In observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, several City of Murfreesboro offices and facilities will be closed on specific days. The closures will occur on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24; Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25; and New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1, 2025.
The Solid Waste department will maintain its normal schedule on Christmas Eve, December 24, but there will be no garbage collection on Christmas Day, December 25. The collection for Wednesday will be moved to Tuesday, December 24. Similarly, there will be no garbage collection on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2025, and the collection will be moved to Tuesday, December 31. Residents are advised to place their garbage carts at the street the night before collection.
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Murfreesboro Transit, the city’s public transportation service, will not operate on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or New Year’s Day. The Old Fort and Bloomfield Links golf courses will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day but will open on December 24 and December 31, weather permitting.
The Senior Center will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, reopening on December 26. It will close early on New Year’s Eve at 5 p.m. and remain closed on New Year’s Day, reopening on January 2, 2025.
The Adams Tennis Complex will also be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, with regular hours resuming on December 26. It will close at 5 p.m. on New Year’s Eve and remain closed on New Year’s Day, reopening on January 2, 2025.
Recreational facilities, including McFadden Community Center, Patterson Park Community Center, Sports*Com, Wilderness Station, Cannonsburgh Village, Bradley Academy Museum, and Adams Tennis Center, will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. These facilities will reopen on December 26. On New Year’s Eve, McFadden and Cannonsburgh Village will be closed, while Patterson and Sports*Com will close at 5 p.m. All recreational facilities will be closed on New Year’s Day and will resume regular hours on January 2, 2025.
The Main Parks & Recreation Office will also be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day. City business offices will resume regular hours of operation, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., following the Christmas holiday on Thursday, December 26, 2024, and after the New Year’s holiday on Thursday, January 2, 2025.
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New Year’s Day 5K 2025 Event Details
The New Year’s Day 5K on January 1, 2025, at Barfield Crescent Park in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, invites running enthusiasts for a timed race starting at 10 a.m.; registration is open online until December 31, 2024, with a $30 fee and a participant cap of 500.