync challenge fun spreading across the nation. “We might have been a little late to…
Expect major traffic delays from now until 5 p.m. Saturday on Interstate 24 westbound in Rutherford County. Only one lane will be open and the remaining three lanes will be closed for paving during this time period. Paving will be done from the 72-mile marker between the Interstate 840 and Almaville Road exits to the…
The City of Murfreesboro announced Wednesday (Aug. 1) the launch of the new Public Works Division as part of the on-going process to reorganize the City’s administrative structure and enhance customer service. The newly created division will include the Engineering, Transportation and Urban Environmental departments along with the Streets Division under the direction of an…
City Manager Craig Tindall has appointed Donald Anthony as director of the City of Murfreesboro Planning Department, replacing Gary Whitaker who was recently promoted to Assistant City Manager. Anthony has served as Principal Planner for the City Planning Department since 2015. The announcement was made to staff Monday, July 30, following the recommendations of an…
Middle Tennessee Widening Project (Greenland Dr to E. Main St) (Est Substantial Completion August 2018) Expected Lane Closures: Monday through Friday: Traffic on Middle Tennessee Blvd is reduced to two-lanes two-way between Bell St and Greenland Dr. E Lytle St is closed at Middle Tennessee Blvd. The section of E Lytle St between N Bilbro…
Celebrate the world’s best artist – MOTHER NATURE – during Wild Arts Day. Come and enjoy student art, professional art, and art by animals. Stay for the day to see puppet shows, an art scavenger hunt walking trail, wild animals, crafts, and live music. It’s an exciting festival full of wildlife and art! Date: August…
Six people were not wearing their seat belt when they were killed in traffic crashes this year in Rutherford County, a sheriff’s corporal said. To emphasize the importance of wearing seat belts, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office will conduct a seat belt safety point from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Thursday, July 26 at the…
Four long-time Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department employees retire after a combined 131 years of service to the City. Captain Keith Bratcher, Engineers Jeff Bratcher and Billy Sauls, and Firefighter Steve Melton are hanging their helmets up this summer. “We are grateful for the years of dedication these gentlemen gave the department and the citizens of…
Citizens may now feel safer exchanging children for child custody or buying and selling from Internet e-commerce after a Safe Exchange Zone was created at the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, said Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh. Parking spaces are reserved for the Safe Exchange Zone in the parking lot located at 940 New Salem Highway in Murfreesboro….