TSSA State Volleyball Champions in Murfreesboro Oct. 22-24

The TSSAA Division I and Division II State Girls’ Volleyball Championships will be returning October 22-24 at Blackman High School, Siegel High School and Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro.

This event brings in 480 athletes and ap...

Murfreesboro named 2019 8th Fastest-growing Midsize City by WalletHub.com

The City of Murfreesboro has been named 2019's 8th Fastest-growing Midsize City in a recent study from WalletHub.com. Murfreesboro ranks 12th overall.

The latest ranking by WalletHub again places Murfreesboro in the Top-10 for Midsize Cities, just ahead of...

MTSU to host ‘Finish Your Degree’ Q&A event on Oct. 23 at Chamber

Middle Tennessee State University will be a hosting a “Finish Your Degree” Q&A event Wednesday, Oct. 23, at the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce in Murfreesboro.

The come-and-go event will run from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Ch...

MTSU survey: Tennessee business leaders sour on future economic prospects

Outlook among Tennessee business leaders fell sharply in recent months, according to the latest Tennessee Business Barometer by MTSU’s Jones College of Business. The quarterly statewide online survey showed the index dropped to 211 from 428 in J...

MCS teacher Heather Knox received Presidential Award

Dr. Heather Knox, a former fifth-grade mathematics teacher at Northfield Elementary, now serving as a MCS Gifted Specialist, has received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST).

The PAEMST award is the nation&...

Flashlight Nights in Oaklands Mansion Oct 24-26

Explore Murfreesboro’s most mysterious mansion and experience some of the unusual mourning customs and creepy superstitions of the Victorian era at Oaklands Mansion. As the doors creak open to reveal the town’s spookiest historic home,...

City’s annual Fall Leaf Collection underway

Fall Leaf Collection season begins Monday, Oct. 14 and continues through December 31, 2019.  The Murfreesboro Streets and Solid Waste departments is once again teaming-up for the seventh consecutive year with a combined system to improve service ...

Crime Free Multi-Housing communities celebrate one year of commitment to safety program

Three Murfreesboro apartment communities have been credentialed under the Murfreesboro Police Department Crime Free Multi-Housing safety program, but the City strongly encourages other communities to become certified and join the partnership to build a sa...

Bark Park at General Bragg Trailhead closed for improvements Oct. 14-Nov. 15

Improvements to the Bark Park at the General Bragg Trailhead on West College Street will begin October 14 and will continue for approximately five weeks. The improvements, funded by a grant from the Randy Boyd Foundation, include

• Dog agility equipment

• A...

Tennessee STEAM Festival Oct. 11-20

Science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) will come to life at more than 100 events across the state during the 3rd annual Tennessee STEAM Festival,  Oct. 11 20, 2019.  The Festival was founded by the Discovery Center at Mur...

Rutherford County Library System’s 'Food for Fines Week' October 20 - 26

Overdue fines keeping you from using the public library? Take care of them with canned goods from your pantry! For one week, patrons of the library system will have the option to bring in canned goods to pay off library fines. Not only will you be getting...

MTSU center marks 10 years of advocating for more women in STEM

MTSU celebrated the 10th anniversary of the WISTEM Center Wednesday (Oct. 9) in the Strobel Lobby connecting Wiser-Patten Science Hall with the Davis Science Building. The center, now located in Davis Science Building Room 115 in the middle of MTSU&rs...

Rutherford County Library System hosting Halloween Comicfest Oct. 26

All branches of the Rutherford
County Library System will give away free comic books for Halloween ComicFest on Saturday,Oct. 26. The comics are specially published for this event by DC Comics, Marvel,
Dark Horse, IDW Publishing, BOOM! Studios, Dynami...

‘Puppy Plunge,’ Stones River and Greenway Art Fests, more in October ‘In the City’

Murfreesboro’s artisan community celebrated another successful festival on the Greenway and water quality advocates promoted everything “water” at the 2019 Stones River Waterfest in Old Fort Park in the newest edition of City...

City Building & Codes encourages mural compliance partnership

Murals, as an expression of public art, help bring color, life and story to otherwise bland walls. With the creative initiative of Murfreesboro artists, murals have been popping up in many locations throughout the city, but City regulations do apply.

&...

REMINDER: City Solid Waste Florence Rd. yard waste drop off on Saturdays

The City of Murfreesboro Solid Waste Department is pleased to offer limb and brush drop off at the Public Works Facility on Florence Rd. Saturdays from 7 a.m. to Noon.

Murfreesboro Citizens who prefer to remove their own grass clippings, limbs and brush ra...

Mayor Shane McFarland issues proclamation supporting 2020 Census

The 2020 Census is months away, but the U.S. Census Bureau is already hiring part-time local workers for the count. Interested citizens can join the 2020 Census team by applying online at www.2020census.gov/jobs. Serving as a temporary Census worker provi...

MTSU Survey: Tenn. consumer outlook rises ‘significantly’ in 3rd quarter

The Tennessee Consumer Outlook Survey indicate consumers’ view on the economy has improved “significantly,” reports the Office of Consumer Research in MTSU Jones College of Business.  The Tennessee Consumer Outlook I...

WalletHub.com names Murfreesboro 4th Best Small Real Estate Market

Murfreesboro has been named 2019's 4th Best Small Real-Estate Market in a recent study from the leading personal finance outlet WalletHub.Com. Murfreesboro ranks 11th overall and 4th among small cities.

To determine the best local real-estate mark...

Murfreesboro ranks No. 12 in Top-25 cities where millennials are moving, according to SmartAsset

Murfreesboro ranks No. 12 in the Top-25 cities where millennials are moving, according to a recent SmartAsset study using U.S. Census Bureau data.

Millennials are now the largest generation in the workplace and by 2030 they will comprise 75% of the U.S. wo...

Solid Waste develops new efficiencies to improve yard waste pickup

The City of Murfreesboro Solid Waste Department continues to experience challenges in recruiting Commercial License Drivers (CDL) needed to operate trash collection equipment and trucks for limb and brush pick-up. In response to the labor shortage, Solid ...

MTSU News: MTSU named among nation’s best by Princeton Review

Middle Tennessee State University has been named one of the best places to earn an undergraduate degree in the nation by The Princeton Review, which called it “a go-to choice for those wishing to receive a quality and affordable education.&r...

City, MTSU celebrate renovation of Middle Tennessee Boulevard

The City of Murfreesboro and Middle Tennessee State University celebrated Friday the renovation of Middle Tennessee Boulevard, an $18.2-million project that turned the thoroughfare into a gateway for the campus.

Former U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon and U.S. Sen. L...

City Council approves FY20 Budget with first Property Tax Hike in 20 years

The Murfreesboro City Council Thursday (June 13) approved the City’s $186.2 million proposed FY20 General Fund Budget on second reading following special Budget Reviews in April, May and June. The balanced budget includes a property tax rate of ...