MTSU’s coach Kermit Davis will coach three-day basketball camps this June and into July to teach game skills to the willing. Held at Middle Tennessee State University’s campus, the 2010 Kermit Davis Basketball Camps will offer 8–10 regulation games, camp and staff apparel, team film sessions in the newly-renovated Blue Raider locker rooms, and will [...]
During the 2007-2008 presidential primary season, the Libertarian Party went through a little schism. Two factions of the party vied for control: the Purists (as I’ll call them), who wanted to nominate a candidate who was an outspoken, “The Law” thumping, Jefferson-quoting — even if he was foaming at the mouth — Libertarian; and the [...]
Founded in 1911 as a state normal school for training educators, Middle Tennessee State University now is the largest educator in Tennessee, weighing in at over 25,000 enrollees annually. With 137 permanent buildings on 4.2 million sq. ft. (over 515 acres) of land located just a mile from the geographic center of the state, [...]
2010 Marks the fifth year of the Doughboy Challenge 5K walk, sponsored by General Mills Corporation to benefit not-for-profit charities in Rutherford County. There had been some speculation that the Challenge, which runs through downtown Murfreesboro, would be leaving the county, but according to General Mills, that will not be the case. This year’s race [...]
Murfreesboro’s The Discovery Center at Murfree Spring will be hosting two events for children early this coming week. At 9 AM on Monday, The Discovery Center will host Parents & Tots: Animals on the Farm, an event for children five years and younger. Created by the National Wildlife Foundation, this event is part [...]
This marks the inaugural edition of the Murfreesboro News Press City Schools Calendar Update, which we will update at least weekly, with information on the coming weeks’ school activities. As will be the case from here on out, we will feature the coming week’s calendar in full, and highlights from the following week’s calendar. During [...]
The Murfreesboro City Planning Commission will be holding its regular meeting on Wednesday, May 19, at City Hall, Room 218, 111 West Vine Street, at 1:00 PM. After the usual parliamentary business (determining a quorum and approving the minutes of the previous meeting) is finished, the Commission will take up the following business: Villages of [...]
October 16th of this year marks the fourth annual Murfreesboro Half Marathon and Kids Fun Run, and registration to participate is now open. From now until the end of the month, participants can register for the half marathon for $50, $55 through June 1, and $65 through August 1, or until the 2,250 participant limit [...]
Since the floods of two weekends ago, life in most of Murfreesboro has gotten back to normal. This is not the case, however, for a few Murfreesboro and other area residents where the waters have yet to recede. The flooding, which destroyed houses, real estate and personal property, and even roads and parking lots, has [...]
Attention sports memorabilia lovers, The SportsConnextion in Murfreesboro is holding a charity auction on June 5 at Bobby McKee’s. Starting at noon, The SportsConnextion will start taking bids on memorabilia, and the auction is slated to end at 6 PM. The SportsConnextion website, www.SportsConnextion.com , lists an array of available baseball, basektball, and football merchandise, [...]
In a recent letter to patients, Dr. Peter Cobb, M.D. of Stonecrest Family Physicians, currently located inside the StoneCrest Medical Center in Smyrna, announced that he will be moving his practice to Murfreesboro in July of this year. “I will be relocating my practice,” says the letter, “to better serve [sic] our community,” as part [...]
Monday Toot’s 35¢ Wings until 3 pm$3.00 Half-dozen Raw Oysters from 3pm until close$6.00 Dozen Raw Oysters from 3pm until close5 Boneless Buffalo Fingers with Fries for $3.99 till 3pm then $4.99 after 3pm Chuy’s Free Fully Loaded Nacho Car 4-7 O’Charley’s 1/2 Price Appetizers 2p-7p Kirkenburt’s 10 Wings $4 Tuesday Toot’s $2.99 Half Pound [...]
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Bobby McKee’s is Murfreeboso’s first Irish Pub, located at the Stones River Mall. From favorites like Fish N’ Chips, Sheppard’s Pie and Corned beef to our Chef’s own Irish Nachos, Shamrock Wings and McKee’s Drunken Steak; we are bringing the Boro a blend of the best Irish dishes! Our 6,000 sq. foot space is laid [...]
As of the census of 2000, there were 68,816 people, 26,511 households, and 15,747 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,764.9 inhabitants per square mile (681.4 /km2). There were 28,815 housing units at an average density of 739.0 per square mile (285.3 /km2). The racial makeup of the city was 79.85% White, 13.89% African American, 0.28% [...]
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