Grammy Nominated Grad Checks Out New MTSU Recording Studio

Oct 02, 2021 at 06:18 am by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO)  Just a few yards from the site where Middle Tennessee State University students first started learning 40 years ago how to make music sound.... Read More

Friday Football Recaps for October 1st, 2021

Oct 01, 2021 at 10:56 pm by WGNS

  JENNINGS AND AYERS FUNERAL HOME SCOREBOARDRiverdale 35, Siegel 0 (Thursday)  (PODCAST)Oakland 63, Blackman 36  (PODCAST)Rockvale 19, Stewarts Creek.... Read More

Pay increase approved to attract substitute teachers at hard-to-fill schools

Oct 01, 2021 at 03:06 pm by WGNS

A contract addendum increasing the daily pay and bill rate for substitutes in six hard-to-fill schools — LaVergne high and middle, LaVergne Lake, Roy Waldon, Smyrna Midd.... Read More

SNAP Food Benefits Increasing

Oct 01, 2021 at 03:00 pm by WGNS

Almost 848,000 people in Tennessee will see their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits go up by about 21%, as of October 1, 2021 (Friday).R.... Read More

MURFREESBORO: 68-Year-Old Man Reported as Missing

Oct 01, 2021 at 01:32 pm by WGNS

MISSING PERSON:   On Thursday, September 30, 2021, a family member reported 68-year-old James Michael Spain as missing.According to the family member, Spain was release.... Read More

HELP WANTED: WGNS Radio is Looking for a Diverse Personality that can Tackle New Digital and On-Air Sales AND Become an On Air Talent

Oct 01, 2021 at 11:27 am by WGNS

WGNS is Hiring WGNS Radio provides more local news than any other media outlet in Rutherford County. With two presets on the FM dial and one on our original AM frequency,.... Read More

Abby Haley, 3rd Grade Teacher at Rocky Fork Elementary

Oct 01, 2021 at 11:12 am by WGNS

The Doug Young Educator of the Month from NewsRadio WGNS and City Tile and Floor Covering spotlights Abby Haley, a 3rd Grade teacher at Rocky Fork Elementary. The Doug Youn.... Read More

Dog Agility World Championships to be Held in Murfreesboro

Oct 01, 2021 at 10:41 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro, Tenn. — Top canine athletes from across the country are headed to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to compete in the U.S. Dog Agility Association’s.... Read More

Murfreesboro Joins National Night Out Against Crime Oct. 5

Oct 01, 2021 at 10:34 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Murfreesboro Police Department, along with Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation Department will host National Night Out Against Crime Tuesday.... Read More

MTSU appoints Arik as Chair of Excellence in Urban and Regional Planning

Oct 01, 2021 at 10:28 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University’s Board of Trustees recently approved the appointment of Murat Arik, Ph.D., associate professor of man.... Read More

Mayor McFarland recognizes latest STARS Award winners during Murfreesboro City Council meeting

Oct 01, 2021 at 10:23 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Murfreesboro IT Network Administrator Bobby Leathers and Parks and Recreation Groundskeepers Beau Smith and Matthew Miles were honored Se.... Read More

Blackman at Oakland Football on WGNS Friday

Oct 01, 2021 at 09:28 am by WGNS

Blackman travels to Oakland Friday night on WGNS State Farm Prep Football. The Patriots are coming off a 29-21 win over Lipscomb Academy. Coach Kevin Creasy says their battle.... Read More

Oncologist Peter Gordon Robertson, MD

Oct 01, 2021 at 12:01 am by WGNS

Oncologist Peter Gordon Robertson is our HEART FOR HEALING recipient. A listener writes, “I’m in my mid 60s and was having periods of light headedness after workin.... Read More

Moore Resigns Rutherford County School Board

Sep 30, 2021 at 10:08 pm by WGNS

In a surprise announcement, Rutherford County School Board member Lisa Moore announced her resignation. It came Thursday night during their meeting. She said she was stepping.... Read More

UPDATE: Life of Middle Point Landfill is Less Than 8-Years - Proposed Expansion will likely be Tied Up in Court

Sep 30, 2021 at 03:05 pm by WGNS

UPDATE: Republic Services, the company that oversees the Middle Point Landfill in the Walterhill area, has updated Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron on the landfill l.... Read More

La Vergne Prepares for First Leaf Litter Collection

Sep 30, 2021 at 03:01 pm by WGNS

(La Vergne, Tenn.) The La Vergne Stormwater Department is preparing for its first-ever round of leaf litter collection this fall. Staff estimates the leaf litter collection tr.... Read More

Smyrna Police Aim to Identify Suspect in Theft

Sep 30, 2021 at 02:12 pm by WGNS

  Smyrna, TN Police are seeking clues in identifying a woman who allegedly committed theft at a local store. On September 25th at 2PM, an unknown woman wearing a black s.... Read More

Visit Downtown Murfreesboro and TRY to Find All the Scarecrows (#MainStreetScarecrow)

Sep 30, 2021 at 01:15 pm by WGNS

Main Street Murfreesboro is hosting their second annual Scarecrows Downtown during the month of October. Main Street Executive Director Sarah Callender told WGNS NEWS...Vote.... Read More

Report from Tennessee Department of Education shows Rutherford County Schools outperformed state in all grades for English language arts, math, science and social studies

Sep 30, 2021 at 10:23 am by WGNS

Last school year was unlike any other and, yet Rutherford County educators rose to the challenge of educating nearly 48,000 students amid a worldwide pandemic.An impressive 41.... Read More

Pulitzer-winning Arbery slaying author visits MTSU Oct. 6 to discuss life ‘revision’

Sep 30, 2021 at 09:52 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing for his story on the 2020 slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed Bl.... Read More