At 6:30 p.m. today (Feb. 1) in Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee Council of Boy Scouts of America will commemorate and welcome the addition of girls into Boy Scouting. The event, marking the Chartering of Troop 2019, is the only public event of the Nashville-area council to mark the national event.
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