Mold Remediation in Murfreesboro, TN

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — Everyone’s favorite beaver is inching its way closer to another area location.

Earlier this week, the company announced plans to break ground in Oak Grove, Kentucky by the end of the year.A Murfreesboro location has been in the works for several years.

Construction for the project is once again underway after city officials reported a delay due to a pipe shortage.

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“It’s an experience,” Murfreesboro resident Brandon Miller told News 2. “It’s not just going to a gas station and you get your drinks and snacks and go on. It’s usually a 15 or 30-minute endeavor at least, especially with kids.”

Another Murfreesboro resident, Maya Mulraine, added that the chain typically has some of the best bathroom gas stations she had ever seen.

“I think it’ll be nice for people who are stopping on the road just to have that sort of option,” Mulraine added.

Perhaps you wouldn’t find a bigger fan than Murfreesboro Councilmember Shawn Wright.

“They dress like the beaver for Christmas,” Wright said. “Anytime we’re on the road, if there’s a Buc-ee’s even close, we will drive out of the way to go to a Buc-ee’s.

In Murfreesboro, the project is two-fold. First, construction crews are currently busy realigning the roadway off Joe B. Jackson Parkway to make room.

Once that’s complete, hopefully before the end of this year or the beginning of next year, a Buc-ee’s spokesperson said that building construction could begin. That will take roughly a year and a half.

“Tennessee has a great workforce, people are friendly, and a lot of people are going to places like Nashville and going to the Smoky Mountains to enjoy their travel,” Buc-ee’s General Counsel Jeff Nadalo said.

The beaver is also expected to bring big bucks to the city.

“The Crossvillee store’s brought in $5 to 5.5 million in revenue and that’s non-petroleum sales, that’s just inside sales,” Wright said “The Sevierville store’s at $9.5 million and most of those visitors are from 100 miles away from those stores. When you take that into effect, that could create $2.75 million worth of tax revenue for the city of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County.”

Nadalo said the store will also bring more than 200 jobs, which are high-paying and come with benefits.

“Managers make about $120,000 a year, 200 plus jobs and those jobs have benefits as well…” Wright added. “I’m excited for this project to get on the road and I’m hoping I don’t gain 500 pounds eating Buc-ee’s brisket everyday.”

Millie Rodriguez’s quick actions saved Geneva McKnight’s life, who was having a heart attack.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV) - Sept. 1 was a normal day for Murfreesboro City Schools bus driver Millie Rodriguez.

Rodriguez, who’s been driving a bus since 2019 for the school system, says she went to lunch with her husband during her morning and afternoon routes. She decided that day she would go back to work early, a life-saving decision.

When she got to Hobgood Elementary, she saw her friend Geneva McKnight, who’s the school crossing guard. But McKnight was not in her usual parking spot — which alerted Millie to her car.

“I said Miss Geneva, how are you doing today,” Rodriguez recalled.

McKnight then got out of her car and headed for the school, with Rodriguez following close behind.

“She says, ‘Millie, I think I’m having a heart attack,’” Rodriguez said.

McKnight, who’s been a crossing guard at Hobgood since 1997, found herself in the hands of Rodriguez and the staff at the school.

“Millie had my right hand, and someone had my left hand, and I asked Millie to pray for me,” McKnight said.

McKnight was taken to the hospital, where doctors confirmed that she was having a heart attack. While she was kept in the hospital for a week, no more than three weeks later she was back on Baird Lane, making sure students crossed the street safely, all thanks to a now lifelong friend.

“I just thank God that he put her here,” McKnight said.

Rodriguez was recognized at the most recent Murfreesboro City School Board Meeting, which you can view here.

“[I’m] Proud of the work I do, proud of the person I am, but most importantly, you got to be proud of the difference you and I can make,” Rodriguez said.

McKnight, who’s 85 years old, has no plans to turn in her patrol uniform just yet. She says she has the most coveted crossing guard position in the system, and Rodriguez joked that she may want that job when she decides to retire from driving the bus.

“God put us together,” Rodriguez said. ‘Yes he did,” McKnight answered.

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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — Talks about bringing Minor League Baseball to Cannonsburgh Village in Murfreesboro have rekindled.

For Lisa Cisco, chairperson of “Home Run History,” the Village tells the story of not just Murfreesboro’s history, but also her own. Home Run History is a group that has been working to bring a Minor League Baseball team to a Murfreesboro facility.

“My family owned the home that’s in the very front and my grandmother grew up in the house that was in the back,” Cisco said. “It’s very important to me that we maintain our history.”

Originally, Cisco told News 2 that she wasn’t on board with a baseball stadium, thinking it would replace the town’s roots. However, she’s since learned that the proposing developer doesn’t want to take away Cannonsburgh at all. The two went back to the drawing board.

“It would become the main entrance to the baseball park. They would utilize Cannosnburgh’s history,” Cisco said. “It’s not going to be a huge park. They’ve scaled back the size of it, which will also decrease the cost that was anticipated.”

Cisco’s previous “Save Cannonsgurgh” Facebook group has the name “Home Run History.”

The organization has partnered with the developer, working on renderings for a newly proposed 3,500-seat stadium.

“[It would be] A great place for young families, grandparents bringing grandchildren, people that just love baseball,” Cisco added. “It’s going to have a lot of entertainment value, and the pricing will be similar to what it is when you go to the movies.”

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News 2 spoke with Cannonsburgh visitors, who all supported the idea so long as the stadium preserves village history

“It’s important for previous generations to come over here and get to see the town and understand how people lived back then,” Chris Underwood added.

Cisco said that they to have renderings to share with the public in the coming weeks. Once she and the developer feel they have enough support, they’ll take their plans to City Council.