Rutherford County

Choice Lanes to Allow for a Quicker Commute Between Murfreesboro and Nashville - at a Choice Price

Dec 02, 2022 at 11:13 am by WGNS News

(Rutherford County, TN) The Tennessee Department of Transportation suggests they have discussed an idea to increase travel reliability and travel speeds on area interstat.... Read More

Medical News: Excess Oxygen During Anesthesia Linked to Risk of Organ Injury

Dec 01, 2022 at 07:00 pm by WGNS News

(Medical Study) Unnecessarily high concentrations of oxygen given to patients under general anesthesia may increase risk of injury to the kidneys, lungs and heart, according t.... Read More

More Apartments and Condominiums as Murfreesboro and Rutherford County Continue to Grow

Dec 01, 2022 at 12:31 pm by WGNS News

(Rutherford County, TN) Rutherford County has grown by over 88-thousand residents since 2010, which equals a 12-year growth rate of more than 30%. With the population growth c.... Read More

EDUCATION: Collaborative Conferencing in Rutherford County, Commentary by JC Bowman

Dec 01, 2022 at 08:57 am by WGNS News

(RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN) COMMENTARY: Seemingly every year across the state “collaborative conferencing” gets debated by stakeholders and policymakers.  In Ruth.... Read More

New Business Filings in Tennessee Highest Ever for a 3rd Quarter

Nov 30, 2022 at 07:12 pm by WGNS Radio News

(TENNESSEE BUSINESS NEWS) New business filings in the third quarter of 2022 were the highest for a third quarter in the 24-year history of the data being collected, according.... Read More

FRIDAY: The Lighting of the Historic Courthouse Tree in Murfreesboro

Nov 29, 2022 at 09:45 am by WGNS News

(Murfreesboro Square) It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and Santa Claus plans to be on the downtown Murfreesboro Square this Friday evening!  That wa.... Read More

Joanie's in Murfreesboro To Be Featured On America's Best Restaurants

Nov 29, 2022 at 07:16 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN  – Local restaurant Joanie’s will be hosting a visit from America’s Best Restaurants in early December. Joanie’s is on the histor.... Read More

Child Advocacy Center says Offer Support on #GIVINGTUESDAY

Nov 28, 2022 at 10:45 am by WGNS News

Murfreesboro — “#GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical community support,” said Child Advocacy Center Developmen.... Read More
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Tractor Trailer Truck Overturns on I-840 Entry Ramp

Nov 26, 2022 at 03:07 pm by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO, TN) A tractor trailer truck overturned while rounding the curve on the I-840 entry ramp Saturday morning. The accident occurred as the truck pulled off of Inter.... Read More

MTSU makes permanent MT Engage program that centers student engagement, reflection

Nov 25, 2022 at 11:14 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Julia Myatt is passionate about using the MT Engage program to get students fully immersed in the classroom experience. The pro.... Read More

Promising Year Ahead for TN Promise Students

Nov 23, 2022 at 09:52 pm by WGNS Radio News

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) recently launched a state-level vision and initiative to create a momentum-building year with key goals to increase the&n.... Read More

MTSU Showcases Ingenuity of Midstate High Schoolers at 7th Entrepreneurship

Nov 23, 2022 at 09:35 pm by WGNS Radio News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — High school freshmen Wyatt Petelle and Hunter Higgs from Central Magnet School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, eagerly jumped onto their laptop in.... Read More

Police standoff in Murfreesboro ends peacefully, 36-year-old man in custody

Nov 22, 2022 at 08:00 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (November 22, 2022) – A standoff between Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) officers and a man barricaded inside a home ended peacefully Tuesd.... Read More

Sobriety Checkpoint Planned for Wednesday, just before Thanksgiving in Murfreesboro

Nov 22, 2022 at 04:00 pm by WGNS News

(MURFREESBORO, TENN.) The Tennessee Highway Patrol aims to nab drunk drivers during the upcoming week of Thanksgiving. A sobriety checkpoint will be located on South Rutherfor.... Read More

Senator White and Senator Reeves re-elected to leadership positions for 113th General Assembly

Nov 22, 2022 at 12:55 pm by WGNS News

(RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TENN.) State Senator Dawn White (R-Murfreesboro) and State Senator Shane Reeves (R-Murfreesboro) were unanimously re-elected by their colleagues to le.... Read More

31-Year-old Mother Fails to Pick-Up Daughter After School - Mother's Whereabouts are Unknown and Family has Reported Her as Missing

Nov 21, 2022 at 08:00 pm by WGNS News

UPDATE: Still Missing - (MURFREESBORO, TENN.) Murfreesboro Police report the missing 31-year-old woman is still missing. MPD Public Information Officer Larry Flowers told WGNS.... Read More

3-Persons Arrested by the MNPD in Sex Trafficking Case Now Federally Indicted

Nov 18, 2022 at 05:09 pm by WGNS News

(ANTIOCH, TN) A federal indictment was unsealed this week that charges three Nashville individuals in a sex trafficking and drug distribution conspiracy that operated from a h.... Read More

Senior Moments: Arosa Care Highlights the Importance of Estate Planning with Smith-Wright Law, PLLC

Nov 18, 2022 at 10:02 am by WGNS News

Erin Keogh-Rankin from Arosa Care in Murfreesboro has a conversation about estate planning with Sonya Wright and Kristen Harvey from the Smith-Wright Law, PLLC. On this Senior.... Read More

DUI Checkpoint Planned for Murfreesboro on November 23rd

Nov 17, 2022 at 12:11 pm by WGNS News

(MURFREESBORO, TENN.) The Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security confirmed 7,535 motor-vehicle crashes in Tennessee that involved a DUI driver between October.... Read More

Exchange Club Officer of the Year for the Sheriff's Office

Nov 17, 2022 at 10:45 am by WGNS Radio News

(Rutherford County, Tenn.) Deputy Nathan Smith was honored Wednesday as the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office’s Officer of the Year for the Exchange Club. Cl.... Read More