Navigating Growth: A Conversation with Rutherford County Mayor Joe Carr

Feb 28, 2024 at 09:30 am by WGNS News

  On the podcast today, WGNS host Scott Walker engages in a thought-provoking discussion with Rutherford County Mayor Joe Carr, focusing on the pressing issue of growth..... Read More

City opening Gateway Blvd. Extension to Robert Rose Drive Feb. 20

Feb 12, 2024 at 08:13 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The City of Murfreesboro is set to open the new $6.84 million Gateway Blvd. Extension to Robert Rose Drive. The extension will offic.... Read More

TN Now has 2 Top 25 Fastest Growing Cities In Nation

Jan 02, 2024 at 11:44 am by WGNS

(MIDDLE TENNESSEE) The word is out — Middle Tennessee’s quality of life and lower cost of living are attracting families to migrate here.... Read More

Murfreesboro Board of Trustees of Community Investment Trust meeting May 3

May 01, 2023 at 03:24 pm by WGNS News

  MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The Board of Trustees for the Murfreesboro Community Investment Trust will meet at 3 p.m., Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at the Municip.... Read More

Community Investment Trust Committee on Contributions scheduled to meet at Municipal Airport Tuesday Afternoon

Feb 27, 2023 at 05:37 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The Murfreesboro Community Investment Trust Committee on Contributions will meet on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. The meeting will be.... Read More

Murfreesboro Announces Staff Changes in Development Services Division

Feb 24, 2023 at 02:00 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Staff changes in the Development Services Division follow the appointment of Sam Huddleston as Assistant City Manager for Engineering and Econ.... Read More

English grad student interns at Discovery Center thanks to new course

Aug 22, 2022 at 01:51 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Graduate student Sarah Hicks is not the typical English graduate program student. She returned to school after working fou.... Read More

Big election year in Rutherford County with Mayoral races in Murfreesboro, Smyrna, LaVergne, Eagleville and Rutherford County

Feb 23, 2022 at 09:40 am by WGNS

2022 Makes for a big year in political elections throughout Rutherford County and the entire state of Tennessee. Alan Farley, the Rutherford County Election Administ.... Read More

Schools Closed Early on Thursday out of Safety Concerns for Local School Buses as Wind Speeds Reached 45 MPH Between 3PM and 4:50PM

Feb 18, 2022 at 07:27 am by WGNS

High winds were the biggest concern going into Thursday (yesterday, 2/17/22), as both Rutherford County and Murfreesboro City Schools announced that they’d be closing th.... Read More
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Wednesday Night Propane Tank Explosion Heard All Over

Feb 17, 2022 at 10:51 am by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO)  Shortly before 10:00 o'clock Wednesday night (2/16/2022), a downtown explosion at Old Salem Road next to the railroad tracks was heard as far away as te.... Read More

Murfreesboro City Schools Named Best of All District

Feb 16, 2022 at 04:00 pm by WGNS

(Murfreesboro, TN) The Tennessee Department of Education announced that Murfreesboro City Schools was one of 68 districts in Tennessee receiving statewide recognition as a &ld.... Read More

2022 is a big year for Elections in Rutherford County

Feb 09, 2022 at 11:36 am by WGNS

2022 Makes for a big year in political elections throughout Rutherford County and the entire state of Tennessee. Alan Farley, the Rutherford County Election Administrator, tol.... Read More

Murfreesboro City Schools: Gold, Silver and Bronze News

Feb 04, 2022 at 07:08 am by WGNS

Eleven Murfreesboro City Schools have been selected as Model of Demonstration (MOD) Schools for Response to Instruction and Intervention for Behavior (RTI2-B). This recog.... Read More

Created Equal Film Series Features Discussion of ‘Green Book’ and ‘Freedom Riders’ Feb. 12 and Feb. 26

Feb 01, 2022 at 04:08 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO– The inaugural Created Equal: TN Legacy Series film screening and discussion will feature the film Green Book, a 2018 biographical drama.... Read More

Job Fair for Teaching Positions in the Murfreesboro City Schools

Feb 01, 2022 at 12:07 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro City Schools (MCS) will host a teacher recruitment fair from 9:30 to 11:30 am on Saturday, February 12 at Scales Elementary School located at 2340 St. Andrews D.... Read More

Murfreesboro City offices and facilities closing in observance of MLK Jr. Day Jan. 17

Jan 11, 2022 at 06:14 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, all City of Murfreesboro offices, and most recreational facilities, will be closed on Monday.... Read More

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Seeks Nominations for Governor's Environmental Awards

Jan 04, 2022 at 09:53 am by WGNS

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) is inviting Tennesseans to submit nominations for the 2022 Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Awards.&l.... Read More

TOPIC: Murfreesboro City Schools

Dec 27, 2021 at 09:07 am by Producer

Today, we were joined in studio by Lisa Trail with the Murfreesboro City Schools. Trail is the Director of Communications & Strategic Initiatives within the city scho.... Read More

Food distribution to homeless will likely require a permit if on city property in Murfreesboro

Dec 20, 2021 at 09:30 am by WGNS

The homeless community continues to grow as Rutherford County grows.In the City of Murfreesboro, government officials struggle to respond to their needs while also protecting.... Read More

Partisan School Board Races are Now a Possibility in places like Rutherford County

Nov 16, 2021 at 08:26 pm by WGNS

Several years ago in 2017, a group of Republicans in Rutherford County voiced a need to allow for partisan school board and city council races in Murfreesboro. At the time,.... Read More