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LaVergne High School Assistant Principal Lisa Fitzcharles has a Passion for Local Community

Aug 12, 2022 at 05:00 pm by WGNS

What started as a teaching role has led one educator into her current position as the assistant principal of LaVergne High School. Lisa Fitzcharles, who has served with Ruther.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools invests in free mental health service Program available to all employees, parents and students

Aug 11, 2022 at 06:41 pm by WGNS

Rutherford County Schools has invested in a mental health service to link students, families and employees with therapists and counselors. The service provider is known as Ca.... Read More

UPDATE: Two School Students Struck by Vehicle on Tuesday

Aug 10, 2022 at 10:00 am by WGNS

UPDATE: Two Rutherford County School students were reportedly struck by a vehicle on Tuesday in Murfreesboro. Evidently, the students were struck by a motorist on Fortress Bou.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools are the 4th Largest District in Tennessee

Aug 04, 2022 at 02:09 pm by WGNS

(RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TENN.) The Rutherford County Schools wrapped up the 2021-2022 school year with 300-students shy of hitting the 50-thousand mark. On Friday, the county scho.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools and SRO's Speak on School Safety as Schools Reopen Friday

Aug 03, 2022 at 10:50 am by WGNS

  Protecting the safety of students, teachers and staff still remains the core of school resource officers after Rutherford County launched the first SRO program in Tenn.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools Start Friday - 50,000 Student's Increases Demand for More Classrooms

Aug 01, 2022 at 10:38 pm by WGNS

  (RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TENN.) Rutherford County school students will return to class for an abbreviated day this Friday, followed by their first full-day on Monday. The h.... Read More

Hiring New Teachers and Retaining Great Educators in Rutherford County is a Tough Battle in the Current Job Market

Jul 25, 2022 at 03:53 pm by WGNS

As the job market grows more competitive, businesses are finding it tougher and tougher to hire and retain staff. The issue impacts not only companies, but also school distr.... Read More

Terrence Surles, Special Education Teacher at Roy Waldron School

Jul 15, 2022 at 09:40 am by WGNS

The Doug Young Educator of the Month - sponsored by City Tile and Floor Covering on Spring Street. Nominate a teacher for Educator of the Month. Head to our website, WGNSRa.... Read More

COMMENTARY: Computers Taking Over the World? Ehhh... by Dr. Larry Burriss at MTSU

Jul 14, 2022 at 03:15 pm by WGNS

Computers taking over the world? Probably not! With today's commentary, here is MTSU Professor Larry Burriss...   Commentary (Verbatim): "I’d be willing to b.... Read More

Summer Summits in the Rutherford County Schools prep teachers for new school year

Jul 13, 2022 at 05:51 pm by WGNS

RUTHERFORD COUNTY – Rutherford County Schools’ Summer Summits, a professional development opportunity and meeting place for new and veteran teachers, kicked o.... Read More

The Old Shiloh School on Halls Hill Pike in Murfreesboro - One former student wants to hold a class reunion

Jul 01, 2022 at 12:53 pm by WGNS

Local resident Joe McHenry is on a search… He is trying to track down the first-grade class of 1960 at Shiloh Elementary School… Shiloh opened on Hall’s Hi.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools ‘Teach Now’ program aims to attract new educators

Jun 28, 2022 at 08:39 pm by WGNS

Rutherford County Schools’ newly branded “Teach Now” program hopes to remove obstacles for those who wish to become classroom teachers — immediate.... Read More

United Communications 2022 Scholarship Recipients Announced

Jun 27, 2022 at 06:15 am by WGNS

Chapel Hill, Tenn. – June 24, 2022 – United Communications, Middle Tennessee’s leading provider of fiber and fixed wireless internet services announced the 2.... Read More

Approximately 3,000 students participate in Rutherford County Schools summer learning camps

Jun 23, 2022 at 04:03 pm by WGNS

Rutherford County Schools is once again offering free Accelerated Learning Camps for students in grades K-8 to address any learning loss associated with the past two years of.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools Aim to Hire New Educators Through the Teach Now Program

Jun 22, 2022 at 02:26 pm by WGNS

Rutherford County Schools’ newly branded “Teach Now” program hopes to remove obstacles for those who wish to become classroom teachers — immediate.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools ‘Teach Now’ program aims to attract new educators

Jun 20, 2022 at 03:00 pm by WGNS

(Rutherford County, TN) Rutherford County Schools’ newly branded “Teach Now” program hopes to remove obstacles for those who wish to become classroom teacher.... Read More

This Month Marks the 50th Anniversary of the Watergate Scandal that Ultimately Brought Down President Nixon

Jun 17, 2022 at 04:09 pm by WGNS

COMMENTARY and MORE: The scandal that brought down a United States President occurred this month, 50-years ago. That scandal... Watergate – on June 17, 1972. With m.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools Director Names Two Assistant Superintendents

Jun 16, 2022 at 05:27 pm by WGNS

Dr. Kelly Chastain will be the next assistant superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, and Brian Runion will be the next assistant superintendent for Budget and Finance,.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools sweep rankings of best Midstate schools

Jun 14, 2022 at 07:54 pm by WGNS

Rutherford County Schools offer the top schools in elementary, middle and high in the Midstate area, according to the most recent rankings of schools released by Nashville Bus.... Read More

COMMENTARY: MTSU Journalism Professor looks into the Watergate Scandal 50-Years Ago

Jun 13, 2022 at 04:02 pm by WGNS

COMMENTARY: 50-Years-ago on June 17, 1972, five subjects broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate hotel in Washington, D.C. With a look back.... Read More