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🌱 Will Murfreesboro’s south side finally get its own Lowe’s store?

Murfreesboro, Tennessee Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Will Murfreesboro’s south side finally get its own Lowe’s store?
  • How a disability scam is aggressively targeting Murfreesboro phone numbers now
  • Which Murfreesboro restaurants just scored the lowest on health inspections?

Also on today's calendar: Peddler Interiors & Gifts Murfreesboro hosting Silhouettes by Edward and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very hot, with a high of 97 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and very hot, temps: high: 97, low: 71.
  • Friday: Very hot with a stray t-storm, with a high of 96 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Sixteen Acres on Shelbyville Pike, and a Second Orange Box for the South Side (murfreesboro.com) — Murfreesboro officials are weighing annexation and rezoning of 16.78 acres on Shelbyville Pike, across from Murfreesboro Medical Clinic, for what would become the city’s second Lowe’s. The project aims to give south-side residents a closer home-improvement option and ease Old Fort Parkway congestion, but it still awaits a City Council hearing and final vote.
   

2. They Called 15 Times: Inside a Social Security Disability Scam Targeting Rutherford County (wgnsradio.com) — Scammers are bombarding Murfreesboro-area residents with repeated phone calls promising to fast-track Social Security disability benefits, then coaching them to give personal and banking details. The scheme uses multiple operators, fake legal “intake centers,” and even 15 back-to-back calls to appear legitimate, so locals are urged to hang up and never share sensitive information.
   

3. Health Inspectors Find Spoiled Food, Repeat Violations At Local Restaurants (rutherfordsource.com) — Recent health inspections turned up spoiled food, temperature issues, and repeat violations at several Rutherford County restaurants, including multiple spots on Broad Street and Medical Center Parkway in Murfreesboro. Inspectors embargoed dozens of pounds of unsafe food and ordered quick follow-up visits, while reminding residents that reports must be posted and complaints can go to the state hotline.
   

4. Andrea Pasqualini with Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Heart (wgnsradio.com) — A Murfreesboro heart-care provider, Andrea Pasqualini of Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford, is being honored with the MMC Heart for Healing Award for her attentive, patient-first approach. Murfreesboro Medical Clinic and WGNS are inviting residents to nominate other local doctors, nurses, and caregivers who have made a real difference in their lives for future recognition.
   

5. Puckett's Restaurant announces Cullman closure after almost 4 years (cullmantribune.com) — Puckett’s is closing its Cullman, Alabama, and Hendersonville, Tennessee, restaurants this week, but the Murfreesboro location will remain open as one of six surviving Tennessee sites. The company cites tough economic conditions and says it will refocus on longer-established communities while helping affected employees transition and honoring existing gift cards at its remaining restaurants.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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