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UPDATE: Sex-Change Surgery Related Bills focus on Minors and Those who are on TennCare

Feb 24, 2023 at 10:10 am by WGNS News

Rutherford County, TN - House Bill 0009 has been in the headlines in recent days, both locally and across the country. The bill deals with minors having surgery to change thei.... Read More

SCAM ALERT: Con-Artist are Calling Residents and Claiming to be with the Smyrna Police Department

Feb 24, 2023 at 07:23 am by WGNS News

Smyrna, TN - WGNS has another SCAM report to bring your way. This time, an unknown subject is calling area residents claiming to work for the Smyrna Police Department. The cal.... Read More

New Assistant Safety Director for the Rutherford County Schools

Feb 23, 2023 at 03:06 pm by WGNS News

Rutherford County, TN - Sean Martin has been named as the first assistant safety director for the Rutherford County Schools. In 2006 Martin began his career with the Murfreesb.... Read More

Smyrna High School Senior Critically Injured in St. Louis

Feb 21, 2023 at 11:52 am by WGNS News

UPDATED: Smyrna, TN – A Smyrna teenager who was visiting St. Louis, Missouri for a volleyball tournament was hit by a vehicle this past Saturday night, resulting in seve.... Read More

Rental Prices in Rutherford County

Feb 20, 2023 at 02:44 pm by WGNS News

(Rutherford County, TN) Tennessee is in the top ten tier of states that reported significant changes in monthly residential rental prices for apartments and homes. When comp.... Read More

Cheapest Fuel Prices in or Near Rutherford County - Look to be in Cannon County

Feb 20, 2023 at 05:41 am by WGNS News

Rutherford County, TN - Average gasoline prices in Tennessee have risen 2.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.09/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 3,821.... Read More

Middle Tennessee Electric Warns of Scam Targeting Customers in Rutherford County Area

Feb 16, 2023 at 11:45 pm by WGNS News

(Rutherford County, TN) A scam has hit Rutherford County and involves subjects that allegedly claim to work for Middle Tennessee Electric. Amy Byers, Public Relations Coordina.... Read More

Middle Tennessee Electric Warns of Scam Targeting Customers in Rutherford County Area

Feb 16, 2023 at 11:48 am by WGNS News

A scam has hit Rutherford County and involves subjects that allegedly claim to work for Middle Tennessee Electric. Amy Byers, Public Relations Coordinator for MTE told WGNS NE.... Read More

Listen to the Complete Weather Update and Interview with Meteorologist Paul Trambley on Today's Weather in Middle Tennessee and in Rutherford County

Feb 16, 2023 at 11:00 am by WGNS News

11AM WEATHER UPDATE: WGNS’s Bryan Barrett talked to meteorologist Paul Trambley about storms moving through Middle Tennessee around 11AM on Thursday and this is what he.... Read More

UPDATE: Murfreesboro City and Rutherford County Schools CLOSED on Thursday, February 16, 2023 Due to Weather Threats

Feb 16, 2023 at 06:30 am by WGNS News

(Rutherford County, TN) The Rutherford County Schools have closed all county operated schools for Thursday, February 16th, due to weather. Schools Director Dr. Jimmy Sullivan.... Read More

Storm Lines Extremely Strong Wednesday Night and Well Into Thursday

Feb 15, 2023 at 10:14 pm by WGNS News

Round 1: The National Weather Service continues to report a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Middle Tennessee, which directly impacts Rutherford County. Throughout the night ther.... Read More

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn Announces Plan To Stop Human and Drug Traffickers From Profiting Off Taxpayers

Feb 15, 2023 at 05:10 pm by WGNS News

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is pushing new legislation to stop human and drug traffickers from receiving government-funded benefits while.... Read More

MTE Named 2023 Tree Line USA Utility by Arbor Day Foundation

Feb 15, 2023 at 04:50 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TENN. - The Arbor Day Foundation has named Middle Tennessee Electric a 2023 Tree Line USA® utility to honor its commitment to urban forestry in the.... Read More

Local Tip Leads to Felony Drug Charges and Seizure of Cocaine and Marijuana

Feb 15, 2023 at 02:00 pm by WGNS News

Two Rutherford County residents are facing felony drug and weapons charges after the Rutherford County Narcotics Unit acted on a citizen tip. Narcotics detectives conducted.... Read More

UPDATE: Suspect in Smyrna Twice Daily Convenience Store Murder Undergoing Mental Evaluation

Feb 09, 2023 at 08:15 am by WGNS News

SMYRNA - Court proceedings against the suspect accused of brazenly shooting and killing an employee of the Twice Daily in Smyrna are awaiting a mental evaluation. Distric.... Read More
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Suspect Pleads Guilty in 2014 Smyrna Homicide

Feb 06, 2023 at 09:47 am by WGNS Radio News

SMYRNA — A Smyrna man is behind bars after pleading guilty for the 2014 homicide of Danny J. Wright in Smyrna and the subsequent August 2021 homicide of Darian Williams.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools In-Service Day for Educators Closed Due to Inclement Weather Tuesday

Jan 30, 2023 at 09:02 pm by WGNS News

Rutherford County, TN - While parents already knew that schools were going to be closed on Tuesday for a teacher in-service day, educators are now being notified that they.... Read More

Unemployment Numbers for Murfreesboro, Smyrna and LaVergne Released

Jan 26, 2023 at 05:23 pm by WGNS News

  Rutherford County, TN - Nearly every county in Tennessee ended 2022 with lower unemployment rates, according to the December 2022 data released by the Department of La.... Read More

As ‘MTSU Promise Tour’ Kicks Off, Motlow Students will Follow their Dreams to MTSU this Fall

Jan 26, 2023 at 02:24 pm by WGNS News

SMYRNA, Tenn. — Nontraditional Motlow State Community College sophomores Shamesha Talley (business administration) and Joan Edens (organizationa.... Read More

Special Fundraiser to Take Middle and High School Students Shopping for School Clothes in Rutherford County

Jan 18, 2023 at 11:17 am by WGNS News

Clothing for Rutherford County middle and high school students can sometimes lead to problems in the classroom. Sadly, these superficial problems often lead to bullying. SRO S.... Read More