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Rutherford County Logging Truck Driver Found Guilty and Faces November Sentencing After Logging Boom Swings Into Car, Killing a 2-Year-Old Child

Sep 05, 2026 at 05:45 pm

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WGNS News) – One area resident has recently pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and reckless aggravated assault charges stemming from a horrif.... Read More

More Than 2,000 Volunteers Set for Reading in the Schools Day

Sep 05, 2026 at 12:30 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN (WGNS) - Next Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, brings the 22nd Annual Reading in the Schools Day, when more than 2,000 community volunteers will visit classrooms acros.... Read More

Next Weekend: 3 Days of Music, Heritage, and Family Fun at Hop Springs

Sep 05, 2026 at 08:19 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBOREO, TN (WGNS) - We’re just a week away from a Rutherford County traditions: Uncle Dave Macon Days — A Roots Rendezvous, coming Friday through Sunday, Se.... Read More

Sheriff's Contender Resigns from Bedford County Sheriff's Office

Sep 05, 2026 at 07:19 am

SHELBYVILE, TN (WGNS) - Just as Rutherford County welcomed a new sheriff this month, neighboring Bedford County also saw a change at the top. Newly elected Sheriff Nikia Ellio.... Read More

Tennessee Ranks 6th in Nation for Deadly Single-Vehicle Crashes in Sept. as Rutherford County Fatalities YTD Decline

Sep 04, 2026 at 03:20 pm

le-vehicle crashes surrounding Labor Day travel, according to a new analysis of federal traffic fatality data. The Volunteer State ranked sixth nationally, recording 327 sin.... Read More

MTSU Unveils $16M Stadium Upgrade, SWAT Team Praised for Life-Saving Response & Rutherford Tourism Tops $804M | Sep. 4, 2026

Sep 04, 2026 at 04:45 am

Friday, September 4, 2026 The Rutherford Roundup In Today’s Episode: A former Centennial Medical Center social worker is awaiting extradition to Tennessee after b.... Read More