Good morning, Murfreesboro.

Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation youth basketball registration will close Oct.

31; the league is open to boys ages 5 to 17 and girls 5 to 13, evaluations Nov. 6 and 7, practices start Dec. 12, games begin the week of Jan. 8 (5 to 6 coed starts Jan. 19).

Main Street Murfreesboro is seeking National Register designation for the downtown square to bring recognition and allow property owners to apply for tax credits and state grants.

Organizers will host a public town hall from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at their office (225 West College Street) and expect a decision in 2027.

Ivy on Spring opened Tuesday, Oct.

27 at 7 a.m. in downtown (203 East State Street) and serves coffee, seasonal drinks, pastries from local vendors, a boutique of local makers, and donates proceeds to Greenhouse Ministries while offering after-hours rentals.

Big Bad Breakfast began full service Tuesday, Oct.

27 in the former City Cafe building (113 East Main St.) downtown, restoring daily dining to the courthouse square after months of interior renovation while keeping the landmark City Cafe sign.

TNWorks launched the TNWorks Talent Accelerator (TNTalent) in October 2026 to give employers a centralized hub for hiring and grant-funded training, backed by a $5 million U.S. Department of Labor grant targeting nuclear energy, AI infrastructure, and advanced manufacturing, and rolled out Rural Works to fund rural healthcare workforce pipelines.

The Murfreesboro City Schools Foundation awarded $56,036 in grants to 56 projects on Tuesday, Oct.

27 (awards ranged from $84 to $3,500), funding hands-on learning, STEM, literacy, music, coding, and districtwide classroom initiatives for this school year.

Yoki Buffet (1145 NW Broad St) received a food inspection score of 63 on Oct.

21 after inspectors found 18 violations and embargoed 14 lbs of food, and a follow-up inspection is required within 10 days.

Healthcare leaders broke ground Tuesday, Oct.

27 on the Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Rehabilitation Hospital, a two story, 62,700 sqft 40 bed inpatient rehab facility (expandable by 10 beds) on a four acre site near Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford that will open in late 2027 and create about 86 FTE jobs.

Middle Tennessee State, 4-3, will try to make it three wins in a row when it hosts Kennesaw State, 1-6 and on a six-game losing streak, today at 6 p.m. at Floyd Stadium on CBS Sports Network.

Week 10 decides playoff seeds: Riverdale vs. Oakland on Friday will determine the Region 3-6A No. 1 seed (a Riverdale win would push Smyrna to No. 2), while Blackman can clinch the fourth spot at Rockvale and MTCS can wrap up its region top seed vs. PCA on Thursday at MTSU.

MTSU volleyball beat New Mexico State on Tuesday, Oct.

27 at Alumni Memorial Gymnasium, and Sidelines published a photo gallery capturing the team's top plays and crowd moments.