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Discovery Center Appoints New VP to Enhance Learning Initiatives

Feb 26, 2025 at 12:55 pm by WGNS Radio News

MURFREESBORO, TN – The Discovery Center at Murfree Spring has appointed Bobbie Jo Meredith as its new Vice President of Learning. In this role, Meredith will oversee the.... Read More

Nissan Foundation Names Discovery Center as a 2024 Grant Recipient

Aug 09, 2024 at 08:51 am by WGNS News

Murfreesboro, TN – Earlier this year, the Nissan Foundation named the Discovery Center at Murfree Spring as a 2024 grant recipient. The Nissan Foundation grant will help.... Read More

Discovery Center Announces Camp Wonder a Summer Camp for High School Students with Disabilities

Jun 27, 2024 at 10:11 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - The Discovery Center at Murfree Spring recently announced the return of Camp Wonder, a weeklong summer camp for Rutherford County high school students with.... Read More

Murfree Spring Boardwalk 100% Open Again!

Mar 13, 2024 at 09:29 pm by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO) The Murfree Springs Boardwalk is now - completely, entirely, totally, 100% OPEN!! The wait is over, so get out there and enjoy all that the wetlands offer like.... Read More

Discovery Center at Murfree Spring Announces 2024 Artist in Residence Program

Mar 07, 2024 at 09:55 am by WGNS News

Murfreesboro, TN - The Discovery Center recently announced Tennessee artists Charles Key and Suzanne LeBeau as the featured artists in the museum’s 2024 Artist in Resi.... Read More

Discovery Center Adds VIP Experience to Wine & Whiskey Event

Feb 08, 2024 at 12:33 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - The Discovery Center at Murfree Spring will host its annual museum fundraiser, Wine & Whiskey at the Wetlands, on Friday, March 15th, from 6:00 to 8:30.... Read More

The 7th Annual Tennessee STEAM Festival Returns Oct. 13-22

Oct 02, 2023 at 12:50 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - Founded by the Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, the Tennessee STEAM Festival is a 10-day celebration of science, technology, engineering, art, and math (.... Read More

4-Segment Show for Monday's Action Line: 1.) Education in Rutherford Co. and Beyond. 2.) The Commissioner Corner: Political Correctness Today. 3.) The Secret Garden Party and the Discovery Ce

May 29, 2023 at 09:00 am by WGNS News

I. On today’s show (Monday, May 29, 2023), WGNS host Scott Walker is joined by JC Bowman, the Executive Director of the Professional Educators of Tennessee. Bowman talks.... Read More

Discovery Center Secret Garden Party and Tour will be First Weekend in June

May 25, 2023 at 04:30 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - The 31st Annual Secret Garden Party and Secret Garden Tours, both of which help fund the non-profit Discovery Center, will be held the first weekend.... Read More

City of Murfreesboro to Re-Open Murfree Spring Wetland Boardwalk after Repairs are Completed

Apr 11, 2023 at 05:24 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The Murfreesboro City Council will meet in a Regular Workshop meeting at 11:30 a.m. this Wednesday morning, April 12, 2023. At the meeting,.... Read More

New January Exhibit at the Discovery Center

Jan 02, 2023 at 12:35 pm by WGNS Radio News

Opens Saturday, January 21st - The Discovery Center, a local children's museum is holding a special event for kids on Saturday January 21st. Families will enter into Nick Park.... Read More

6th Annual Tennessee STEAM Festival brings science to life

Oct 07, 2022 at 03:50 pm by WGNS Radio News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn.—Science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) will come to life at events and activities across the state during the 6th annual Tennessee ST.... 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

POSTPONED: Discovery Center's Martin Luther King Jr. Day free day (1/17/22)

Jan 14, 2022 at 11:56 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn.—The Discovery Center at Murfree Spring announced its Martin Luther King Jr. Day free day, originally scheduled for Monday, Jan. 17, has been postpo.... Read More

Discovery Center appoints new board members, officers

Jan 11, 2022 at 04:00 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn.—The Discovery Center at Murfree Spring announced its new slate of board members and officers for 2022. The museum welcomes Paula E. Harris, Chief Mar.... Read More

Tennessee STEAM Festival in Murfreesboro

Oct 12, 2021 at 12:01 pm by WGNS

The Tennessee STEAM Festival, founded by the Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, will be held in Murfreesboro October 15th through the 24th.The event this year will incorporat.... Read More

Summer Camps with the Discovery Center in Murfreesboro

Jul 05, 2021 at 04:15 pm by WGNS

School in Rutherford County maybe out, but CAMPOLOGY at the Discovery Center in Murfreesboro is in!The camps at Discovery Center incorporate play and hands-on inquiry-based.... Read More

Weekends in the Wetlands of Murfreesboro

Apr 30, 2021 at 10:23 am by WGNS

Have kids? Perhaps they would enjoy some outdoor time while splashing through water and learning about wetlands in Middle Tennessee...Weekend in the Wetlands will be held on F.... Read More

Discovery Center: Black History Celebration on Feb. 28th in Murfreesboro

Feb 19, 2021 at 10:09 am by WGNS

On Sunday (2/28/21), stop by the Discovery Center in Murfreesboro for music, puppet shows, storytelling, and hands-on activities celebrating Black history, arts, & culture.... Read More

Great Pumpkin Festival Thursday, Oct. 29

Oct 16, 2020 at 08:29 am by WGNS

Put on your Halloween costume and head to the Discovery Center at Murfree Spring for outdoor family fun at the Great Pumpkin Festival! You can enjoy food trucks, a costume con.... Read More