Murfreesboro Nowhttps://murfreesboronow.com/Local news for Murfreesboro, Tennessee: city hall, schools, police and fire, real estate, high school sports and things to do across Rutherford County.en-GBTue, 03 Nov 2026 12:58:36 +0000Morning Notes for Nov. 3: City Hall, Schools, Around townhttps://murfreesboronow.com/morning-notes-2026-11-03/https://murfreesboronow.com/morning-notes-2026-11-03/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsNov. 3: 3 items from Murfreesboro's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.Buc-ee's Murfreesboro opens Nov. 16 with 250-plus jobshttps://murfreesboronow.com/bucees-murfreesboro-opening-nov-16/https://murfreesboronow.com/bucees-murfreesboro-opening-nov-16/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsBuc-ee's opens its Murfreesboro travel center at 6 a.m. Monday, Nov. 16, at 3355 Elam Road: 74,000 square feet, 120 gas pumps and more than 250 jobs.Murfreesboro jobless rate falls to 2.8% in Septemberhttps://murfreesboronow.com/murfreesboro-unemployment-september-2026/https://murfreesboronow.com/murfreesboro-unemployment-september-2026/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsMurfreesboro's unemployment rate fell to 2.8% in September from 3.1% a year earlier, below Tennessee's 3.3%. But about 440 fewer residents had jobs.Morning Notes for Oct. 31: City Hall, Around townhttps://murfreesboronow.com/morning-notes-2026-10-31/https://murfreesboronow.com/morning-notes-2026-10-31/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 31: 4 items from Murfreesboro's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.Morning Notes for Oct. 30: City Hall, Around townhttps://murfreesboronow.com/morning-notes-2026-10-30/https://murfreesboronow.com/morning-notes-2026-10-30/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 30: 6 items from Murfreesboro's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.Morning Notes for Oct. 29: City Hall, Around townhttps://murfreesboronow.com/morning-notes-2026-10-29/https://murfreesboronow.com/morning-notes-2026-10-29/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 29: 6 items from Murfreesboro's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.Arts and exhibitions in Murfreesboro: October 2026https://murfreesboronow.com/arts-and-exhibitions-this-month/https://murfreesboronow.com/arts-and-exhibitions-this-month/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnMurfreesboro arts to early December: The Wizard of Oz Nov. 6-15, Newsies Jr. Nov. 18-22, Frozen from Dec. 4, two Tennessee Philharmonic concerts and classes.Things to do in Murfreesboro this weekend, Oct. 30 to Nov. 1https://murfreesboronow.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/https://murfreesboronow.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnTrick-or-treat on the Square Friday, an Oaklands masquerade Friday night and the free Patterson Park festival Saturday lead Murfreesboro's Halloween weekend.Daily Debrief for Oct. 28: City Hall, Around townhttps://murfreesboronow.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-28/https://murfreesboronow.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-28/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 28: 4 items from Murfreesboro's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.Morning Notes for Oct. 28: City Hall, Around townhttps://murfreesboronow.com/morning-notes-2026-10-28/https://murfreesboronow.com/morning-notes-2026-10-28/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 28: 6 items from Murfreesboro's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.MTSU hosts free trick-or-treating Wednesday, Thursdayhttps://murfreesboronow.com/mtsu-true-boo-trick-or-treat-2026/https://murfreesboronow.com/mtsu-true-boo-trick-or-treat-2026/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsKids 12 and under get into Wednesday's MTSU football game free, with trick-or-treating on the concourse, then Greek Row hands out candy 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday.MTSU blood drive Nov. 2-4 open to all, donors get ticketshttps://murfreesboronow.com/mtsu-100-miles-of-hope-blood-drive-2026/https://murfreesboronow.com/mtsu-100-miles-of-hope-blood-drive-2026/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsMTSU's 100 Miles of Hope blood drive runs 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 2-4 at Campus Rec. Donors get a T-shirt, a $10 gift card and four football tickets.Daily Debrief for Oct. 27: City Hall, Today and this week, Around townhttps://murfreesboronow.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-27/https://murfreesboronow.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-27/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 27: 4 items from Murfreesboro's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.Morning Notes for Oct. 27: City Hall, Schools, Today and this week, Around townhttps://murfreesboronow.com/morning-notes-2026-10-27/https://murfreesboronow.com/morning-notes-2026-10-27/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 27: 5 items from Murfreesboro's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.Daily Debrief for Oct. 26: City Hall, Today and this week, Around townhttps://murfreesboronow.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-26/https://murfreesboronow.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-26/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 26: 4 items from Murfreesboro's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.Murfreesboro leaf pickup runs through Jan. 31: the ruleshttps://murfreesboronow.com/murfreesboro-fall-leaf-collection-2026/https://murfreesboronow.com/murfreesboro-fall-leaf-collection-2026/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsMurfreesboro's free curbside leaf vacuum service runs through Jan. 31. Rake loose leaves to the curb, never into the street, and keep limbs out of the pile.Firefighters pull man, dog, cat from Kinsale Avenue firehttps://murfreesboronow.com/murfreesboro-kinsale-avenue-house-fire-rescue/https://murfreesboronow.com/murfreesboro-kinsale-avenue-house-fire-rescue/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsMurfreesboro firefighters used a thermal imaging camera to find a man trapped upstairs in a burning Kinsale Avenue home Oct. 15. He, a dog and a cat were rescued.Walter Hill, Holloway staff among 6 honored by county schoolshttps://murfreesboronow.com/rutherford-county-schools-staff-awards-october-2026/https://murfreesboronow.com/rutherford-county-schools-staff-awards-october-2026/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsRutherford County Schools picked 5 Difference Award winners from 417 nominations, 2 at Murfreesboro schools, and named a Smyrna school nurse its Nurse of the Year.