Pension Committee of Electric Department Pension Plan Scheduled for March 3

The Pension Committee of the Electric Department Pension Plan will meet at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in Council Chambers, at City Hall, 111 West Vine Street, Murfreesboro, Tenn.

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RCEMA Encourages Participation in Tennessee's Severe Weather Awareness Week: Feb. 28-Mar. 6

Tennessee's Severe Weather Awareness Week is Feb. 28 to Mar. 6, 2021, and Rutherford County Emergency Management Agency (RCEMA) is using this week to promote preparedness to the community.

“Be sure to check out RCEMA’...

Council adopts resolution creating Community Investment Study Group on MED Proceeds

The Murfreesboro City Council voted Thursday (Feb. 25) to create a Community Investment Study Group to provide advice on handling proceeds from the sale of the City’s Electric Department to Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporatio...

City Street pothole filling and crack repair work gets underway

After a week of ice and snow that blanketed Middle Tennessee, requiring the application of approximately 2,000 tons of salt on City streets and plowing of major roadways, potholes are appearing throughout town. As always, freezing and re...

Road projects featured on “The Insider”: City of Murfreesboro Podcast

Murfreesboro’s many road projects are featured in the latest edition of “The Insider,” the City’s monthly podcast, beginning Friday, Feb. 5. Listen to this edition of “Insider” at https://cityofm...

City maintains Moody’s Aa1 and S&P 500 Global AA Ratings on General Obligation debt

Moody’s Investors Service has assigned a Aa1 rating to the City of Murfreesboro’s $65 million General Obligation Bonds, Series 2021. In addition, Standard and Poor’s (S&P Global) has assigned an AA rating for this issue. ...

Phase 1 of Rucker Lane reconstruction set to be advertised for bidding

A Section of Rucker Lane from near Muirwood Boulevard to Veterans Parkway will be advertised for bidding in January with reconstruction work projected to begin in Spring 2021. The roadway project will take about a year and a half to complete.&...

City prepared for winter ice and snow with salt brine and snow plows

The City of Murfreesboro is once again applying salt brine to major corridors to pretreat City streets ahead of ice and snow.  Murfreesboro is also  

stocked and ready to clear streets during the winter weather season. 

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Mayor recognizes two Water Resources employees with STARS Award

Murfreesboro Water Resources employees Adam Todd and Cody Bell have been named STARS award recipients for December 2020. The STARS award comes after they gave roadside assistance to a woman who became stranded on the roadway after she ran out of gas. &...

Woods Air Movement to Establish North American Headquarters, Manufacturing Facility in Murfreesboro

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Woods Air Movement officials announced today that the ventilation and fan company will establish a U.S. facility in Murfreesboro.

Woods Air Movem...

Murfreesboro Cultural Arts announces 2021 Laureates

The City of Murfreesboro Cultural Arts announced the 2021 recipients of the Murfreesboro laureate honor today.  Dancer laureate Meg Brooker and Actor laureate Cameron L. Mitchell join Poet laureate Amie Whittemore after being selected from a tale...

Murfreesboro City Schools Appoints Trey Duke as Director of Schools

The Murfreesboro City School Board is proud to announce their intention to enter into a contract negotiation with Mr. Trey Duke as Director of Murfreesboro City Schools. 

The School Board embarked on the search for a Director of Schools ...

Murfreesboro Greenway featured on “The Insider”: City of Murfreesboro Podcast

Murfreesboro’s model Greenway is featured in the latest edition of “The Insider,” the City’s monthly podcast, beginning Sunday, Dec. 20. Listen to this edition of “Insider” at  

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City Water Resources begins N. Highland Ave. water and sewer upgrades

Water Resources Operations and Maintenance (O&M) is scheduled to begin work on water and/or sewer replacements in the N. Highland neighborhood, beginning Monday, Aug. 24.  No through traffic will be allowed on streets where sewer and water li...

Duplex fire ruled accidental, victims identified

Murfreesboro, TENN – The deaths of a mother and son who perished in a Murfreesboro duplex fire early Saturday morning have been ruled accidental.

 Kendra LaNae Malone, 33, and her son, 5-year-old Kamden Joseph Hayes, died in the duplex f...

Mother, child die in overnight duplex fire

Murfreesboro, TENN – Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) Fire Marshal’s Office investigators are looking into the cause of a fire that claimed the life of a mother and her 7-year-old son early Saturday morning, accordin...

City implements new burn permit fee for commercial construction sites and public gathering bonfires

The City of Murfreesboro Building & Codes Department has established a new burn permit fee for open burning organic material on commercial construction sites and for organizations hoping to host public gathering bonfires.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The City of Murfreesboro Building & Codes Department has established a new burn permit fee for open burning organic material on commercial construction sites and for organizations like schools, churches or neighborhood ...

Former city manager Roger Haley dies of COVID-19 complications

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Summer Camps

Registration for 2021 Summer Camps begins March 1. Register online or in person at Sports*Com, Patterson Park Community Center, or the main office at Barfield Crescent Park.

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18-year-old arrested for shooting a teenager at a Murfreesboro hotel

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – An 18-year-old man is arrested for the shooting of a 15-year-old male at a hotel in Murfreesboro on Sunday, Feb. 28.

Deshawn Wells is charged with attempted homicide.   

Patrol officers re...

Police investigating break-ins at three businesses in the Medical Center Pkwy area

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) detectives are investigating several business break-ins that occurred on Monday, Feb. 2.

Three businesses, BurgerIM, Mission BBQ, and Bad Daddy’s, along Medical Center Pkwy, wer...

Suspect arrested in weekend fatal shooting

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The suspect in this past weekend’s fatal shooting of 21-year-old Giovanni Gilis on Ewing Blvd. has been arrested in Cheatham County.  

 Larry Johnson, II, 23, was taken into custody without incide...

Suspects used crowbar to break into two Murfreesboro business minutes apart, stealing cash

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Murfreesboro Police Department Criminal Investigations Division Property Crimes detectives are attempting to identify three individuals who used a yellow crowbar to pry open the front door of two businesses stealing cash on...

Murfreesboro police searching for suspects after multiple vehicles stolen from rental car business

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Murfreesboro police detectives are on the hunt for two individuals after they stole seven (7) vehicles from Enterprise Rental on NW Broad Street Sunday, Jan. 17.

According to detectives, the suspects drove a black pickup to ...

Amazon driver held at gunpoint, delivery van and packages stolen; suspects on the run

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – A female Amazon driver is robbed by two armed men who stole her van full of packages in broad daylight on Monday, Dec. 21. The suspects are on the run.

The driver, delivering a package near Hawkins Avenue ...

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Grow With MPD - We're Hiring

We are accepting applications for Police Trainee. The advertisement will run continuously from February 23, 2021 through Friday, March 19, 2021.

Applications will be accepted through the city’s website www.murfreesborotn.gov t...

Grow With MPD - We're Hiring

We are accepting applications for Emergency Communication Specialist I.  The advertisement will run from February 23, 2021 through Friday, March 19, 2021.

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MWRDCA's 'H2O Distance Learning Pod' for Students!

The H2O Distance Learning Pod is a collaborative effort by the Murfreesboro Water Resources Department’s Community Affairs (MWRDCA), Rutherford County Stormwater Project WET (Project WET), and the Stones River Watershed Association (SRWA) as a d...

Cold Weather Readiness & Recovery Tips

When the temperature drops below 32 degrees F, water in your pipes can freeze and burst. To safe guard your pipes against bursting during periods of frigid temperatures, you can use a couple of simple precautions to protect your pipes.

You can wrap exposed...

City Water Resources begins N. Highland Ave. water and sewer upgrades

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