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UPDATE: Arson Suspected in Three Fires Started in the County This Past Week - No Arrests Made

Jul 17, 2013 at 12:44 pm by Bryan Barrett

There were a series of suspicious fires on the morning of July 12th that are still being investigated in Rutherford County. We are told the first happened just after midnight.... Read More

Vegetable Garden at Rutherford County Jail Helps Offset Food Costs

Jul 17, 2013 at 10:17 am by Bryan Barrett

A vegetable garden in front of the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center is helping to offset cost in the local jail, according to Sheriff Robert Arnold. The Sheriff’s O.... Read More

UPDATE: A Drive-In Movie Theater May Be Coming to Murfreesboro

Jul 17, 2013 at 06:23 am by Bryan Barrett

So are you ready for a new drive-in movie theater in Murfreesboro? Currently, the closest drive-in’s are located in Woodbury and Watertown. As heard in a previous report, deve.... Read More

Over $330-Million Raised by TN Lottery for State Education

Jul 17, 2013 at 04:45 am by Bryan Barrett

Marking its ninth straight year of record sales, the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation has announced totals for the just-ended Fiscal Year 2013, including an all-time hi.... Read More

Read To Succeed Literacy Day and Literacy March is on August 3rd

Jul 16, 2013 at 10:15 pm by Bryan Barrett

Literacy Day is nearing in Murfreesboro. Lisa Mitchell, Director of Read To Succeed, told WGNS the day will be kicked off with a family oriented “Literacy March” down East Mai.... Read More

MTSU Dean Chimes in on the First Amendment in America

Jul 16, 2013 at 08:30 pm by Bryan Barrett

Ken Paulson, who is the dean for the College of Mass Communications at MTSU, recently chimed in on the First Amendment in America while meeting with high school students....... Read More

UPDATE: Fire in Indian Hills Subdivision in Murfreesboro - With Video

Jul 16, 2013 at 08:15 pm by Bryan Barrett

Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue Department’s Districts 1, 2, 3 and Rescue 9 responded to a residential fire at 522 Council Bluff Parkway just before 4:00 Tuesday afternoon. The h.... Read More

Gun Possession is an Arrestable Offense for Some Folks in Murfreesboro - See Why...

Jul 16, 2013 at 07:45 pm by Bryan Barrett

The passenger in a car that was pulled over in the area of Bradyville Pike for having a broken taillight was arrested by Murfreesboro Police for possessing a gun. It is import.... Read More

Alert Neighbor Helps RCSO Catch Burglary Suspects

Jul 16, 2013 at 06:00 pm by Bryan Barrett

Thanks to an alert neighbor, Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies quickly located and charged three suspects with breaking into a home Friday on Rock Hill Road near Bradyville.... Read More

Local students attend Washington Youth Tour

Jul 16, 2013 at 05:50 pm by Bryan Barrett

More than 140 high school juniors from across Tennessee experienced an in-depth look at our nation’s capital during the 2013 Electric Cooperative’s Washington Youth Tour. Ten.... Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Mass Termination Under Investigation By Nashville Attorneys

Jul 16, 2013 at 05:47 pm by Bryan Barrett

Civil rights attorney and Employment Lawyer George Barrett along with former United States Attorney Jerry Martin will hold a press conference Wednesday. They'll discuss their.... Read More

Homeless Population: Homeless Man Beat in Old Fort Park - Found Under a Table

Jul 16, 2013 at 05:00 pm by Bryan Barrett

WGNS is continuing to follow the homeless situation that is growing in Murfreesboro. As released in past news stories, we are seeing more and more arrest involving the homeles.... Read More

16-Days In Conference USA, MTSU AD Chris Massaro Talks To Rotary

Jul 16, 2013 at 03:51 pm by Bryan Barrett

With 16-days in Conference USA, MTSU Athletic Director Chris Massaro spoke to the Murfreesboro Rotary Club and shared how the change will not only have a major effect on the u.... Read More

Students from Rutherford County Visit Washington DC Thanks to Middle Tennessee Electric

Jul 16, 2013 at 03:45 pm by Bryan Barrett

More than 140 high school juniors from across Tennessee experienced an in-depth look at our nation’s capital during the 2013 Electric Cooperative’s Washington Youth Tour. Ten.... Read More

Some Schools in Tennessee to Get Extra FRUITS and VEGGIES! $3.3 Million Worth!

Jul 16, 2013 at 03:40 pm by Bryan Barrett

Some Tennessee students will get an extra dose of fruits and vegetables during the 2013-14 school year. The state has been awarded $3.3 million in federal funds to provide fre.... Read More

9-Year Old Burned After Setting His Shirt on Fire

Jul 16, 2013 at 01:03 pm by Bryan Barrett

One 9-year-old boy remains in stable condition after suffering burns while apparently playing with a lighter Monday at his aunt’s home in Rockvale. Detective Randy Groce says.... Read More

UPDATE: Jim Tracy "For Congress" Raises Over $700,000

Jul 16, 2013 at 08:31 am by Bryan Barrett

The Jim Tracy for Congress campaign announced raising $303,000 in the 2nd fundraising quarter, raising nearly $750,000 in six months more than 13 months prior the primary elec.... Read More

To Drive, You Must First Blow - If You Have Been Convicted of a DUI in Tennessee

Jul 16, 2013 at 06:29 am by Bryan Barrett

A new Tennessee law aimed at cracking down on drunk driving is allowing offenders the chance to drive, if they are sober. State troopers expect the so-called “first offender l.... Read More

A Drop in Teacher Pay in Tennessee?

Jul 16, 2013 at 06:25 am by Bryan Barrett

Changes to the teacher salary schedule, mandated from the state level, has led to concerns locally about how a reduced pay scale could scare potentially outstanding educators.... Read More

Early Tuesday Morning Wreck in Murfreesboro

Jul 16, 2013 at 06:17 am by Bryan Barrett

A teenager has been hospitalized following an early Tuesday morning wreck on Burnt Knob Road in the Almaville Road area of Murfreesboro. The female ran off the road and into a.... Read More