Memorial Day Stones River Cemetery

City Offices Closing in Observance of Memorial Day Holiday May 27

In observance of Memorial Day, City Hall and most other City offices will be closed Monday, May 27, 2024. Some recreational facilities will be closed Memorial Day. Murfreesboro Transit, the City’s public transportation system, will not run on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27. The St. Clair Street Senior Center will be closed May 27. The…

Stones River National Battlefield

2024 Memorial Day Events at Stones River National Battlefield

Stones River National Battlefield and Cemetery will host a series of events to commemorate Memorial Day in 2024. On Saturday May 25, 2024, at 10 AM, scouting and other youth groups are invited to place flags on more than 7,000 headstones in Stones River National Cemetery. Volunteers and groups should register at https://forms.office.com/g/gwdSr7NWfY. Participants should…

Traffic Safety Task Force has Boating Safety Event for Memorial Day

Traffic Safety Task Force has Boating Safety Event for Memorial Day

People operating boats while intoxicated may endanger people enjoying Memorial Day weekend on Percy Priest Lake and boat ramps, a Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force member said. That’s why law enforcement officers will patrol those recreational areas to prevent impaired boaters from impacting water recreation activities Saturday, May 29 on the lake and boat…

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City offices closing in observance of Memorial Day

In observance of Memorial Day, City Hall and most other City offices will be closed Monday, May 31, 2021. Some recreational facilities will be closed Saturday May 29 and Memorial Day. Rover, the City’s public transportation system, will not run on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31. The St. Clair Street Senior Center will be closed…

MPD Peace Officer Memorial Day Ceremony

MPD Peace Officer Memorial Day Ceremony honoring fallen goes virtual

The annual Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Peace Officer Memorial Day ceremony in honor of fallen officers will be virtual due to COVID. It will air on various broadcast and social media platforms, at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 13. National Police Week began in 1962, when President John F. Kennedy recognized May 15 as Police Officers…

Stones River National Battlefield

Stones River National Battlefield Co-Hosts Multi-State Virtual Memorial Day Tribute

This Memorial Day, Stones River National Battlefield will join thirty National Park Service units across 12 states and the District of Columbia in hosting a virtual commemoration saluting America’s fallen soldiers. The 2020 National Park Service Virtual Memorial Day Tribute — a social media event spanning more than 13 hours on Monday, May 25 —…

Memorial Day Stones River Cemetery

City offices closing in observance of Memorial Day holiday

In observance of Memorial Day, City Hall and most other City offices will be closed Monday, May 25, 2020. Some recreational facilities will be closed Saturday May 23 and Memorial Day. Rover, the City’s public transportation system, will not run on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25. The St. Clair Street Senior Center remains closed due…

MPD Peace Officers Memorial Service

MPD Peace Officers Memorial Service to honor fallen goes virtual

The annual Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Peace Officers Memorial ceremony in honor of fallen officers, will air on various broadcast and social media platforms, at 12:00 p.m. Thursday, May 14. In past years, the ceremony has taken place at the Murfreesboro Civic Plaza, most recently, at the Memorial Wall located at the MPD headquarters on…