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Monday: Jessica Leija

Aug 19, 2024 at 08:00 am by WGNS News

WGNS Good Neighbor of the Day for Monday, August 19th, 2024 Jessica Leija is today’s Good Neighbor of the Day for being super helpful getting limited English speaking f.... Read More

Gas Prices Increase Across TN, Williamson County Highest and Rutherford County in the Mid to High Range

Aug 19, 2024 at 07:29 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Average gasoline prices in Tennessee have risen and the current price is about .4-cents higher today than prices last week. Monday morning prices for r.... Read More

Murfreesboro Mayor Shane McFarland on WGNS

Aug 14, 2024 at 05:19 pm by WGNS News

Today on WGNS, Action Line Host Bart Walker talks issues that are focused on the City of Murfreesboro, with Murfreesboro Mayor Shane McFarland.

Beloved Murfreesboro Teacher Ritch Campbell Passes Away at 59

Aug 14, 2024 at 05:02 pm by WGNS News

MILTON, TN - Popular educator Ritch Campbell passed away on Tuesday (8/13/2024) at Vanderbilt Medical Center. The Milton resident was only 59-years-old. He was the son of lon.... Read More

Smyrna’s Most Wanted: Trio Caught on Camera at Time of Theft

Aug 14, 2024 at 03:54 pm by WGNS News

SMYRNA, TN - In a case that’s straight out of a bad detective novel, Smyrna Police are on the hunt for three individuals who were caught on camera making their grand ent.... Read More

Nissan Smyrna Helps Build 200th Home for Rutherford County Area Habitat

Aug 14, 2024 at 03:08 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Join the Rutherford County Area Habitat for Humanity (RCHFH) and Nissan Smyrna for a special panel build event for Rutherford County Habitat’s 20.... Read More

MTSU Walker Library Receives Donations from Personal Archives of Legendary State Conservationist

Aug 14, 2024 at 02:58 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Hundreds of books, papers and postcards from the estate of legendary Tennessee ecologist Mack Prichard will now be housed in Sp.... Read More

Unknown Subjects Continue Pretending to be Deputies and Officers in Phone Scam

Aug 14, 2024 at 02:52 pm by WGNS News

COFFEE COUNTY, TN - In a plot twist that's as old as the hills, the nearby Coffee County Sheriff’s Office in Manchester, TN is once again running into the same problem t.... Read More

UPDATE: FedEx Truck Hauling About 30,000 lbs in Packages Catches Fire in Murfreesboro

Aug 14, 2024 at 11:34 am by WGNS News

UPDATE - Murfreesboro, TN - It appears that no serious injuries were reported during a Tuesday (8/13/2024) afternoon incident that led to a delivery truck catching on fir.... Read More

Rutherford County SRO's Sponsor a Free Teen Driving Class

Aug 13, 2024 at 02:28 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Rutherford County teens may enroll in the free Defense Response Improving Vehicle Education (D.R.I.V.E.) driving class taught by Rutherford County Sher.... Read More

MTSU Trustees Meeting Set for August 20: Updates on Athletics, Academics Finances and More

Aug 13, 2024 at 12:30 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) Board of Trustees will hold its committee meetings on Tuesday, August 20, in the Miller Education. The.... Read More

Republic Services Honors Memory of Beloved Walter Hill Teacher Katie Woodie with New Outdoor STEAM Learning Center

Aug 13, 2024 at 11:18 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Republic Services is partnering with the Miss Katie Woodie Foundation to jumpstart STEAM learning at Walter Hill Elementary School in Rutherford Co.... Read More
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Gas Leak Forced Evacuation of 18-Residents in Murfreesboro on Monday

Aug 13, 2024 at 10:46 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN – Eighteen people had to be evacuated from homes in the 500 block of Westgate Blvd., between Jonquil Ct. and Lilly Lane, because of a gas leak. Westgate.... Read More

TN Law Now Suggests that Parents Must Approve Band-Aids at School for Minor Scrapes, Scratches or Cuts

Aug 13, 2024 at 01:51 am by WGNS News

TENNESSEE - As the State Board of Education seeks feedback on the English Language Arts standards, parents are learning about a new requirement affecting school medical care..... Read More

United Way Announces Two New Vice Presidents

Aug 13, 2024 at 01:44 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - In 2021, Haley Adams was named as the new Director of Marketing and Communications for the United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties. Now, the Unite.... Read More

Public Invited to Review Tennessee ELA Standards in New Survey

Aug 12, 2024 at 11:27 pm by WGNS News

TENNESSEE - The State Board of Education is seeking input from Tennesseans on the state’s English Language Arts (ELA) standards through a new public survey… That.... Read More

Pink Eye in the Schools, at the Office and How People Spread It

Aug 12, 2024 at 10:27 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Pink eye is something most of us know enough about to understand that we don’t want it! However, simply not wanting to catch it doesn’t alw.... Read More

New Traffic Patterns for Asbury Lane at Medical Center Parkway as New Turn Signal and Changes for I-24 Interchange are Executed

Aug 12, 2024 at 10:27 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Starting the first week of September, drivers using Asbury Lane at Medical Center Parkway in Murfreesboro will only be able to make right-hand.... Read More

Dead Body Found in Vehicle in Smithville Cornfield: Investigation Underway

Aug 12, 2024 at 11:22 am by WGNS News

SMITHVILLE, TN - On Friday, August 9, 2024, a body was discovered inside a vehicle parked in a cornfield on New Bildad Road in Smithville. Sheriff Patrick Ray confirmed that t.... Read More

Media Commentary by MTSU Professor on Woodstock: The Big Music Festival of 1969

Aug 12, 2024 at 07:44 am by WGNS News

Opinion: In August 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair took place on a farm in Bethel, New York. The event, which started on August 15, 1969 and ended on August 18, 1969, a.... Read More