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Rutherford County Commissioner Jeff Phillips Talks About Proper Planning for the Future of Rutherford County

Oct 10, 2023 at 10:45 pm by WGNS News

  RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - The growth rate of Rutherford County between January 1, 2010 and January 1 of 2021, has equaled approximately 730 new residents per month. Alth.... Read More

Tennessee New Business Filings Set Second Quarter Record

Aug 17, 2023 at 06:00 am by WGNS News

Tennessee experienced the highest number of business filings for a second quarter in the 25-year history of data, according to the new Quarterly Business and Economic Indicato.... Read More

Rutherford County Mayor Continues to Aim for an Impact or Development Fee to Help Pay for Growth

May 31, 2023 at 08:02 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Rutherford County Mayor Joe Carr said that we continue to struggle with the means to pay for growth... Carr said that other municipalities have the abi.... Read More

Fire Departments Throughout Rutherford County are Growing

Nov 23, 2022 at 10:39 pm by WGNS Radio News

Rutherford County, Tenn. – Local fire departments are in the midst of growth. While some departments within Rutherford County are adding staff, others are construct.... Read More

Changes to Downtown Murfreesboro to likely include MORE Residential Space

Aug 30, 2022 at 01:50 pm by WGNS

South Church Street in downtown Murfreesboro is growing residentially. While it may not be apparent now - it will be in the near future, which is why the parking lot across th.... Read More

Rutherford County Growing Exceptionally Fast, Unemployment Low and Schools are Good

May 31, 2022 at 12:33 pm by WGNS

The Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce and Rutherford Works report that Rutherford County is currently one of the hottest places to do business and one of the fastest-growi.... Read More

Protecting Property Values in Murfreesboro - Better Control Over Rental Properties

May 12, 2022 at 08:00 pm by WGNS

Murfreesboro City Councilman Shawn Wright told WGNS NEWS that he would like to pursue changes to better govern rental units, in hopes of preserving property values throughout.... Read More

Downtown Murfreesboro Poised for Growth

May 12, 2022 at 02:55 pm by WGNS

(Murfreesboro, Tenn.) Downtown Murfreesboro is poised for growth and developers continue to make plans for the area around the historic Rutherford County square. A mixed-use d.... Read More

Rutherford County Mayor Announced Community Wide Efford to Plan for the Future of the County

Feb 22, 2022 at 03:00 pm by WGNS

Rutherford County, Tenn. ‐‐‐ Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron announced the launch of ‘PlanRutherford,’ an initiative to engage residents and stakeholders in sh.... Read More

Tennessee Marks 10 Years of New Business Growth

Feb 17, 2022 at 12:30 pm by WGNS

Tennesseans achieved a remarkable milestone in the fourth quarter of 2021, 10 years of uninterrupted year-over-year growth in quarterly new business filings.The Tennessee Quar.... Read More

This Morning's Subject: The Murfreesboro Municipal Airport

Jan 31, 2022 at 09:04 am by Producer

Scott talks with Murfreesboro Municipal Airport Manager Chad Gehrke about growth and excitement at the local airport. This is one of the few government entities that co.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools expected to continue upward growth trend for years to come

Dec 28, 2021 at 10:10 am by WGNS

As the Rutherford County School System grows with new students, rezoning may have to take place before new schools are built. As an example of the growth, County School Board.... Read More

Murfreesboro Growth Could Lead to Potential City School Zone Changes

Nov 17, 2021 at 03:21 pm by WGNS

As Murfreesboro continues to grow, so do the number of children attending local schools... That was Murfreesboro Schools spokesperson Lisa Trail. She told WGNS News that the.... Read More

Mapping Rutherford County and Area School’s Growth

Oct 21, 2021 at 06:46 pm by WGNS

Growing up, Shane Morgan had an interest in drawing, drafting and industrial arts.For a short time, he studied engineering technology at Old Dominion University, but left to p.... Read More
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UPDATE: Growth in Murfreesboro and Beyond

Oct 21, 2021 at 01:05 pm by WGNS

The landscape continues to change atop Tiger Hill, also known as Marshall Knobs in Murfreesboro. While the peak of the hill remains unchanged for the most part, the foot of th.... Read More

Report: Tennessee is 10th fastest-growing affordable U.S. state

Aug 25, 2021 at 03:06 pm by WGNS

Between 2019 and 2020, nearly 29 million Americans moved to new residences within the U.S, nearly 40% of which moved to different counties or states. Rising costs of living in.... Read More

Rutherford County, TN Population will likely be the 3rd Largest in Tennessee by year 2050

Jul 27, 2021 at 01:00 pm by WGNS

Rutherford County continues to grow and experts say that the county will likely be named as the third largest in the state by year 2050. Currently, the title of third largest.... Read More

Tennessee Population Grew 17th Most in U.S. Since 2010

Jul 22, 2021 at 12:00 pm by WGNS

With less natural population growth and decreased immigration, the population of the United States has been growing more slowly every year since 2015, according to new Census.... Read More

Rutherford County Reported the 12th Largest Population Growth in the U.S.

Jun 22, 2021 at 02:42 pm by WGNS

For the first time ever, California posted a population decline in 2020, and the United States as a whole didn’t fare much better. Its growth has decelerated to 0.35% ye.... Read More

High Growth Numbers and More Jobs in Rutherford County

Jun 22, 2021 at 05:30 am by WGNS

Companies are Hiring: The Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce reports that numbers highlighting the growth of the county also show the changing population. That growth comes.... Read More