Murfreesboro

[ mur-freez-bur-oh, -buhr-oh ]

noun

1. a city in central Tennessee: battle of Stone River (or Murfreesboro) 1862.

Example Sentences

Roni Stoneman, 85, the “first lady of the banjo,” who picked her way into bluegrass and country music history as a member of the Stoneman Family band and found wider fame as an irascible performer on “Hee Haw,” the down-home TV variety show, died Feb. 22 at her home in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The cause was complications from a stroke, her daughter Rebecca Fisher said.

From Seattle Times

Roni Stoneman, a virtuoso banjo player, mainstay of the country music television show “Hee Haw” and one of the last surviving members of the Stoneman Family, a renowned Appalachian string band, died on Thursday at her home in Murfreesboro, Tenn. She was 85.

From New York Times

Last year, the Tennessee Equality Project — a nonprofit that advocates for LGBTQ+ rights — filed a federal lawsuit after Murfreesboro leaders announced they would no longer be approving any event permit requests submitted by the organization.

From Seattle Times

Eventually, a federal judge temporarily blocked Murfreesboro from enforcing the ordinance while the lawsuit proceeded.

From Seattle Times

A spokesperson for the city of Murfreesboro didn’t immediately respond to an email for comment.

From Seattle Times