Good morning, Murfreesboro.

Over 20 family events are scheduled in and around Murfreesboro this week starting today, from The Great Pumpkin Festival’s monster-themed evenings at the Discovery Center to a hummingbird hike at the Wilderness Station and creative programs at Bradley Academy Museum and Smyrna library — designed for local families.

The Curious Kitchen is set to move its cooking school and restaurant from downtown to 2561 E.

Compton Rd next spring, with plans for gardens, farm-to-table events, and cooking classes. Current bookings will remain at the downtown space until the move is complete.

MTSU’s Theatre and Dance department presents 'Jack’s Tale,' a bluegrass musical based on Appalachian and Scots-Irish folklore that opens today at Tucker Theatre on Champion Way.

The show runs until Sunday with evening performances on Thursday and Friday and matinees on Saturday and Sunday.

MTSU began construction of a $5.6M Cyber Range at the Miller Education Center on Bell Street on Sept.

28; the renovated 2,446 sqft lab, built with IBM and local partners, will offer cyberattack training for students, businesses and government agencies. It is slated for use in January.

MTSU celebrated the expansion of its Level Up Arena on Sept.

22 with a ribbon cutting and signed a partnership with XP League of Franklin + which will offer professional coaching for students and space for middle and high school esports teams at the Student Union Building.

Asian lady beetles differ from ladybugs (they are orange with a white M or W) and may soon move indoors as fall cools; residents should seal openings to help prevent winter infestations.

A Rutherford County couple received their federal tax refund after nearly 10 months of waiting when Sen. Bill Hagerty’s office helped fix an IRS error.

Rick and Dee Dee Lunsford amended their return with H&R Block assistance & got their check before Christmas.

TEMA secured a $10.6M FEMA grant for siren upgrades to improve emergency alerts in Rutherford and four neighboring counties.

Local officials will begin installing and testing new systems today as part of the project running through Sept. 30.

High school football resumes this Friday, Oct.

2 with Week 7 games across Middle Tennessee counties including Rutherford+Sumner+Williamson, while some match-ups in other counties are scheduled for Thursday as noted by TSSAA.

MTSU football will face Kansas on Saturday at 11 a.m. CDT at David Booth Memorial Stadium in Lawrence.

The guarantee game pays the Blue Raiders $1,065,000 + includes a men’s basketball match on Nov. 6 after a schedule change.

Several Murfreesboro area teams have crucial TSSAA football matchups today at 7 p.m., with Riverdale playing Smyrna for a top spot (predicted 38-20) and Oakland facing Rockvale to boost playoff hopes.

More games, including Siegel vs Clarksville and La Vergne vs Kirkwood, will take place on Oct. 2.