Murfreesboro TN

The Franklin Police Department is opening its doors to recruits, armed with attractive salaries and a supportive community ethos. Entry-level officers are being offered a starting annual salary of $65,000, with those possessing P.O.S.T. certification set to earn $68,000 from day one. The City of Franklin has...

MURFREESBORO, TN - The Central Tennessee Regional Solid Waste Planning Board will hold its next meeting this Monday evening, December 1, 2025, at 6:00 PM in the conference room of the Murfreesboro Municipal Airport's Business Center. The gathering is open to the public, and community members are encouraged to attend.

Wilson County farmer Perry Neal supports new 2-acre minimum zoning law, saying it protects agricultural land from urban sprawl and development pressure

Although largely forgotten, a little-known Tennessee school once powerfully influenced the U.S. Civil Rights movement and its leaders, while preserving Southern Appalachian culture. Its inspiring impact on the lives of two participants — one Black, one white — have lessons for today, according to the author of a new...

A serious two-vehicle crash on I-24 East near the I-840 interchange left one person in critical condition on Thursday. Units with the Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department responded to the scene and confirmed that two people were trapped inside the vehicles. Firefighters immediately began extrication efforts and were...

In an interview with the Tennessee Firefly, White said that too many parents across the state lack access to childcare, either because of a scarcity of available slots or cost. “We have a critical shortage across the state of childcare agencies, where if a second parent wants to go back...

Our first taste of winter soon? It’s definitely possible next Monday night, at least in some spots. This is still a very tricky forecast at this point, especially when the margins are so thin. We’ll be right near the freezing mark late Monday night, and a degree here and there will make all the difference. […]

Murfreesboro residents Steve and Karen Hickok have heard Salvation Army bells as the soundtrack of their life in December for decades. Steve first volunteered with the Salvation Army in 1972 as a student at Asbury College in Kentucky. Karen began volunteering with the organization in the winter of 2016 in Auburn,...

MURFREESBORO, TN - Murfreesboro police are asking for help identifying a man and woman wanted for questioning after a theft at Kroger on Old Fort Parkway. Investigators say the incident happened on October 31, 2025, when a woman distracted a shopper while her partner stole the victim’s wallet from her purse. That...

No animal should ever have to suffer, yet sadly, many do. Some are discarded like garbage, while others are left chained, hungry, and alone. But for every act of cruelty, there are compassionate people ready to step in and make a difference. In Tennessee, one faint cry coming from a...