Join Murfreesboro Electric Department from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 21st at the historic downtown square for the 17th Annual Earth Day Celebration, which carries this year’s theme – “Extreme Weather! Stay Aware and be Prepared.” “Most Murfreesboro residents know how to prepare for a severe thunderstorm or tornado, but those aren’t the…
Many City Water Resources Department customers may not be aware that they can easily track their water usage. A new video demonstrates how customers can easily login and begin using an online or mobile customer service portal. Customers can visit the City of Murfreesboro website at www.cityofMurfreesborotn.gov then under A to Z access the Water…
Bridge over Broad Street TDOT Project (Est Substantial Completion March 2018) Expected Lane Closures: Monday through Friday, Bridge is opened and nearing completion. Traffic has been shifted onto the bridge and traffic signal and incidental work continues. There will be minor lane closures on NW Broad Street, Memorial Blvd and Old Fort Pkwy the on-off…
A sobriety checkpoint will be dedicated to the memory of Clifton Braunwalder, a 13-year-old Boy Scout killed by an impaired driver four years ago. The fourth annual Clifton Braunwalder Memorial Checkpoint will be from 10 p.m. to midnight, Friday, April 20 on Old Nashville Highway near Rocky Fork Road, said Rutherford County Sheriff’s Cpl. Michael…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue and Murfreesboro Police Department will once again face off in a friendly game of basketball for a good cause this weekend. The Second Annual “Guns N Hoses” game benefitting the departments’ Relay for Life “Boro Public Safety” team will be this Saturday, April 14 at 6:00 pm in the gym at Middle…
The Murfreesboro Police Department, Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue Department, and the City of Murfreesboro honors local public safety Telecommunicators, the “first” first responders, this week in recognition of National Telecommunicators Week. National Emergency Telecommunicators Week was started in 1981 to put a special focus on public safety telecommunication professionals for their contributions to the safety…
Construction of the Greenway extension near Barfield Crescent Park is well underway. Anticipated completion is September 2019. The newest 2.9-mile section of the Murfreesboro Greenway on Stones River will connect the terminus south of the Cason Trailhead to the existing trail at Barfield Road. It follows the West Fork of the Stones River. “This is…
Drivers noticed more officers than usual patrolling on Interstate 24 and U.S. Highway 41/70 South Thursday throughout Rutherford County. Teams of extra law enforcement officers patrolling those highways encouraged drivers to refrain from texting and driving as part of Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April. Distracted drivers caused 1,460 crashes last year in Rutherford County….
Gary Clardy, assistant superintendent for Engineering and Construction, set to retire June 30 after overseeing multiple school construction projects for Rutherford County. Gary Clardy and his wife Hollye have been talking about their retirement plans for the past four years. They have trips to plan, places to go and people to see. One trip would…