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Monday Night Talk: "Race and Violence"

Oct 18, 2015 at 06:33 pm by Bryan Barrett

Dr. Alan Taylor, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and American historian, will deliver the 2015 Strickland Visiting Scholar Lecture in History at 6:00 o'clock this Monday night (.... Read More

City of Murfreesboro's FALL WASTE REMOVAL Underway

Oct 18, 2015 at 10:28 am by Bryan Barrett

The City Solid Waste Department advises residents in Zone 7 that Knuckle boom trucks will be working to remove yard waste in the area beginning this Monday (10/19/2015). This.... Read More

Homeless Man Killed By Train In Murfreesboro

Oct 18, 2015 at 10:00 am by Bryan Barrett

A homeless man in Murfreesboro was struck and killed by a CSX freight train around 7:00 o'clock Sunday morning (10/18/2015). The man was said to have been wearing headphones w.... Read More

Firefighter Smithson Honored By Noon Exchange

Oct 18, 2015 at 09:02 am by Bryan Barrett

Murfreesboro Fire & Rescue Department Firefighter Andy Smithson was named Noon Exchange Club's Firefighter of the Year at the Annual Crime and Fire Prevention Awards Lunch.... Read More

City Schools Foundation Awards Over $50,000 In Grants

Oct 18, 2015 at 08:41 am by Bryan Barrett

The City Schools Foundation will distribute over $50,000 in grants to teachers in 2015. Sixteen grants have been selected for funding out of 75 grant applications. The Foundat.... Read More

Free Public Lecture Thursday: Editorial Cartoonist

Oct 18, 2015 at 08:28 am by Bryan Barrett

Editorial cartoonist Daryl Cagle will discuss his career, press freedoms and the First Amendment in a free public event set for 4:30 Thursday afternoon, Oct. 22nd, in room 104.... Read More

Ram's Traffic Report Through October 24, 2015

Oct 18, 2015 at 08:16 am by Bryan Barrett

Changing colors of the leaves, a drop in the mercury--all signs that that outdoor construction will soon have weather-related challenges. City Traffic Engineer Ram Balachandra.... Read More

RCSO Helping Teens Become Safer Drivers

Oct 18, 2015 at 07:48 am by Bryan Barrett

Teens needing extra driving experience may enroll in the Rutherford County School Resource Officers' DRIVE class this academic year to build their skills, said Sheriff Robert.... Read More

Oakland Beats Riverdale 43-14

Oct 16, 2015 at 10:55 pm by Bryan Barrett

Oakland beat Riverdale 43-14 to win the Battle of the 'Boro. NewsRadio WGNS' Bryan Barrett has a game re-cap...

Smyrna Downs Cookeville 28-20

Oct 16, 2015 at 10:51 pm by Bryan Barrett

Smyrna wins a big district game over Cookeville 28-20. NewsRadio WGNS' Monte Hale, Jr. has more...

Man Dies of Gunshot Wound at Mona Boat Ramp

Oct 16, 2015 at 04:08 pm by Bryan Barrett

A fisherman apparently interrupted a crime in progress died after being shot around 11:00 o'clock Friday morning at Mona Boat Ramp. He was 53-year old William Gregory Hawkins.... Read More

Franklin Synergy Bank ROBBED in Smyrna

Oct 16, 2015 at 03:43 pm by Bryan Barrett

Smyrna Police are looking for a bank robbery suspect. Bobby Gibson with Smyrna Police tells NewsRadio WGNS a black male suspect entered the Franklin Synergy Bank on Sam Ridley.... Read More

Peter D's Awarded "Best Banana Pudding In Nation"!

Oct 16, 2015 at 11:42 am by Bryan Barrett

For the past six years Centerville has hosted the National Banana Pudding Festival. Peter D's Restaurant has been awarded as having the "Best Banana Pudding in the Nation". Fe.... Read More

Shelbyville School Student Arrested after Gun and Knife in School Incident

Oct 16, 2015 at 11:36 am by Bryan Barrett

An 18-year-old school student in Shelbyville was arrested Tuesday after police say he brought a loaded gun and knife to his high school. The police report says the gun was a ..... Read More

Major Human Trafficking for Sex Arrests in Tennessee

Oct 16, 2015 at 11:21 am by Bryan Barrett

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced results of a two-part operation to combat human trafficking in Tennessee. "Operation Someone Like Me" was conducted in Chattan.... Read More

Two downtown Murfreesboro churches to walk in unity on Sunday (10/18/15)

Oct 16, 2015 at 11:12 am by Bryan Barrett

Two downtown Murfreesboro churches will come together on Sunday Evening, October 18 at 7:00 PM to celebrate unity between diverse communities. The First Baptist Church on East.... Read More

Is the Truckload Sale at Jr's Foodland Really in a Tractor Trailer Truck?

Oct 16, 2015 at 07:57 am by Bryan Barrett

When you hear about a store conducting a truckload sale, would you ever imagine that the sale would actually take place inside of a tractor trailer truck "trailer?" Jr's Foodl.... Read More

South Carolina Teams Present Memorabilia to Fire Rescue Chief Foulks at City Council Meeting

Oct 16, 2015 at 06:31 am by Bryan Barrett

The two Murfreesboro Fire & Rescue Department teams that deployed to South Carolina to aid in flood rescue efforts presented items from their trip to Fire Rescue Chief Mar.... Read More

Murfreesboro Council OK's $400,000 funding request for Community Technology Center

Oct 16, 2015 at 06:23 am by Bryan Barrett

The Murfreesboro City Council approved a request by the Linebaugh Public Library System for a $400,000 commitment toward the construction of a Community Technology Center on t.... Read More

Wellness Center's Ty Benjamin Receives "Heart for Healing" Award

Oct 15, 2015 at 09:36 pm by Bryan Barrett

Tyrene "Ty" Benjamin, an exercise physiologist at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital's Wellness Center, is the October "Heart for Healing" recipient. A family nominated Ty, becaus.... Read More