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Assistant City Manager Sam Huddleston Retires This Friday

Jul 30, 2025 at 05:56 pm by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - This Friday (8/1/2025) marks the end of an era in Murfreesboro as Assistant City Manager Sam Huddleston retires after more than two decades of dedicated s.... Read More

Eagleville School Enters T-Mobile’s Friday Night 5G Lights Contest

Jul 30, 2025 at 04:13 pm by WGNS

EAGLEVILLE, Tenn. (WGNS) — Eagleville School is now in the running for a major national prize as part of the T-Mobile Friday Night 5G Lights contest — a competitio.... Read More

Sprouts Farmers Market to Anchor New Sewart’s Landing Development in Smyrna

Jul 30, 2025 at 04:08 pm by WGNS

SMYRNA, Tenn. (WGNS) – A fresh, healthy, and sustainable new grocery option is headed to Smyrna, as Sprouts Farmers Market officially announces plans to open at the.... Read More

All Lanes of N. Thompson Lane are OPEN according to MPD

Jul 30, 2025 at 02:49 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS) – A traffic crash around 3:53 a.m. Wednesday morning temporarily shut down both directions of North Thompson Lane near the Dollar General.... Read More

Arby’s on NW Broad Street Closes Its Doors After Years of Service

Jul 30, 2025 at 02:45 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS) – The Arby’s restaurant located on Northwest Broad Street in front of Big Lots has officially closed its doors as of Sunday, July 2.... Read More

Eagleville Dedicates New Soccer Field, Launches Middle School Program

Jul 30, 2025 at 02:27 pm by WGNS

EAGLEVILLE, Tenn. (WGNS) - There were smiles and excitement in the air as Eagleville School held a special field dedication to celebrate the launch of its brand-new soccer pro.... Read More
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MTSU Cuts the Ribbon on New $25 Million Smith Athletic Performance Center

Jul 30, 2025 at 02:17 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS) – Middle Tennessee State University officially celebrated the grand opening of the new Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Ce.... Read More

Leadership Rutherford Unveils 2026 Adults and Youth Trailblazers

Jul 29, 2025 at 07:42 pm by WGNS

Rutherford County, TN - Rutherford County is once again placing leadership and service front and center with the announcement of the Leadership Rutherford Class of 2026 a.... Read More

First TN Education Freedom Scholarships Wrapping Up

Jul 29, 2025 at 06:24 pm by WGNS

Tennessee – After the Tennessee General Assembly passed the Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Act this past January 2025, during a special legislative session, the.... Read More

TVA Reports $9.8 Billion in Revenue for Q3 FY2025 as Power Demand Grows

Jul 29, 2025 at 05:57 pm by WGNS News

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ― The Tennessee Valley Authority reported $9.8 billion in total operating revenues on 121 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity sales for the nine months endi.... Read More

Lee Smith Named Deputy Director of Transportation for Murfreesboro

Jul 29, 2025 at 05:50 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Lee Smith, a professional engineer, has been named the new Deputy Director of Transportation and City Traffic Engineer to oversee Traffic Engi.... Read More

Rutherford County Ranks Among Lowest in U.S. for Middle-Class Tax Burden, New Study Finds

Jul 29, 2025 at 05:31 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - A new national study has identified Rutherford County and the greater Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin area as one of the least-taxed regions in the cou.... Read More

Just 15 Minutes of Fast Walking Daily Can Extend Life

Jul 29, 2025 at 11:33 am by WGNS

Nashville, TN - A major study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center has found that walking briskly for just 15 minutes a day can reduce the risk of death by nearly.... Read More

MTSU’s Dr. Burriss Remembers Exactly Where He Was—and What He Was Wearing—During Woodstock ’69

Jul 29, 2025 at 09:55 am by WGNS News

COMMENTARY: In August 1969, the famous Woodstock Music and Art Fair took place. It was actually in Bethel, New York—and not the town of Woodstock. With a reflection on w.... Read More

Tennessee Court of Appeals Upholds Firing of Trooper Trainee in Discrimination Lawsuit

Jul 29, 2025 at 06:46 am by WGNS News

NASHVILLE, TN - The Tennessee Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court's decision granting summary judgment in favor of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Secu.... Read More

MTSU Aerospace Shines at World’s Largest Aviation Event in Oshkosh

Jul 29, 2025 at 12:47 am by WGNS News

Summary: Middle Tennessee State University’s Aerospace Department recently returned from the 2025 EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the world’s largest av.... Read More

UPDATE: Three Killed in Plane Crash Near Yellowstone: Victims Tracked by Smart Watch Signal

Jul 28, 2025 at 06:14 pm by WGNS News

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, MT — UPDATED — Three people, including two Middle Tennessee residents, tragically died in a plane crash near Yellowstone National Park s.... Read More

Two Arrested as Police Shut Down Underground Gambling Operation in Murfreesboro

Jul 28, 2025 at 03:33 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS) — Two people have been arrested after Murfreesboro Police uncovered an illegal gambling operation at a business on West Burton Street. Thirty.... Read More

Celestial Spectacle Over Murfreesboro: Meteor Showers Light Up the Sky This Week

Jul 27, 2025 at 10:54 pm by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - Stargazers in Middle Tennessee are in for a dazzling treat this week as multiple meteor showers converge in the night sky, offering prime viewing oppor.... Read More

UPDATE: MTSU’s Move to Shelbyville, Opening Skies for Murfreesboro Pilots

Jul 27, 2025 at 02:21 pm by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - The City of Murfreesboro is preparing for a major shift in its aviation landscape as Middle Tennessee State University’s Aerospace Department con.... Read More