MTSU professors' art 'Patterns of Progress' featured in rotunda at City Hall

MTSU Art professors Erin Anfinson, Kathleen O’Connell, Kimberly Dummons, Nicole Foran and Sisavanh Phouthanvong are featured at the Rotunda, July 28-Sept. 10.  The Artists will hold a reception in the City Hall Rotunda, Aug. 14, from 6 ...

Governor Lee, Commissioner Rolfe announce MAHLE to expand in Murfreesboro

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe announced today that MAHLE will expand its operations in Murfreesboro by adding approximately 300 jobs. The majority of the new business for Murfreesboro w...

Gov. Lee Unveils Safe Reopening Plan for Tennessee Schools

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced today the State of Tennessee’s recommendations to reopen schools for the 2020-2021 school year.

“Providing parents a choice in their children’s education is incredibly important,&rdquo...

MTSU cancels high school marching bands’ annual ‘Contest of Champions’ as safety precaution

MTSU’s School of Music has canceled the nation’s longest-running marching band competition to help keep high school competitors and their supporters from across the region safe in the ongoing pandemic.

Interim School of Music Director J...

Mayor, City, TN Disability Coalition celebrate 30th Anniversary of Americans With Disabilities Act

The City of Murfreesboro and the Tennessee Disability Coalition are excited to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); one of the United States’ most important pieces of civil rights legislation prohibiting d...

CityTV PSA brings home national Telly Award for Promotional Video

The 41^st Annual Telly Awards, the premier award honoring video and television across all screens, has recognized the City of Murfreesboro’s ‘Phone Distraction’ PSA’ as winner in the Local TV: General-Public...

Rutherford County Imposes Mask Mandate Effective Wednesday, July 22 at 12:00 a.m.

Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron announced Monday afternoon that Rutherford County will officially impose a mask mandate beginning Wednesday, July 22 at 12:00 a.m.

“We are still asking the community to be #RutherfordResponsible,” sai...

MTSU's Tenn. Business Barometer: Outlook among business leaders improves as businesses reopen

As businesses began reopening from the COVID-19 economic shutdown in recent months, outlook among Tennessee business leaders has improved, according to the latest Tennessee Business Barometer by MTSU’s Jones College of Business.

The latest index ...

2020 Census featured on “The Insider”; June Iljana, U.S. Census Media Specialist

Have You Been Counted? If not, there’s still time to respond easily and safely to the 2020 Census online at www.my2020census.gov. Those who fail to respond online, by phone or by mail by the end of July will be visited in-person by federal Censu...

Maney Avenue development, Youth Golf, Art Laureates and more ‘In the City’

Plans for a new Maney Avenue development is among the features in the latest edition of ‘In the City,’ your source for what’s happening in Murfreesboro. The July episode with Michael Linn White also highlights Youth Golf, Art...

MFRD receives improved ISO Rating; could lead to lower insurance rates for homes and businesses

The
City of Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) recently received a toprating of Class 1/1X from the Insurance Service Office (ISO), improving from
Class 2/2X rating in 2016. The new rating could lead to lower insurancepremiums for some homeo...

City urges residents to ‘Be Counted’ in 2020 Census

Murfreesboro residents are reminded to ‘Be Counted’ as part of the 2020 Census, a civic duty vital to the community’s financial health and well-being. In a year when the coronavirus shuttered businesses and displaced workers,...

Patterson Park Community Center receives grant to support 2021 ‘MLK Jr. Day of Service’ activity

Murfreesboro’s Patterson Park Community Center was awarded a Day of Service grant of $50,000 from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency for volunteering and service, to implement Project Dream in support o...

Council approves reduced FY21 Budget amid Covid-19 economic stress

The Murfreesboro City Council Wednesday (June 10) approved the City’s adjusted $180.4 million proposed FY21 General Fund Budget on second reading following a special Budget Review meeting in May and a public hearing in June. The FY21 budget is a...

New fire station opens in one of Murfreesboro’s fastest growing areas

Murfreesboro residents in the Blackman and Gateway areas should receive quicker response times after Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) opened Fire Station 11 Sunday, May 3, on Blaze Drive adjacent to Blackman High School.

The new $3.9 million stat...

2020 Solid Waste Holiday Garbage Collection Schedule

Solid Waste collection changes during holidays. Please refer to the Murfreesboro Solid Waste Holiday Garbage Collection Schedule for changes in garbage pickup.

 New Year’s Day, Wednesday Jan 1, 2020 NO CHANGES

 Martin Luther King, Jr Day, ...