Murfreesboro Emergency Communications Center announces 2023 Public Safety Telecommunicators of the Year

Apr 12, 2023 at 12:51 pm by WGNS News

Murfreesboro, Tenn. – Murfreesboro Emergency Communications Center Communications Specialist II Ethan Vanover and Celeste Stewart have been named 2023 Public Safety.... Read More

New Subdivision and Murfreesboro Annexation Planned for Highway 99 Area Near Rockvale High School

Apr 12, 2023 at 12:42 pm by WGNS News

Murfreesboro / Rockvale, TN - Murfreesboro City Council members previously approved on first reading, the request to rezone just under 70-acres along Highway 99, south of Cl.... Read More

Barnabas Vision to Hold a Special Family Event

Apr 12, 2023 at 11:15 am by WGNS News

Murfreesboro, TN - A family fun event is scheduled to take place in Murfreesboro on Saturday, April 29th between 4 and 7PM. David Coggin with Barnabas Vision, a local non-pr.... Read More

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month

Apr 11, 2023 at 11:51 am by WGNS News

MUFREESBORO – “Every year, we serve hundreds of child abuse victims at the Child Advocacy Center,” said Community Education Coordinator Presley Hosford. &l.... Read More

House Sitter in Rutherford Co. Receives Help from a Phone Call in England

Apr 10, 2023 at 06:27 pm by WGNS News

Rutherford County, TN - It all started with a phone call from England... A Rutherford County couple traveling overseas became concerned when a woman who was a relative and h.... Read More

LaVergne, Smyrna and Murfreesboro Honor Dispatchers During National Telecommunicators Week

Apr 10, 2023 at 06:18 pm by WGNS News

La Vergne, TN - National Telecommunicators Week is from April 9 to 15 this year and recognizes the dispatchers who dutifully answer 911 calls and calls for service. The La.... Read More

LGBT+ College Conference Keynote Speaker, Author to Discuss PRIDE Symbol’s Holocaust History at MTSU

Apr 10, 2023 at 02:05 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A scholar of American and German LGBTQ+ history will give a public talk during the upcoming LGBT Plus College Conference hosted at M.... Read More

50th Anniversary for Oakland and Riverdale High Schools - Class Reunion Scheduled to take place in June

Apr 10, 2023 at 02:02 pm by WGNS News

  Rutherford County, TN - This year marks the 50th anniversary for Oakland and Riverdale High School's in Murfreesboro. Gwen Green, who started her freshman year at Cent.... Read More

Nurses Career Fair in Nashville at the Main VA Medical Center Campus Near Vanderbilt

Apr 06, 2023 at 10:45 pm by WGNS News

The VA Medical Center in Nashville, TN is hosting an upcoming career fair for nurses on April 12th, 2023. According to Nicole Crim with the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System,.... Read More
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Officers Reunite With Amber Alert Child--1 Year Later!

Apr 06, 2023 at 09:05 pm by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO)  Four-year-old Riley Bockes dashed to the outstretched arms of her best friend, Rutherford County Sheriff’s Deputy Denise Smotherman.  The.... Read More

Financial Literacy keynote speaker to share 'real, relevant, relatable' tips with April 5 MTSU talk

Apr 03, 2023 at 07:38 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — As part of Middle Tennessee State University's observance of the state’s Financial Literacy Week, national bestselling author .... Read More

Rutherford County Correctional Work Center Participants Receive Expungement Assistance

Mar 31, 2023 at 11:41 pm by WGNS News

Murfreesboro- TN  Rutherford County Re-Entry Program staff partnered with Belmont College of Law students and  Administrative Office of the Courts staff to host.... Read More

MTSU students impress at annual research expo presenting projects from science, engineering to art, music

Mar 31, 2023 at 05:32 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Greta Muller, MTSU senior in the Visual Arts Program, said she was surprised about the opportunity for art students to participate in res.... Read More

2022 REPORTS: TBI Releases Death of Law Enforcement Personnel and Death of Subjects in Custody Study

Mar 31, 2023 at 03:53 pm by WGNS News

Tennessee Report - On Friday, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released a comprehensive study detailing law enforcement-related deaths that occurred in the state in calen.... Read More

Participate in the Upcoming Earth Day on the Historic Rutherford County Square

Mar 31, 2023 at 02:19 pm by WGNS News

It is once again time to sign up to be part of Rutherford County’s 22nd Annual Earth Day Celebration! Middle Tennessee Electric’s Amy Byers told WGNS New.... Read More

Rutherford County has the 4th Lowest Unemployment Rate in Tennessee at 2.7%

Mar 30, 2023 at 08:28 pm by WGNS News

Rutherford County, TN - Many counties across Tennessee experienced significant drops in unemployment in February after the end of seasonal employment impacted January’.... Read More

TN Democratic Party calls on Governor Lee to halt Advancement of a Variety of Gun Laws

Mar 28, 2023 at 09:34 pm by WGNS News

On Monday night at 7, the Tennessee Democratic Party sent media outlets a press release that focused on gun laws in the Volunteer State. The release stated, “Today has.... Read More

5th Annual 5k in Murfreesboro to Fund Camp Freedom

Mar 28, 2023 at 06:54 pm by WGNS News

Rutherford County, TN - A 5k run and walk are scheduled to take place in Murfreesboro on Saturday, April 8th. The upcoming event will help to fund Camp Fre.... Read More

Senator Reeves of Murfreesboro Proposes Bill to Require ALL Public Schools to have an SRO

Mar 28, 2023 at 06:03 pm by WGNS News

  Rutherford County, TN - While the recent school shooting that occurred in Nashville was at a private school, it doesn't diminish the need to take a closer look at scho.... Read More

The Backstage BASH will be on April 22, 2023

Mar 27, 2023 at 06:00 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Backstage BASH, The Center for the Arts annual fundraiser event, will be held Saturday, April 22, and tickets are now available. The Backstag.... Read More