In March of every year, Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department takes on the task of flow testing all of the hydrants in the city of Murfreesboro. Over the next six months, MFRD personnel will test and perform minor maintenance on over 5,500 hydrants. MFRD is required by the Insurance Services Office (ISO) to flush hydrants annually…
Middle Point landfill is expected to reach capacity in no more than 8 years. At that time, taxpayers will lose free use of the landfill – worth at least $4 million annually – and the county will lose about $900,000 a year paid by other counties that use Middle Point. The Rutherford County Solid Waste…
TSSAA high school basketball tournaments are returning like robins this spring to the campus of Middle Tennessee State University, and the university is making temporary parking and traffic changes to accommodate its welcome guests. The TSSAA Division I High School Basketball Tournaments are set March 8-11 for the girls and March 15-18 for the boys…
If you would like to learn how to enjoy wildlife in your backyard, then come to the Wilderness Station on Friday, March 10 at 6 p.m. ‘Wildscaping’ will introduce you to designing and planting your yard to best provide for the wildlife that Tennessee calls home. We will introduce the concept of using native plants…
Sometimes conflict is just a misunderstanding. Join us on this series as we uncover the true identity of some of our most misunderstood creatures. Presentations by professors, naturalists, and other professionals will examine behavior, threats, and wildlife-human conflict resolution. This program is free and for adults. Saturdays starting at 9 a.m. at the Wilderness Station. …
Options vary from emphasis on luring tournaments to multi-purpose and event space The Murfreesboro City Council and the Murfreesboro Parks & Recreation Commission heard the latest information Thursday on preliminary concept options for development of a West Park at I-840 and Veterans Parkway in the Blackman community. Kimley-Horn Associates, Inc., the consultant contracted with the…
Members of the Rutherford County Solid Waste/Advisory Steering Council will meet at 6 p.m. Feb. 27 in the Murfreesboro City Council Chamber, as they continue to consider options for solid waste after the Middle Point landfill closes. Middle Point is expected to reach capacity in no more than 8 years. At that time, taxpayers will…
Dozens of people who say Rep. Scott DesJarlais isn’t around to listen to their concerns met outside his office in Murfreesboro Saturday. They passed out flyers with his picture on it that read,”Missing: Have you seen this man?” Members of the groups Rutherford Indivisible and Alliance for Healthcare Security say they’ve been trying to convince…
Black History Month was celebrated at the Stones River Battlefield in Murfreesboro on Saturday. A group took a bus and walking tour of the battlefield. The property was once occupied by African-American families, many of whom owned land and settled before and after the Civil War. Several of them were forced to sell their property…
Come drop in at the Wilderness Station for Earth Lab, Wednesdays anytime from 12 noon – 5:00 p.m. The Earth has many amazing creatures to learn about and study and now you can enjoy exploring these topics in our Earth Lab. Each month we will have a new topic with fun and exciting activities for…