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BULLETIN: Called City Council Meeting 7:00 Monday MORNING!

Jul 01, 2012 at 08:15 am by bryan

A special called city council meeting to discuss a mandatory ban on the use of fireworks has been set for Monday morning at 7:00 o'clock.  It will be in the city coucil c.... Read More

Rutherford County Voting Machines Available for Inspection

Jun 30, 2012 at 03:44 pm by bryan

Rutherford County Election Commission Administrator Nichole Lester says the voting machines which will be used during the Early Voting period and on Election Day for the Augus.... Read More

Tennessee Announces 2012-2013 Free and Reduced-Price Meal Guidelines

Jun 30, 2012 at 03:41 pm by bryan

The Tennessee Department of Education today announced the 2012-13 U.S. Department of Agriculture policy for free and reduced-price meals for children in Tennessee’s scho.... Read More

"Youth Football" and "Youth Cheerleading" Sign-Ups

Jun 30, 2012 at 12:57 pm by bryan

The Murfreesboro Football League is a non-travel recreational league located at the McKnight Park Youth Football Complex. The league consists of all levels from beginners to a.... Read More

Irrigation System Gives "Garden of Hope" HOPE!

Jun 30, 2012 at 12:48 pm by bryan

Installation of an irrigation system should help offset the lack of rain at the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office’s inmate garden. MTSU agriculture students join.... Read More

Hot Temps Flair Traffic Now Thru July 7th!

Jun 30, 2012 at 12:39 pm by bryan

Hot weather and construction projects don't mix, but City Traffic Engineer Ram Balachandran says Independence Day will help--but warns motorists to be on-the-lookout for sizzl.... Read More

Hottest Day Since Records Have Been Kept

Jun 29, 2012 at 04:48 pm by bryan

Friday was a weather first. The high temperature of 109-degrees broke the all-time record, eclipsing the 1952 record of 107-degrees. The heat coupled with the moderate drought.... Read More

Burning Banned in County Now

Jun 29, 2012 at 04:20 pm by bryan

Open burning is now prohibited across Rutherford County. The drought conditions coupled with blistering heat prompted the county to join Murfreesboro, Smyrna and La Vergne in.... Read More

Area Water Systems Call for Voluntary Reductions in Water Use

Jun 29, 2012 at 04:16 pm by bryan

The water systems of Rutherford County (Consolidated Utility District, Murfreesboro Water and Sewer Department, Smyrna Utilities and LaVergne Public works) are asking their wa.... Read More

MTSU Veterans Memorial Offers Quiet Place of Reflection

Jun 29, 2012 at 03:52 pm by bryan

Outside the Tom H. Jackson Building on the Middle Tennessee State University campus, the MTSU Veterans Memorial offers a quiet place of reflection for people, particularly aro.... Read More

TBR Raises Tuition Rates

Jun 29, 2012 at 02:21 pm by bryan

It will cost more to get a college education at MTSU and other Tennessee Board of Regents' colleges. The board voted Friday to increase tuition and fee rates. For MTSU student.... Read More

Amazon Hiring 1,500 in Lebanon & Murfreesboro

Jun 29, 2012 at 02:13 pm by bryan

Jobseekers in Middle Tennessee are invited to begin applying at Tennessee Career Centers on Monday, July 2, for jobs at Amazon’s fulfillment centers in Lebanon and Murfr.... Read More

Fireworks Ban in La Vergne

Jun 29, 2012 at 02:04 pm by bryan

With extremely dry conditions and only minor relief expected late next week with isolated storms, the city fire marshal and fire chief of the La Vergne Fire Department, Inc. m.... Read More

Train/Car Collide in 'Boro

Jun 29, 2012 at 10:30 am by bryan

A train versus car collision, many times, doesn't end well. But the one here in Murfreesboro Thursday night did. There were no injuries in the collision that happened at 11:30.... Read More

Xavier Hamler Named Supervisor of Extended School Program in Murfreesboro

Jun 29, 2012 at 10:16 am by bryan

John Pittard Assistant Principal Xavier Hamler has been named Supervisor of Murfreesboro City Schools’ Extended School Program (ESP). Dr. Linda Gilbert, Director of.... Read More

State Warns Use Caution in Extreme Heat

Jun 29, 2012 at 10:11 am by bryan

The Tennessee Department of Health is working with partner organizations across the state to reduce deaths and life-threatening conditions caused by summer heat. With temperat.... Read More

Fire on Batey Farm in Blackman

Jun 28, 2012 at 04:43 pm by bryan

The drought conditions sparked a fire in the Blackman area, charring 25-acres and a barn on the John L. Batey farm. The blaze broke out Thursday on the farm at the corner of B.... Read More

South Maney Avenue Neighborhood Meeting

Jun 28, 2012 at 04:19 pm by bryan

In another effort to let residents and business owners in the  South Maney Avenue study area have an opportunity to learn about proposed amendments to the zoning ordinanc.... Read More

Sen. Tracy "Supreme Court's Decision Devastating To Economy"

Jun 28, 2012 at 03:51 pm by bryan

State Senator Jim Tracy commented on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision.  He told WGNS News, “The practical effort of upholding Obamacare is devastating to our.... Read More

Apply Online in the City of LaVergne

Jun 28, 2012 at 03:49 pm by bryan

People seeking employment with the city of La Vergne will no longer have to contend with delivering written applications in person, rather they can now do it all online. The.... Read More