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9-11 Remembrance Ceremony at Rutherford County Sheriff's Office

Sep 01, 2021 at 10:09 am by WGNS

Commissioner Jeff Long of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security will be the keynote speaker for the Rutherford County Sheriff’s 20th annual 9-11.... Read More

County Farm Road Shut Down at Slab Due to Flooding

Aug 31, 2021 at 11:14 am by WGNS

(RUTHERFORD COUTY, TN)  At around 10 o’clock Tuesday (8/31/21) morning, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office announced the closure of County Farm Road at th.... Read More

Human services practicum provides Riverdale students work-based learning opportunities

Aug 31, 2021 at 07:24 am by WGNS

The summer leading into her freshman year of high school, Katelyn Cahill lost her grandmother.Cahill was 14.Despite all the time she had spent with her maternal grandmother, s.... Read More

"Get your 'dose of hope': Rutherford County Launches New Campaign Geared Toward Vaccine Awareness

Aug 30, 2021 at 09:40 am by WGNS

Rutherford County, TN—Rutherford County, in collaboration with other local municipalities, healthcare providers, and community partners is launching a campaign this week.... Read More

UPDATE: Highlights from the Annual Middle Tennessee Electric Annual Meeting

Aug 30, 2021 at 09:26 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, TN – Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) leadership updated cooperative members on the organization’s health and answered questions directly from its mem.... Read More

Beaman Dodge Hit Hard

Aug 28, 2021 at 05:34 pm by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO) Murfreesboro Police report that more than $350,000 in vehicles were stolen or damaged after the business closed Friday night. Someone cut the wires to the.... Read More

Man Charged with 3 Counts of Rape of a Child and Convicted of 2 Counts of Aggravated Sexual Battery in Rutherford County

Aug 27, 2021 at 03:49 pm by WGNS

A 62-year-old man arrested in Murfreesboro this past year has been found guilty, but not of the original charges he was taken into custody for. Reports indicate Felpie Pablo.... Read More

Rutherford County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.7% in July, down from 4.5% in June

Aug 26, 2021 at 02:01 pm by WGNS

As Tennesseans continue to rejoin the workforce, all but one of the state’s 95 counties experienced lower unemployment in July, according to new data from the Department.... Read More
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Cracker Barrel donates 300 chef jackets to Blackman culinary program

Aug 25, 2021 at 04:00 pm by WGNS

The Blackman High culinary program was one of a dozen schools throughout Middle Tennessee to receive in upwards of 300 of the 4,000 chef jackets donated by Cracker Barrel.Blac.... Read More

September 3rd "Friday Night LIVE" Concert on Murfreesboro Square

Aug 25, 2021 at 08:15 am by WGNS

The Friday Night LIVE summer concert series on the Murfreesboro Square will wrap up on Friday, September 3rd. Main Street Murfreesboro Executive Director Sarah Callender tel.... Read More

COVID-19 UPDATE for Rutherford County AND More Information on the The Pfizer Vaccine Approved by the FDA

Aug 24, 2021 at 04:24 pm by WGNS

Rutherford County COVID UPDATERutherford County has recorded 49,187 total cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. Of that number, there have been 463-deaths. Curr.... Read More

Murfreesboro Police urging motorcyclists to ride safely after fatal crash; speeding may have played a factor

Aug 24, 2021 at 02:10 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Murfreesboro Police Department Fatal Accident Crash Team (FACT) investigators urge motorcyclists to ride with care after a fatal crash on Mond.... Read More

TN Comptroller Jason Mumpower Scheduled to Speak in Murfreesboro Tuesday

Aug 23, 2021 at 02:14 pm by WGNS

John Dunn, Director of Communications for the Comptroller of the Treasury, told WGNS NEWS that Tennessee Comptroller Jason Mumpower will be speaking in Murfreesboro Tuesday,.... Read More

9-11 Ceremony to be Held In Person at the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office

Aug 23, 2021 at 01:32 pm by WGNS

The annual 9-11 Remembrance Ceremony will be held this year at the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office and not virtual...That was RCSO Sgt. Gary Herron with the Community Ser.... Read More

Rutherford County Solid Waste Advises on Proper Latex Paint Disposal

Aug 23, 2021 at 09:53 am by WGNS

Rutherford County, TN—Rutherford County Solid Waste advises the community on the proper way to dispose of latex paint.  “If you have latex paint, no center wi.... Read More

National Battlefield in Rutherford County one of the Most Important Parks

Aug 23, 2021 at 09:35 am by WGNS

The pandemic brought the national parks system to a virtual halt in 2020 as federal shutdowns closed various sites across the country. Yellowstone National Park’s attend.... Read More

UPDATE: More Information on the End of Emission Testing in Five Tennessee Counties, Including Rutherford

Aug 20, 2021 at 02:00 pm by WGNS

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) announced today that vehicle emissions testing in five Tennessee counties will end on Jan. 14, 2022 now that th.... Read More

TBI Investigation: Estate Planner Indicted in Rutherford County

Aug 20, 2021 at 12:33 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO – Special agents from the TBI’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division have obtained indictments charging a 65-year-old Nashville man accused of financi.... Read More

Oakland High School launches new IB alumni speaker series

Aug 20, 2021 at 11:49 am by WGNS

Thirty minutes.That’s all it took for Beth Nelson and her friends to feel a sense of relief when they stood up and walked out of the auditorium at Oakland High School.Ne.... Read More

Subject Wanted by Smyrna, TN Police for Questioning

Aug 19, 2021 at 04:20 pm by WGNS

Smyrna Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who was captured on surveillance video inside the Lowe's Home Improvement Store in Smyrna.Evidently, poli.... Read More