The Murfreesboro Pulse

10/31/2025

🎶🎤🥁🎵🎸 Check the Pulse Concert Calendar for live music in :

https://boropulse.com/calendar/

10/31/2025

Oflow (Overflow Brews and Bakes) debuts its new Saturday Brunch this Saturday, Nov. 1.

From 9 a.m.–1 p.m. enjoy a special buffet with quiches, biscuits and gravy, cinnamon rolls, scones and other delicious Oflow homemade baked items.

Cost is $15 for adults, $12 for kids ages 3–8, free for those under 3 (with paying adult); drinks extra.

Oflow (Overflow Brews and Bakes) is located at 115 N. Maple St. in

10/31/2025

PLAY TIME! ☀️🍂🛝 The new inclusive playground located in the green space between Patterson Park Community Center and Bradley Elementary School opens to the public for play on Friday, October 31 at 1 p.m.

Patterson Park is located at 521 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in

10/31/2025

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10/31/2025

Pulse Office for a Day: Denny Cove Falls, located in Fiery Gizzard State Park in Sequatchie, 🍂🥾

10/30/2025

After much anticipation, Las Trojas Cantina Murfreesboro, TN will host a soft opening on Monday, Nov. 3, at noon. The restaurant invites the community to stop by during its initial opening phase and will announce an official grand opening celebration at a later date.

Located at 3105 Medical Center Pkwy. near The Avenue, the restaurant marks another expansion for the regional brand, which first opened in 2005. After several construction delays, owners say they are eager to welcome guests and begin full operations once staff training is complete.

Las Trojas Cantina features a menu of authentic Mexican favorites—enchiladas, fajitas, tacos and sizzling skillet dishes—served alongside a wide range of cocktails, beer and specialty margaritas. The restaurant’s signature drink, the Margarona, blends the house margarita with an upside-down bottle of Corona for what the team calls “the perfect mix of bold flavor and refreshing taste.”

More Local Business News 👇🏻

https://boropulse.com/2025/10/murfreesboro-business-buzz-char-bricks-and-minifigs-swig-aloha-express-jamies-table-surcheros-americas-thrift-stores/

10/30/2025

OCTOBER SNOW! ❄️ Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains had its first snowfall of the season overnight. Mount LeConte is located southeast of Gatlinburg in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

10/30/2025

Rutherford County elected leaders and prominent alumni joined Middle State University trustees to form a committee to guide renovations to historic Murphy Center and create a nearby “Lightning Zone” district to encourage retail and entertainment development.

The committee, created and authorized by the Board of Trustees, held its first meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 29, on campus and reviewed renderings of the anticipated $119 million in renovations of the 53-year-old Murphy Center. The Tennessee General Assembly approved $78 million earlier this year for the project.

The arena, home to MTSU men’s and women’s basketball and Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association tournaments, also hosts concerts, events, classrooms and dance studios, and graduation ceremonies for the university and area high schools.

More 👇🏻

https://mtsunews.com/murphy-center-lightning-zone-committee-2025/

10/29/2025

Police detectives arrested Jason Roberts, 51, and Mark Boyd, 42, during a two-day operation on Oct. 23 and 24, both charged with patronizing prostitution of a minor.

Investigators said both men went to local hotels believing they were meeting underage girls.

Undercover operation in Murfreesboro leads to arrest of two men accused of soliciting minors

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (October 29, 2025) — An undercover operation led by the Murfreesboro Police Department’s Special Investigations Section – Internet Crimes Against Children, with assistance from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Human Trafficking Unit, resulted in the arrest of two men accused of soliciting minors for s*x.

Detectives arrested Jason Roberts, 51, and Mark Boyd, 42, during a two-day operation on Oct. 23 and 24. Roberts and Boyd are charged with patronizing prostitution of a minor. In addition, Boyd faces charges of simple possession and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.

Investigators said both men went to local hotels believing they were meeting underage girls.

Police booked both men into the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center. Roberts’ bond was set at $45,000, and Boyd’s at $50,000. Both have since been released.

They are scheduled to appear in Rutherford County General Sessions Court on December 10.

10/29/2025

Cookin’ to Build, an all-you-can-eat chili and soup cook-off event hosted by and benefiting Rutherford County Habitat for Humanity, will take place on Saturday, Nov. 1, on the Public Square.

Funds raised from Cookin’ to Build will help Rutherford County Area Habitat for Humanity Murfreesboro,TN build more affordable homes for local low-to moderate-income families.

Event tickets include all-you-can-eat chili, soup, stew, desserts and drinks at the cook-off event, plus a bowl to take home and a tote bag. This marks the 18th year for Cookin’ to Build.

More 👇🏻

https://boropulse.com/2025/10/habitat-for-humanity-annual-cookin-to-build-event-raises-funds-to-build-homes-for-families/

10/29/2025

A car collided with a home on River Rock Blvd. yesterday causing damage to the home and one person was transported to the hospital. At least the skeletons are no worse for wear.
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10/28/2025

Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope, a category 5 storm with estimated maximum sustained winds of 185 mph, one of the most powerful Hurricane landfalls on record in the Atlantic Basin.

Pray for Jamaica 🙏🏻🇯🇲