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38-Year WGNS Personality Jerry Brown Honored By County Schools

Jul 23, 2013 at 07:50 am by Bryan Barrett

A WGNS' on-air personality for 38-years was honored at the last Rutherford County Schools board meeting. County Schools Director Don Odom presented Jerry D. Brown, Sr. with an.... Read More

Home Invasion Reported at La Vergne Apartment Complex Tuesday Morning

Jul 23, 2013 at 06:24 am by Bryan Barrett

In La Vergne, police are investigating a home invasion. A woman was said to have been held at gunpoint at Cedar Ridge Apartments while intruders ransacked her residence. The i.... Read More

You Will Soon Spend Less Time in Line at the Local Drivers License Testing Center - Well, A Tinsy-Winsy Little Less Time

Jul 23, 2013 at 06:00 am by Bryan Barrett

The wait time at driver service centers in Tennessee decreased slightly for the first six months of this year over the same period last year. That means the next time you visi.... Read More

Lawsuit Against Rutherford County Schools and Former Siegel Principal to Head Back to Court

Jul 23, 2013 at 05:45 am by Bryan Barrett

A woman who sued the Rutherford County Board of Education, Siegel High School Principal Ken Nolan and administrative worker Martha Millsaps will see her case back before the c.... Read More

Unemployment Rate Only Up Slightly in Tennessee - Individual County Numbers Not Yet Released

Jul 23, 2013 at 04:45 am by Bryan Barrett

Tennessee Labor & Workforce development Commissioner Burns Phillips has announced the state’s preliminary unemployment rate for the month of June is 8.5 percent. It.... Read More

All the More Reason to Eat Breakfast - Read This!

Jul 23, 2013 at 04:30 am by Bryan Barrett

Here’s more evidence why breakfast may be the most important meal of the day: Men who reported that they regularly skipped breakfast had a higher risk of a heart attack.... Read More

Positive News for the Mentally Ill in TN - First in the Nation Court to Focus on Mental Illness and Drug Recovery

Jul 23, 2013 at 03:30 am by Bryan Barrett

As WGNS continues our interview series with homeless persons living in Murfreesboro we have uncovered some promising news that will help the mentally ill and those headed thro.... Read More

Cost to Attend MTSU and UT is Now Approximately ???? Per Year

Jul 23, 2013 at 02:00 am by Bryan Barrett

The amount paid for students to attend a public college in Tennessee depends more and more on the individual campus. The state’s largest public college system is now app.... Read More

Lascassas Volunteer Fire Department Invites You to Free Concert and Family Event

Jul 23, 2013 at 01:00 am by Bryan Barrett

The Lascassas Volunteer Fire Department is inviting the community to participate in a night full of great family entertainment on August 2nd. Jeff Gammon with the department t.... Read More

UPDATE: MT Football Players Arrested; Woman Allegedly Assaulted

Jul 22, 2013 at 09:00 pm by Bryan Barrett

More information has come to light after the arrest and subsequent suspension of three MTSU football players. According to an MTSU Police report, football player J.D. Jones is.... Read More

Ketron lauds state’s ranking as lowest indebted state in the nation

Jul 22, 2013 at 05:40 pm by Bryan Barrett

Senate Republican Caucus Chairman Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) said today he is “very proud” of Tennessee’s new ranking as the lowest indebted state in the n.... Read More

New Walter Hill Elementary Principal Selected

Jul 22, 2013 at 05:33 pm by WGNS

Director of Schools Don Odom has named Helen Campbell the new principal of Walter Hill Elementary School. Campbell succeeds Kay Martin, who recently sought and received the as.... Read More

VIDEO: Our Homeless Video Series Continues on WGNS

Jul 22, 2013 at 05:00 pm by Bryan Barrett

WGNS was able to interview Rannah Hodge who is the Director of the Women's Resource Center at the way of Hope in Murfreesboro, TN. She is also a homeless woman living in Murfr.... Read More

CrimeStoppers Honors 6 Lawmen

Jul 22, 2013 at 03:23 pm by Bryan Barrett

On Monday (7/22/2013) CrimeStoppers of Rutherford County held its annual banquet at the Smyrna Town Centre. Six outstanding members representing local police organizations we.... Read More

Ever Thought You May Have ADD or ADHD? Attend This Free Seminar to Learn More...

Jul 22, 2013 at 11:45 am by Bryan Barrett

ADHD Coach Jason B. Bour, CLC will speak about ADHD and ADHD Coaching at the Aug 8th NAMI meeting at Trustpoint Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN located at 1009 North Thompso.... Read More

Try Boro Kids Triathlon will be August 24th in Murfreesboro!

Jul 22, 2013 at 10:52 am by Bryan Barrett

The Fifth Annual Try Boro Kids Triathlon has sold out for the fifth year in a row. On August 24, two hundred twenty-five kids ranging in age from 7 to 14 years old will swim,.... Read More

"AIDA" Auditions Set

Jul 22, 2013 at 09:38 am by Bryan Barrett

The creative team staging Sir Elton John and Tim Rice’s AIDA at Murfreesboro’s Center for the Arts this fall will hold open auditions on July 27 in Nashville and J.... Read More

Man Wearing Bandana Frightens K-Mart Patrons

Jul 22, 2013 at 08:27 am by Bryan Barrett

There were some anxious moments for shoppers at the K-Mart Shopping Center on N.W. Broad. A WGNS listener told us, via Facebook, there was an unidentified male riding a bicycl.... Read More

Gas Prices Explode 27-Cents In 'Boro!

Jul 22, 2013 at 06:52 am by Bryan Barrett

Retail gas prices jumped another 10 cents across the Southeast last week, but exploded 27 cents in the 'Boro. The upward trend is not expected to slow down anytime soon. .... Read More

Guest Speaker at NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet is Darrell Freeman

Jul 22, 2013 at 06:00 am by Bryan Barrett

Make plans now... The Murfreesboro Branch of the NAACP will host their annual Freedom Fund Banquet, Saturday, August 17, 2013 at 6:00pm. This event will take place at the Jame.... Read More