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Wayne Irvin Announces Candidacy for Rutherford County Commission

Feb 11, 2022 at 09:54 am by WGNS

Conservative and local attorney Wayne Irvin has announced his candidacy for Rutherford County Commission District 14. Irvin is an experienced attorney and certified public acc.... Read More

Murfreesboro Police Department adds first mental health co-responder

Feb 11, 2022 at 09:47 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn.  – The Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) has partnered with Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System in adding the department's first men.... Read More

Looking Back: Caliber Collision employees aid in the capture of an inmate escapee

Feb 11, 2022 at 09:41 am by WGNS

In a recap to a story, you heard first on WGNS about a Benton County inmate who escaped while being transported to another county, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office.... Read More

Two Part Show: First half of the morning we talk to the Murfreesboro Funeral Home - On the second half of the show we talk to Middle TN Electric about Electric Vehicles

Feb 11, 2022 at 09:12 am by Producer

Today on the WGNS Action Line, host Scott Walker talks with Murfreesboro Funeral Home General Manager Keith Stapleton about planning and preparing for a funeral. Stapleto.... Read More

FRIDAY: Alvin Douglas

Feb 11, 2022 at 08:30 am by Producer

WGNS Slick Pig BBQ Birthday Winner:  Alvin Douglas The birthday club winner receives Slick Pig's delicious banana pudding. Just stop by Slick Pig in Murfreesboro at 1920.... Read More

Subject reportedly steals leaf blower, weed eater and ladder from the storage shed of a Rutherford County home

Feb 11, 2022 at 07:38 am by WGNS

The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a theft case that involves a man who reportedly broke into a storage shed on February 3, 2022. The incident occur.... Read More

FRIDAY: The staff at Beesley Animal Clinic

Feb 11, 2022 at 05:48 am by Producer

WGNS Good Neighbor of the Day for Friday, February 11th, 2022 The staff at Beesley Animal Clinic are today’s Good Neighbor of the Day for always being kind and helpful..... Read More

Scam Calls Targeting Rutherford County Phone Numbers - Social Security Number Suspended

Feb 10, 2022 at 03:21 pm by WGNS

Phone scams continue with one of the more recent calls being received by a Rutherford County woman. The potential victim, who recorded the conversation on her cellphone, said.... Read More

Report shows 19.7% of Tennessee homes have 4+ bedrooms, 17th lowest in U.S.

Feb 10, 2022 at 11:46 am by WGNS

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans are rethinking whether their monthly mortgage payments should go towards obtaining bigger living spaces or securing the ease of.... Read More

Florida woman arrested after allegedly locking herself inside a Buddhist Temple on Barfield-Crescent Road

Feb 10, 2022 at 11:37 am by WGNS

Sheriff’s deputies charged a Florida woman with burglary after she allegedly threatened a deputy and locked herself inside the Wat Amphawan of America Buddhist Temple We.... Read More

MTSU institute to host WSJ columnist for Black History Month lecture on economist Thomas Sowell

Feb 10, 2022 at 11:15 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — In celebration of Black History Month at MTSU, the Political Economy Research Institute is hosting a presentation on the life and works of Afr.... Read More

Siegel High School DECA Recognized for Outstanding School-Based Enterprise

Feb 10, 2022 at 10:30 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN – Siegel Store, the school-based enterprise at Siegel High School, was among 461 school-based enterprises achieving Gold Certification for 2021-2022--th.... Read More

Rutherford County SWAT Team recognized for flood response in Waverly

Feb 10, 2022 at 08:30 am by WGNS

Sheriff’s SWAT Team members were honored as Officers of the Month for helping residents of Waverly and Humphreys County in the devastating floods last August.The team.... Read More
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Ribbon Cutting for LaVergne's First Blessing Box

Feb 09, 2022 at 04:13 pm by WGNS

It took a partnership between two churches, an international business, and a new foundation to bring a Blessing Box to LaVergne. The Blessing Box, located at 144 Bain Drive ne.... Read More

Inmate recovers from reported drug overdose at Rutherford County adult detention center

Feb 09, 2022 at 03:03 pm by WGNS

An inmate overdosed after she ingested a substance believed to be fentanyl allegedly given to her by another inmate while they waited to be booked Tuesday (Feb. 8, 2022) at th.... Read More

Lascassas native photographs ship operations aboard USS Nimitz

Feb 09, 2022 at 11:50 am by WGNS

In the US Navy, a Rutherford County resident is busy! However, he is not doing the typical job of a Boatswain's mate.Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Samuel Osborn, fr.... 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

Dairy Business Initiative Expanding Across the Southeast

Feb 09, 2022 at 10:57 am by WGNS

For the last two years, Extension specialists with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture have led the USDA’s Southeast Dairy Business Innovation Init.... Read More

Vanderbilt and CDC Research Shows Third Vaccine Dose Key to Preventing Omicron Hospitalization

Feb 09, 2022 at 10:16 am by WGNS

New research shows that two doses of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine result in lower effectiveness for preventing hospitalization for the omicron variant (65%) than previous variants.... Read More

Is an electric vehicle the right car for you in Rutherford County, TN?

Feb 09, 2022 at 10:04 am by WGNS News

Many people have thought about the electric vehicle route when buying a new car, but is it the right direction for you daily commute? Amy Byers with Middle Tennessee Electric.... Read More