Morning Notes for Nov. 5: City Hall, Schools, Around town

Weather: Today: Sunny, 70°F. Tonight: Areas of fog, 42°F. Friday: Areas of fog then mostly sunny, 66°F. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, 37°F. (NWS forecast)

City Hall

• City of Murfreesboro awarded $8.28 million federal ‘Safe Streets’ grant to improve roadway safety The City of Murfreesboro has been selected to receive $8,282,947 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Fiscal Year 2026 ‘Safe Streets and Roads for All (City of Murfreesboro)
• City offices, some facilities, closing Wednesday, Nov. 11 for Veterans Day City Hall and most City offices will be closed Wednesday, Nov 11, 2026, in observance of Veterans Day, a day to honor the heroism and sacrifice of our nation’s veterans. (City of Murfreesboro)

Schools

• Meet the RCS Middle School Student-Athletes of the Month | October 2026 (Rutherford County Schools)
• Celebrating the best of the best: Meet the 2026-2027 Rutherford County Schools Teachers of the Year (Rutherford County Schools)
• Rutherford County Schools FFA Members Earn National Recognition at the 99th National FFA Convention (Rutherford County Schools)

Around town

• MTSU earns notice on Forbes, Money magazines’ lists of top U.S. colleges Middle Tennessee State University was recently included on the Forbes Magazine’s list of the 500 Top Colleges in the U.S., one of only four public institutions in the state to make (Middle Tennessee State University)
• MTSU alumni take musical spotlight at ‘MTSU Night at the Opry’ Nov. 5 NASHVILLE, Tenn. —Alumni from Middle Tennessee State University’s Scott Borchetta College of Media and Entertainment will be front and center on the Grand Ole Opry stage Thursday, (Middle Tennessee State University)
• ‘Chasing Eclipses’ at MTSU’s First Friday Star Party on Nov. 6 MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Experience the cosmos this Friday night at Middle Tennessee State University during the Department of Physics and Astronomy’s First Friday Star Party. This mo (Middle Tennessee State University)
• A promise kept: MTSU student finishes degree 19 years after starting college More than documenting the completion of a degree, the photograph will capture the fulfillment of a promise Adams made 14 years earlier to the great-grandmother she affectionately c (Middle Tennessee State University)
• MTSU on 2: ‘Meet me at Camp Blue’ for jam-packed MTSU’s ’26 homecoming [+VIDEO] Homecoming will culminate in MTSU’s Blue Raiders facing off against their notorious Conference USA rivals, the WKU Hilltoppers, in Floyd Stadium at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7. (Middle Tennessee State University)
• MTSU True Blue Tour brings $50,000 in scholarships to Chattanooga Middle Tennessee State University brought its True Blue spirit to Chattanooga on Oct. 26, awarding $50,000 in scholarships during a day of events connecting school counselors, comm (Middle Tennessee State University)
• MTSU Recording Industry students meet superstar Taylor Swift at Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala For the students, an invitation to the gala meant more than an evening celebrating some of music's most influential songwriters. (Middle Tennessee State University)
• MTSU to host prospective Blue Raiders for True Blue Preview Nov. 14 [+VIDEO] Middle Tennessee State University will roll out the blue carpet for hundreds of prospective students at the annual True Blue Preview on Saturday, Nov. 14. (Middle Tennessee State University) Morning Notes is a daily digest of what Murfreesboro’s public bodies published, linked to the original. Have something for tomorrow’s Notes? Send a news tip.