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From Last Place to Nationals: Motlow State Runners Complete Remarkable Turnaround

Nov 05, 2026 at 04:06 pm by WGNS News

SMYRNA, TN (WGNS) - The first season of cross country competition at Motlow State Community College has turned into a historic one. The Motlow Bucks are headed to the 2026.... Read More

Frost Threaten Rutherford County Crops and Gardens This Weekend & Drought Update

Nov 05, 2026 at 03:06 pm by Rutherford Weather

RUTHERFORD CO., Tenn. (RWX) - Freezing conditions and widespread frost will sweep across Rutherford County early next week as cold air settles over Middle Tennessee. Rutherfor.... Read More

Cliff and Jane Sharp Leave Lasting Legacy in Rutherford County

Nov 05, 2026 at 12:39 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN (WGNS) - For nearly three decades, Greenhouse Ministries has been a place where struggling families in Rutherford County could f.... Read More

Riverdale & MTCS Football Players Secure Mr. Football Semifinal Honors

Nov 05, 2026 at 10:57 am by Primetime Sports

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WGNS) - Three Murfreesboro student-athletes secured spots among the fifty statewide semifinalists for the 2026 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards this week.... Read More

Texas Woman Arrested After Nashville Man Loses $1,275 in Alleged Jail Bond Scam

Nov 05, 2026 at 09:44 am

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WGNS News) - A months-long investigation by the Metro Nashville Police Department's Fraud Unit has resulted in the arrest of a 29-year-old Texas woman accuse.... Read More

More Than 26,000 Crashes in Five Years: Murfreesboro Receives Millions for Roadway Safety Improvements

Nov 05, 2026 at 07:47 am

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS News) - More than $10.3 million in roadway safety improvements are planned for Murfreesboro following the announcement of a major federal grant a.... Read More

Faith Over Fear: Smyrna's Marty Luffman Shares a Journey of Survival, Hope and Determination

Nov 05, 2026 at 04:57 am by WGNSRadio

  SMYRNA, TN (WGNS) - For 52 years, Marty Luffman has been a familiar face in Smyrna as a State Farm agent, local historian, storyteller and.... Read More

America 250 Adds Special Meaning to Veterans Day on Murfreesboro Square 11/11 at 11

Nov 05, 2026 at 04:47 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN (WGNS) - This year's Veterans Day ceremony on Murfreesboro's historic square will be unlike any before it, blending local history, patriotic remembrance, and.... Read More

YMCA Underwater Camera Controversy, I-24 Toll Lane Meetings & K9 Wiley Retires | Nov. 4, 2026

Nov 04, 2026 at 04:30 am

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 The Rutherford Roundup In Today’s Episode: - YMCA Underwater Camera Controversy: A Rutherford County father says he was banned from the.... Read More

Tennessee Voters Overwhelmingly Approve All Three Constitutional Amendments

Nov 03, 2026 at 11:35 pm

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WGNS) - Voters across Tennessee reshaped the state constitution on Tuesday (November 3rd), approving three statewide ballot measures by overwhelming supermaj.... Read More

Tennessee Elects First Female Governor as Blackburn Wins State While Rutherford County Backs Green

Nov 03, 2026 at 11:22 pm

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS) - Republican Marsha Blackburn won election Tuesday (November 3rd) as the first female governor in Tennessee history, securing a statewide victor.... Read More

Victoria Broderick Flips Tennessee Fourth Congressional District In Stunning Upset Over DesJarlais

Nov 03, 2026 at 11:16 pm

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS) - In a major political upset, Democrat Victoria Broderick toppled eight-term Republican incumbent Scott DesJarlais on Tuesday (November 3rd) after a.... Read More

Incumbent Mayors Win and Councils Choose Leaders New Leaders

Nov 03, 2026 at 11:01 pm

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WGNS) - Voters across Smyrna, La Vergne, and Eagleville decided their municipal leadership on Tuesday (November 3rd), re-electing the three sitt.... Read More

Democratic Challengers Flip Three of Five State House Seats in Rutherford County

Nov 03, 2026 at 10:45 pm

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WGNS) - Democratic challengers unseated three Republican incumbents across five Rutherford County State House districts on Tuesday (November 3rd), fl.... Read More

COMMENTARY: From Mainframes to the Cloud - Is Modern Technology Taking Us Back to the Past?

Nov 03, 2026 at 03:23 pm

MEDIA COMMENTARY - Technology has come a long way since the days of punch cards, massive mainframe computers and technicians working behind closed doors. But as more of our so.... Read More

MTSU Reschedules Bailey Zimmerman Murphy Center Concert to September 2027

Nov 03, 2026 at 09:51 am

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS) - Concert organizers have rescheduled the "Live at MTSU Concert Series 2026" performance headlined by Bailey Zimmerman at the Murphy Center, pus.... Read More

Retired Oakland Baseball Coach Mack Hawks Returns To Dugout at The Webb School

Nov 03, 2026 at 09:29 am

BELL BUCKLE, Tenn. (WGNS) - A familiar face to Rutherford County sports fans is heading back to the dugout. Hall of Fame baseball coach Mack Hawks has signed on as the new hea.... Read More

OPINION: Tennessee Needs a Statewide Plan for Substitute Teachers

Nov 03, 2026 at 06:59 am

OPINION: (By JC Bowman & Karol Lea Biggs) - Before the first bell rings across Tennessee on a school day, a principal is already trying to solve a problem: several te.... Read More

Substitute Teacher Removed, Child Killed in Crash & Election Day | Nov. 3, 2026

Nov 03, 2026 at 04:30 am by WGNS

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 The Rutherford Roundup In today's episode, we're covering a substitute teacher removed from Rutherford County Schools following a classroom incid.... Read More

Substitute Teacher Removed After Allegedly Placing Student in Closet at Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School

Nov 02, 2026 at 08:23 pm by WGNS

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WGNS)- A substitute teacher at Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School has been barred from working in Rutherford County Schools after reportedly placing a.... Read More
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