Good morning, Murfreesboro.

John and Jen's episode reviews local stories including a new cafe opening at The Avenue and MAC 2.0's makeover with childcare & recovery services in Murfreesboro.

They also discuss La Vergne's growth and preview upcoming sports and cultural events around town.

Today at Miracle Field in McKnight Park, Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation introduced a new synthetic turf that replaces the old crumb rubber field and improves safety for all athletes.

The upgrade reinforces the field’s role as a community hub with a 10th anniversary celebration planned for next year.

Southern rock band Molly Hatchet will perform at Hop Springs — located at 6790 John Bragg Highway — on Sunday, Aug.

23. Doors open at 7 p.m. and tickets cost $43.52.

Middle Tennessee State University is partnering with the Bahamas on a new aviation program called PEARL that will train future aerospace professionals & start residential training on campus next summer for Bahamian high school students.

The Discovery Center at Murfree Spring will reopen Aug.

27 after cleaning from Aug. 24 to 26. Its fall schedule features Campfire Story Time at 2 p.m., a snake run on reopening day, turtle talks on Aug. 28 and 31, and a cow eye lab on Sept. 3 for homeschoolers.

About 100 first responders joined MTSU Police for an active threat training exercise on the campus today — participants trained in realistic conditions around the recreation center while nearby areas were temporarily closed.

MTSU Police will hold this large-scale drill annually alongside additional smaller sessions.

Murfreesboro schools posted today’s sports results with high school golf scores at Old Fort and Golden Eagle Golf Club showing MTCS 161 and Oakland 170, and middle school football, volleyball, and soccer matchups yielding close contests + upcoming county games are scheduled from Tuesday, Aug. 18 through Tuesday, Aug. 25.

Pearl-Cohn's storied football program is featured in a season-long project by The Tennessean starting Friday nights, as coach Tony Brunetti emphasizes academic support and community pride while the team readies to build on recent playoff success amid inner-city challenges.