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UPDATE: Life of Middle Point Landfill is Less Than 8-Years - Proposed Expansion will likely be Tied Up in Court

Sep 30, 2021 at 03:05 pm by WGNS

UPDATE: Republic Services, the company that oversees the Middle Point Landfill in the Walterhill area, has updated Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron on the landfill l.... Read More

Middle Point Landfill and the Fight in Chancery Court on Thursday

Aug 24, 2023 at 10:15 am by WGNS News

NASHVILLE, TN - On Thursday in Nashville at the Chancery Court of Davidson County, representatives of the Middle Point Landfill in Rutherford County are appeali.... Read More

Bad smells at the landfill in the Walter Hill area of Rutherford County

Jan 12, 2016 at 11:45 am by bryan

At the urging of state legislators, Tennessee Solid Waste Management officials agreed to push Middle Point Landfill operators to cut the stench at their Walter Hill facility i.... Read More

Bogus Checks

Jan 21, 2012 at 10:46 pm by bryan

Thieves passed three fraudulent checks on a bogus Rutherford County Landfill account of more than $350 each at a rural Rutherford County store and two Williamson County stores.... Read More

UPDATE: Middle Point Landfill Smells and Finding a Solution to Rutherford County Waste

Oct 12, 2020 at 08:00 am by WGNS

3.7 Thousand tons of waste is taken into the Middle Point Landfill annually in Rutherford County. The Walter Hill site includes 808 acres of land with 260 gas wells and 10 gro.... Read More

UPDATES: Middle Point Landfill

Feb 05, 2020 at 02:39 pm by bryan

(MURFREESBORO) As part of our ongoing commitment to safe and responsible landfill operations, the Middle Point Landfill team announced infrastructure projects recently complet.... Read More

Permit approved for Middle Point Landfill

Jan 19, 2017 at 11:51 am by bryan

The Murfreesboro Postby Sam Stockard The state is giving Middle Point Landfill a permit to treat water from its rock-crushing operation despite opposition from area residents.... Read More

REMINDER: Middle Point Landfill Open House on Wednesday Evening from 5 to 7PM

Sep 19, 2023 at 11:23 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The operators of the Middle Point Landfill will hold an open house event on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 in the MTSU North Commons, ou.... Read More

Landfill Problem Costly for Rutherford Co. and Murfreesboro

Apr 19, 2016 at 08:10 pm by bryan

With the forecast of our local population doubling over the next two decades, the closing of the Middle Point Landfill could arrive more quickly than anticipated. Just last mo.... Read More

The Middle Point Landfill closing in near future - where will Rutherford County Waste go?

Mar 29, 2017 at 09:39 am by bryan

Murfreesboro and Rutherford County Government continue to search for ideas on what to do with waste when the Middle Point Landfill in Walter Hill reaches capacity in 7 to 10 y.... Read More

Murfreesboro Mayor Comments on BFI Lawsuit Over Expansion Request to the State

Aug 12, 2021 at 09:57 am by WGNS

The issue of the landfill in the Walter Hill area of Rutherford County continues to plague residents and government officials. As many realize, the current landfill has a life.... Read More

Compressor Repairs Underway at Middle Point Landfill - $1.4M Infrastructure Project Complete

Dec 07, 2020 at 11:33 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Earlier this week, the Middle Point Landfill team announced the completion of its recent $1.4M infrastructure project to add or replace 40 lan.... Read More

Stealing from landfill - busted

Aug 02, 2008 at 12:00 am by bryan

Rutherford County Mayor Joe Carr joins host Bart Walker Monday's Show

Nov 30, 2022 at 10:14 am by WGNS News

WGNS' Bart Walker talks with Rutherford County Mayor Joe Carr. Some of the things discussed include the landfill, future planning of waste related problems and more. C.... Read More

UPDATE: Middle Point Landfill Statement on Chancery Court Hearing

Aug 24, 2023 at 09:45 pm by WGNS News

UPDATE - RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Middle Point Landfill appeared Thursday (08/24/23) in Davidson County Chancery Court to state its case on why it believes the Central Tennesse.... Read More

Murfreesboro joins legal battle over the creation of a new landfill adjacent to Middle Point Landfill and realizes initial success

Dec 30, 2021 at 12:05 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — On December 20th, Davidson County Chancery Court Judge Russell T. Perkins ordered that, in light of newly discovered evidence, the application.... Read More