Good morning, Murfreesboro.

Downtown Murfreesboro Restaurant Week runs Oct.

5-11, 2026 and offers local dining rooms, patios, and kitchens a chance to feature special menus and a scavenger hunt-style bingo (like last spring) while encouraging diners to check each restaurant’s updates for details.

Special Olympics Tennessee is seeking volunteers for its State Fall Games on Oct.

16-17 in Smyrna + Murfreesboro. The event will include opportunities for athlete support, setup, scorekeeping, and more at venues like the Smyrna Bowling Center and Richard Siegel Park.

A new Flying Biscuit Café is coming to Murfreesboro as franchisee Paresh Patel signed a franchise agreement for the first local location; site selection is underway and the opening date, hours, and job details will be announced (lease pending).

Hell’s Kitchen winner Alex Belew will open Chinwag at The Fountains at Gateway on Oct.

22; dinner reservations are now live while lunch service will begin Nov. 3 with service Tuesday through Saturday and dinner on Sundays only.

Lt. Gen. Keith Huber was honored with the Outstanding Eagle Scout Award in mid-September by the Middle Tennessee Council of Scouting America for his 38-year military career and service at MTSU, where he serves as senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives.

He was nominated by MTSU Trustee J.B. Baker.

Murfreesboro’s annual Fall Leaf Collection runs from Oct.

12 to Jan. 31, 2027; residents should place loose leaves & grass clippings at the curb following city guidelines with debris taken to the Yard Waste Collection Facility at 4765 Florence Road.

Ryan King, formerly deputy commissioner at Tennessee Agriculture, will join Middle Tennessee Electric as its new Chief External Relations Officer on Nov.

2, tasked with managing government affairs & community relations. He brings extensive experience from electric cooperatives and rural development.

Dr. Mark Kestner has treated Middle Tennessee patients for four decades and uses exclusive protocols to reduce pressure on nerves+ helping over 90% of patients achieve lasting relief from severe back pain and sciatica at his NW Broad St. office in Murfreesboro.

Thursday night at Smyrna — unbeaten Riverdale beat the Bulldogs 30-14 in Region 3-6A as quarterback Gavin Hampton threw four touchdowns and helped the team overcome a 23-7 half-time gap.

High school football scores from week 7 were reported by TSSAA across ten counties on Thursday.

More scores are expected after today's Friday games complete.

Murfreesboro area high school football players shone in Week 7 of the 2026 season on Thursday, Oct.

1, with standout efforts like Brylan Oduor’s five receptions for 119 yards and two touchdowns. Their performances helped secure key wins for their teams.

Oakland shut down Rockvale on Thursday night with a 30—7 win as both teams set up for Fall Break on the Rockvale field.

Oakland built the lead with early special teams play and key interceptions while Rockvale struggled on offense.