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UPDATE: Two New MTSU Parking Garages are NOW OPEN - See The Video

Aug 09, 2013 at 06:00 am by bryan

As previously reported, the new MTSU parking garages are ready for cars, trucks and just about anything that can be put into DRIVE. Students can enter the new parking garages.... Read More

Murfreesboro Water and Sewer Employees Honored (With Picture)

Aug 09, 2013 at 04:15 am by bryan

The City of Murfreesboro has announced that Murfreesboro Water and Sewer Department employees Terry Taylor, Dale Richardson, Steve Richardson, Andy Landrum, Josh Alcorn, Ben W.... Read More

Help Central Magnet School Get $10,000 GRANT Today!

Aug 09, 2013 at 01:00 am by bryan

A music group known as One Republic is holding a contest in cooperation with WKRN, channel 2 in Nashville.  David Winton, the choir director at Central Magnet School in M.... Read More

Rutherford County Fire Dept. Sets Fire to Show How Good Fire Sprinklers Work

Aug 08, 2013 at 02:40 pm by bryan

If you built a new house in the county and the home was not near a fire hydrant, would you install a home fire sprinkler system? Rutherford County is in the process of decidin.... Read More

Several New School Resource Officers are in the Rutherford County Schools

Aug 08, 2013 at 12:34 pm by bryan

School safety drills to protect Rutherford County Schools’ 40,000-plus students are one of the training exercises 57 School Resource Officers are practicing before schoo.... Read More

Oh Goodness: Over 14% of Tennessee Kids Happen to be FAT (We Know this is not P-C)

Aug 08, 2013 at 10:18 am by bryan

Tennessee’s childhood obesity rate has greatly increased. Although this is not politically correct, it would appear that over 14% of kids in Tennessee are undeniably FAT.... Read More

Don't Be One of the Hundreds in Rutherford County Caught Driving Without a License This Month

Aug 08, 2013 at 06:21 am by bryan

The Tennessee Highway Patrol is on the prowl for those who are driving without a license this month. Again that checkpoint in Rutherford County will be on August 16th. Sou.... Read More

Get Walking in the Rutherford Heart Walk (With Video)

Aug 08, 2013 at 05:45 am by bryan

Is your heart ready to get walking? The Rutherford Heart Walk is just around the corner. It will be held on Saturday, Sept. 14 at Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital. T.... Read More

Company Aims to Hire 200 in Rutherford County

Aug 08, 2013 at 04:00 am by bryan

Looking for a job? Goodwill Career Solutions center in Murfreesboro will host a job fair from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. on Friday, August 16 for Southwestern/Great American, Inc. T.... Read More

UT Designates Local Official as Certified Public Administrator

Aug 08, 2013 at 02:45 am by bryan

The University of Tennessee honored Rutherford County Property Assessor Rob Mitchell as a Certified Public Administrator at a Capstone event at Montgomery Bell State Park.... Read More

Back to School Blast at Cannonsburgh Village - Kids Having Fun at School

Aug 08, 2013 at 01:45 am by bryan

Murfreesboro City Schools told WGNS that they are inviting students and their families to celebrate the annual Back to School Blast, Saturday, August 17.   We are.... Read More

High School Coaches Shows to Debut August 17th

Aug 07, 2013 at 11:16 pm by bryan

It's almost time for the Prentice Alsup Heating and Air Coaches Corner. The first show of the year is Saturday, August 17th. This year, we'll be at a new home, Farmer's Family.... Read More

Channel 2's Deb McDermott receives prestigious DSA from Tennessee Association of Broadcasters

Aug 07, 2013 at 04:23 pm by bryan

Distinguished Service Award Tennessee radio and television broadcasters continued their 65th annual convention at Murfreesboro's Embassy Suites Hotel. The highlight of the ga.... Read More

Rutherford County Inching Closer to Insisting on New Homes to be Outfitted with Fire Sprinkler System

Aug 07, 2013 at 03:07 pm by bryan

In June, WGNS told you about the possibility of Rutherford County requiring future homes to be built with a fire sprinkler system. Steve Jensen with the Rutherford County Home.... Read More

UPDATE with Photo: Tuesday House Fire on Foxridge Drive

Aug 07, 2013 at 02:13 pm by bryan

Rutherford County Fire Rescue was dispatched Tuesday to 182 Foxridge Drive (off of Highway 96) after neighbors noticed flames coming from the second floor of the home and call.... Read More

Safe Taken in Home Invasion Allegedly Had Marijuana Stashed Inside - Police Arrest Victim in Murfreesboro

Aug 07, 2013 at 10:21 am by bryan

A 19-year old man who called the police to report an alleged home invasion ended up getting arrested on serious drug related charges. The victim who turned into the suspect on.... Read More

ADHD Coach from Smyrna Will Be in Nashville for Expo - He Invites You to Stop By and Meet Him

Aug 07, 2013 at 08:40 am by bryan

The Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Coach from Smyrna who was recently on the air with WGNS this past July will be participating in the Healthy Living Expo in.... Read More

Home Break In on Tuesday in Christiana While Resident was Inside house

Aug 07, 2013 at 06:42 am by bryan

Residents in Christiana saw a lot of law enforcement action on Tuesday afternoon around 3. Rutherford County Sheriff Deputies are looking for at least one suspect who broke in.... Read More

Gas Station Robbed at Gunpoint in Murfreesboro - Subject Not Caught

Aug 07, 2013 at 06:18 am by bryan

Police are looking for an unknown man accused of robbing the Exxon TigerMarket Gas Station on Mercury Boulevard this past Monday morning. The clerk at the store along Middle T.... Read More

Scholarship Named After Stephanie Brackman at MTSU

Aug 07, 2013 at 06:00 am by bryan

The 2013 graduating class of Leadership Rutherford has shown their appreciation for mentor Stephanie Brackman by establishing a one-time scholarship in her name for an MTSU Co.... Read More