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Monday Mess: Ice & Snow Cause Headaches

Mar 03, 2014 at 05:35 pm by bryan

What do you get when you mix a thin layer of freezing rain with a dusting of snow? A big mess. The Monday morning commute was terrible around Rutherford County. In fact, the R.... Read More

Three Robbery Attempts, Suspect Finally Caught

Mar 03, 2014 at 05:30 pm by bryan

A Franklin County man has been arrested and charged with trying to rob three locations in Murfreesboro. Twenty-one year old Matthew Corbett of Estill Springs faces the charges.... Read More

Rutherford County Commission Race GROWS

Mar 03, 2014 at 05:12 pm by bryan

The County Commission race in Rutherford County continues to grow.  Oakland High School Assistant Principal, Tim Roediger, has announced he will be a candidate for the Commiss.... Read More

So Called Daylight Savings Bill is on HOLD

Mar 03, 2014 at 05:04 pm by bryan

The bill dubbed as the “Daylight Savings Bill” has stalled. The TN Chamber of Commerce was opposed to it because they say it would cause confusion and possibly hinder commerce.... Read More

UPDATE: Man Killed In Smyrna When Car Jack Malfunctioned

Mar 03, 2014 at 04:49 pm by bryan

Here' s an update on the man who was killed early Sunday morning while working on his car. Smyrna Police received a call of a man laying underneath a car in the parking lot of.... Read More

Road Could Refreeze Overnight

Mar 03, 2014 at 04:33 pm by bryan

The Rutherford County Office of Emergency Management is advising motorists to watch out for hazardous driving conditions. Roads are expected to refreeze. Some may have had a d.... Read More

Rocks Crash Through Windows On Two Big Rigs

Mar 03, 2014 at 03:32 pm by bryan

Two tractor-trailer drivers escaped serious injury when rocks crashed through the windshields of their trucks about 1 a.m. February 18 on Interstate 24 near the Ridley Earp ov.... Read More

MTSU Offices Closing at 2pm

Mar 03, 2014 at 01:38 pm by bryan

Middle Tennessee State University will close administrative offices, except for certain essential services (including campus dining and public safety operations), at 2 p.m. to.... Read More

Community Leader George Gardner Passed Away Monday

Mar 03, 2014 at 12:25 pm by bryan

Murfreesboro lost a community leader Monday morning (3/3/2014), retired State Farm executive and one of the movers behind the Discovery Center passed away. George Gardner was.... Read More

SNOW Effects Murfreesboro Garbage Pickup

Mar 03, 2014 at 11:49 am by bryan

The winter weather forced BFI to close its Jefferson Pike landfill today (Monday, 3/3/2014). As a result, Murfreesboro Solid Waste Department will have to cease garbage collec.... Read More

Siegel / Blackman Boys Forced to Wait One Day

Mar 03, 2014 at 10:13 am by bryan

They'll have to wait another day to see if they will be playing in the boys state tournament. Blackman at Stone Memorial in Crossville and Walker Valley at Siegel in Murfreesb.... Read More

Icy Updates: WGNS Monitors Emergency Traffic

Mar 03, 2014 at 09:06 am by bryan

We are posting information we hear currently happening concerning traffic and road conditions across the county. Scroll down to the bottom for the most updated information. 6:.... Read More

Gas Up 17-cents In 21 Days!

Mar 03, 2014 at 07:49 am by bryan

Gas prices finished February with the largest increase since July. The national average rose 21 days in a row reaching 17 cents per gallon (5 percent) over the course of the m.... Read More

Archie Manning to Speak at MTCS

Mar 03, 2014 at 05:45 am by bryan

Middle Tennessee Christian School in Murfreesboro is proud to announce that Archie Manning will be the keynote speaker at its Legacy of Light Gala on April 17, 2014 at the MTC.... Read More

Boys and Girls Clubs February Youths of the Month

Mar 03, 2014 at 05:30 am by bryan

WGNS and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Rutherford County are highlighting youths of the month. For February, the youth of the month in Murfreesboro is Bjorn and from Smyrna Zach.... Read More

MTSU's Sekou Franklin Honored with Faculty Award for Excellence

Mar 03, 2014 at 05:15 am by bryan

Lauded as a “Renaissance man” by the educator who established the honor, MTSU political science professor Sekou Franklin was recognized recently as the 2014 recipient of the u.... Read More

MFRD to Hold Child Safety Seat Inspection Station Thursday

Mar 03, 2014 at 05:00 am by bryan

Murfreesboro Fire & Rescue Department, in conjunction with Safe Kids, and with the assistance of Murfreesboro Police Department, Rutherford County EMS, and Rutherford Coun.... Read More

Blackman Girls to Face Houston to Open State Tournament

Mar 03, 2014 at 05:00 am by bryan

The Blackman girls fate, like all other teams in the TSSAA Blue Cross Basketball Championships, depended on a blind draw held Sunday in Murfreesboro at the Doubletree Hotel. T.... Read More

Grammy Award-winning Violinist to perform with MTSU Faculty Tuesday

Mar 03, 2014 at 04:45 am by bryan

MTSU School of Music faculty cellist Christine Kim and pianist Arunesh Nadgir will be joined by Grammy Award-winning violinist Karen Kim for a free public concert of chamber m.... Read More

MTEMC Outage Map

Mar 02, 2014 at 11:09 pm by bryan

With severe winter weather here in Rutherford County, tree limbs could come down on power lines. If you are in the Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation area, you c.... Read More