Rutherford County

Rutherford County Visitors are Returning to the Area in Pre-Pandemic Numbers

Feb 14, 2022 at 11:29 am by WGNS

The hotel capacity is once again increasing in Rutherford County. This is positive news after the recent downturn in customers that the country hard at the start of the COVID-.... Read More

The Oakland High School Virtual Enterprise team has advanced to the national competition level

Feb 14, 2022 at 09:04 am by WGNS

The Oakland High School Virtual Enterprise team has advanced to the national competition level!The Virtual Enterprise program is a very interesting business planning concept,.... Read More

Medical News: TrustPoint Hospital Announces New Director of Nursing

Feb 14, 2022 at 07:35 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn.  — TrustPoint Hospital, one of middle Tennessee’s leading behavioral health treatment centers, has named Stephanie Rezac, BSN, CRRN, CWS as its.... Read More

Special Book Sale this coming weekend on Saturday, February 19, 2022 (9AM - Noon)

Feb 14, 2022 at 07:04 am by WGNS

Friends of Linebaugh Library will hold 2 book sales this month. While the first sale was this past Saturday, and open to “Friends members only,” the second sale is.... Read More

WANTED: Jamar Adam Marks

Feb 12, 2022 at 07:51 pm by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO)  More on the early Saturday morning (2/12/2022) shooting in the parking lot at Habibi Hookah Café (1644 Middle Tennessee Blvd.). Warrants have been.... Read More
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UPDATE: Murfreesboro fatal shooting victim identified, suspect still at large

Feb 12, 2022 at 06:02 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The fatal shooting victim in the overnight shooting at Habibi Hookah Café has been identified as 35-year-old Brandon Anderson of M.... Read More
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Big Rig Crash around 11 AM on Saturday Lead's to I-24 East Shut Down

Feb 12, 2022 at 12:57 pm by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO)  Shortly before 11:00 o'clock Saturday morning (2/12/2022) a tractor-trailer rig and a pickup crashed on I-24 eastbound (toward Chattanooga), between I-840.... Read More
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Over $620-Thousand in Cash Confiscated During Traffic Stop in Murfreesboro

Feb 11, 2022 at 08:18 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – A routine traffic stop by Murfreesboro Police Department Directed Patrol Unit officers nets nearly three-quarters of a million dollars, drugs,.... Read More

Giving the Gift of Milk this New Year. Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford and the Milk Bank of Tennessee Team up to Save Babies’ Lives

Feb 11, 2022 at 12:24 pm by WGNS

Some call it liquid gold. Breast milk has many advantages in helping babies grow. It can build immunity and mature intestinal tracts, provide vital nutrients and hormones, red.... Read More

Purse Theft Case is Open and Under Investigation

Feb 11, 2022 at 12:19 pm by WGNS

What detectives are labeling as a “Person of Interest” in a purse theft case, has yet to be located by Murfreesboro Police. The woman, whose name is unknown, was b.... Read More

Shoplifting Case Valued at Over $4,000 in Murfreesboro

Feb 11, 2022 at 10:59 am by WGNS

The Murfreesboro Police Property Crimes unit is investigating a shoplifting incident that cost one store over $4,000.Detectives are trying to identify two subjects captured on.... Read More

Jami Averwater for Murfreesboro City Council Campaign Announcement

Feb 11, 2022 at 10:25 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro business owner and attorney Jami K. Averwater announces her candidacy for Murfreesboro City Council. She will appear on the ballot in the upcoming city election o.... Read More

Readyville Teen Wins TN Cattlemen's Outstanding Youth Award

Feb 11, 2022 at 10:05 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, TN—The Tennessee Cattlemen’s Association (TCA) presented the Outstanding Youth Award to two individuals for their outstanding leadership and commitme.... Read More

Murfreesboro Police Department adds first mental health co-responder

Feb 11, 2022 at 09:47 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn.  – The Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) has partnered with Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System in adding the department's first men.... Read More

Looking Back: Caliber Collision employees aid in the capture of an inmate escapee

Feb 11, 2022 at 09:41 am by WGNS

In a recap to a story, you heard first on WGNS about a Benton County inmate who escaped while being transported to another county, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office.... Read More

Two Part Show: First half of the morning we talk to the Murfreesboro Funeral Home - On the second half of the show we talk to Middle TN Electric about Electric Vehicles

Feb 11, 2022 at 09:12 am by Producer

Today on the WGNS Action Line, host Scott Walker talks with Murfreesboro Funeral Home General Manager Keith Stapleton about planning and preparing for a funeral. Stapleto.... Read More

Subject reportedly steals leaf blower, weed eater and ladder from the storage shed of a Rutherford County home

Feb 11, 2022 at 07:38 am by WGNS

The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a theft case that involves a man who reportedly broke into a storage shed on February 3, 2022. The incident occur.... Read More

Scam Calls Targeting Rutherford County Phone Numbers - Social Security Number Suspended

Feb 10, 2022 at 03:21 pm by WGNS

Phone scams continue with one of the more recent calls being received by a Rutherford County woman. The potential victim, who recorded the conversation on her cellphone, said.... Read More

Report shows 19.7% of Tennessee homes have 4+ bedrooms, 17th lowest in U.S.

Feb 10, 2022 at 11:46 am by WGNS

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans are rethinking whether their monthly mortgage payments should go towards obtaining bigger living spaces or securing the ease of.... Read More

Florida woman arrested after allegedly locking herself inside a Buddhist Temple on Barfield-Crescent Road

Feb 10, 2022 at 11:37 am by WGNS

Sheriff’s deputies charged a Florida woman with burglary after she allegedly threatened a deputy and locked herself inside the Wat Amphawan of America Buddhist Temple We.... Read More