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Gas prices DOWN 2-cents locally!

Jun 24, 2013 at 06:14 am by bryan

Southeast gas prices remained relatively stable from last week after oil prices fell following an increase in the value of the U.S. dollar. Here in the 'Boro, some discounters.... Read More

Web Exclusive: Local municipalities pass ordinances banning many sinus and allergy medications

Jun 24, 2013 at 05:52 am by bryan

For the past few years, the sale of pseudoephedrine has been restricted in the state of Tennessee. This drug is widely used in preparations for sinus and allergy conditions. I.... Read More

Goodwill Store in Smyrna to Re-open

Jun 24, 2013 at 05:00 am by bryan

The Smyrna Goodwill store on South Lowry Street will reopen on June 27th. The store closed late last year for a massive renovation project. The space, which used to be two st.... Read More

Blackman BBQ This Friday

Jun 24, 2013 at 05:00 am by bryan

The 64th annual Blackman Barbeque will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, June 28 at Lane Agri-Park Facility at 315 John R. Rice Boulevard in Murfreesboro. Tickets are $8 for adul.... Read More

College Tuition Hikes Confirmed

Jun 24, 2013 at 04:45 am by bryan

How much more will MTSU cost? The Tennessee Board of Regents approved a maintenance fee and tuition increase at all the universities and community colleges that they oversee.... Read More

UPDATE: Saturday Night Fire Destroys Historic Home

Jun 24, 2013 at 04:45 am by bryan

Around 11:20 Saturday night (6/22/2013) fire destroyed the pre-Civil War home that was built by Mordici Burgess Wade in 1823. A firefighter with the Walter Hill Volunteer Fire.... Read More

Price at the Grocery is Going DOWN! Only by (Point).25 Percent.

Jun 24, 2013 at 03:45 am by bryan

The cost of non-prepared food items is about to go down, starting next month. You may recall that in May of this year, Gov. Bill Haslam signed into law a reduction in the stat.... Read More

MTSU Professor Chimes in On Government Employees Leaking Top Secret Information

Jun 24, 2013 at 02:15 am by bryan

An MTSU professor in Murfreesboro has decided to weigh in on the issue of espionage (spying) and government leaks. We are not talking about the government syping on you - we a.... Read More

Some Parents to Lose $15-Per Child / Per Week in Tennessee

Jun 24, 2013 at 02:00 am by bryan

WGNS is following up on a story you first heard about on the Tennessee Radio Network this past Friday afternoon. We are told the state is notifying Tennesseans drawing unemplo.... Read More

Tennessee Kids Ranked at Number 39 on WHAT LIST?

Jun 24, 2013 at 01:15 am by bryan

Tennessee is 39th in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2013 National KIDS COUNT Data Book ranking of child well-being that has just been released. Ran.... Read More

Two-Year Old Almost Drowns In Home Pool Accident

Jun 23, 2013 at 10:47 pm by bryan

Shortly after 3:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon (6/23/2013), an emergency call about a two-year old not responding after being underwater in a backyard pool in Murfreesboro. When.... Read More

Senator Corker Releases Brief Statement on Deficit Reform Through Immigration Reform

Jun 23, 2013 at 08:45 pm by bryan

U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., released the following statement on the opportunity to decrease the deficit through immigration reform. “I’ve been in the Senate.... Read More

Fake Police Car Sitting in Front of Islamic Center of Murfreesboro?

Jun 23, 2013 at 06:20 pm by bryan

On May 29th WGNS updated listeners on the lawsuit against Rutherford County Planning Commissioners filed by Kevin Fisher in regards to construction of the newly built mosque o.... Read More

Ram's Murfreesboro Traffic Warnings Through June 29th

Jun 23, 2013 at 05:52 pm by bryan

Summer has officially arrived, and so have the plethera of road projects. City Traffic Engineer Ram Balachandran warns motorists of potential trouble areas to avoid between no.... Read More

Saturday Fire on DeJarnette Lane Being Investigated: Do You Have Any Clues for the Fire Marshal?

Jun 23, 2013 at 04:25 pm by bryan

Several Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue Department units, including Districts 6 and 8 and Rescue 2, along with two Rutherford County Fire and Rescue brush trucks battled12 to 15.... Read More

African Aggressive Type Bees in Tennessee?

Jun 17, 2013 at 09:30 pm by bryan

The migration of Africanized bees into Tennessee has state agriculture officials and beekeepers on alert. The first known instance of the more aggressive bees – sometim.... Read More

Bonnaroo was The Easiest on Law Enforcement in the Past 12-Years - Only 42-Arrested!

Jun 17, 2013 at 09:26 pm by bryan

Bonnaroo: What Happened in Manchester During the Event? Bonnaroo has ended for another year and Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves says that he thinks this was the easiest on.... Read More

Murfreesboro Resident and Nashville Resident (Both Products of MTSU) to Fly in 37th Annual Air Race Classic for Women

Jun 17, 2013 at 07:18 pm by bryan

MTSU aerospace products Alison Taylor of Murfreesboro and Alexis Hutchinson of Nashville will soon be on the ride of their relatively young lives. Taylor, 20, a May graduate.... Read More

LaVergne SWAT Team Exercise Turns Into REAL EVENT Monday!

Jun 17, 2013 at 07:11 pm by bryan

Talk about a wild turn of events... A training exercise Monday for the La Vergne Police Department SWAT team turned into a live mission following a dangerous domestic assault.... Read More

Man Charged for 6th Time with Driving on a Revoked License

Jun 17, 2013 at 02:58 pm by bryan

A charge of Driving on a Revoked license for the 6th time was filed against 50-Year old Gregory D. Dunnaway after he allegedly came close to striking a police car in the Lowes.... Read More