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Tennessee has more despair than most places

Aug 27, 2020 at 03:45 pm by WGNS

Tennessee is experiencing a great deal of distress. Zippia.com recently analyzed depression, addiction, poverty, and other metrics to find the states where Americans are hurti.... Read More

Rutherford County Unemployment Drops by 1.4% landing on a 9.1% Jobless Rate

Aug 27, 2020 at 02:36 pm by WGNS

The unemployment situation in three-quarters of Tennessee’s 95 counties continued to improve in July following business closures earlier in the year due to the COVID-19.... Read More

Local Bowling Alley to OPEN this September inside the former Sears store

Aug 26, 2020 at 09:41 am by WGNS

Strike and Spare Family Fun Center on NW Broad Street will soon OPEN to a new home inside the shopping mall on Old Fort Parkway. General manager Phillip Cox sai.... Read More

Rutherford County Tourism Reports $385 Million in 2019 Travel Spending

Aug 26, 2020 at 08:00 am by WGNS

(Rutherford County, TN) – Tourism in Rutherford County, Tennessee hit an all-time high in 2019 with $385 million in travel expenditures, according to recently released n.... Read More

Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Partners with Rutherford County to Deliver On-Site, Near-Site Clinic Care

Aug 24, 2020 at 03:56 pm by WGNS

Murfreesboro, Tenn. - On September 1, Ascension Saint Thomas will officially partner with Rutherford County to provide on-site and near-site clinic services at three sites of.... Read More

Hear Seven Inspirational Women Share Their Stories on Friday, September 11, 2020

Aug 21, 2020 at 02:59 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn., August 21, 2020— Leaders of all types in Rutherford County are called to attend Leadercast Women to discover the power of taking courage in their da.... Read More

Join Power of Pink and the Saint Thomas Rutherford Ambassadors for the Inaugural Wine Around the Square Virtual 5K

Aug 20, 2020 at 09:37 am by WGNS

Lace up your sneakers for the first-ever Wine Around the Square Virtual 5K benefitting the Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation’s Power of Pink Fund. This exciting event i.... Read More

New Unemployment Numbers now UP in Tennessee

Aug 20, 2020 at 09:22 am by WGNS

The numbers for NEW Unemployment filings related to the COVID Pandemic in Tennessee has gone up after 2-weeks of decreasing.According to the Labor and Workforce Development De.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools Continue to Monitor COVID Cases

Aug 19, 2020 at 07:19 pm by WGNS

WGNS has more news on COVID-19 and the Rutherford County school system.Rutherford County is currently classified as having a MODERATE spread rate with 2,504 active cases of CO.... Read More

EDITORIAL: Teachers as Essential Employees

Aug 19, 2020 at 06:50 pm by WGNS

Editorial by JC Bowman, Executive Director of Professional Educators of TN:Teachers are indeed essential, however, should they be classified by state and local school district.... Read More

Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Partners with Contessa to Bring Hospital-Level Care into the Home

Aug 14, 2020 at 11:52 am by WGNS

Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford is offering patients Hospital Care at Home, an emerging healthcare option that brings all the essential elements of inpatient care to the com.... Read More

U.S. Census takers begin visiting homes that have not responded

Aug 11, 2020 at 03:02 pm by WGNS

Beginning Tuesday August 11th, the U.S. Census Bureau will begin sending census takers to visit homes that have not yet responded to the census. This is an important activit.... Read More

Heroin Investigation Leads to 3 Arrests

Aug 11, 2020 at 09:00 am by WGNS

A large amount of heroin is off the streets, thanks to multiple arrests made in Nashville. The arrests should have an impact on heroin sales in not only Davidson County, but R.... Read More

COVID-19 Unemployment Numbers going Down

Aug 06, 2020 at 10:47 am by WGNS

New unemployment claims decreased significantly last week in Tennessee with one of the biggest drops since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic.According to the TN Department of.... Read More

Rutherford ATHENA Scholarship Recipient Announced

Aug 05, 2020 at 09:50 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — RUTHERFORD Cable, founding sponsor of the ATHENA International Leadership Award for Rutherford County, announces the 2020 ATHENA Patrons Society Sc.... Read More

Nearby Coffee County OPENS Schools and later Announce Closure of Two Schools

Aug 05, 2020 at 07:45 am by WGNS

In nearby Coffee County, the county schools officially opened… and two schools later officially closed.The first day of class orientation was August 3rd and by August 4.... Read More

Have Murfreesboro Electric Retirement Plans Changed for Retirees Since MTEMC Purchased the Utility?

Aug 04, 2020 at 07:30 am by WGNS

Some questions have been raised about retirees from Murfreesboro Electric after the City of Murfreesboro sold the utility to Middle Tennessee Electric, which is a cooperative..... Read More

DUI #6 - Subject Appeals Conviction, Courts Say No-Go

Aug 03, 2020 at 08:00 am by WGNS

A man who was convicted in a Rutherford County Courtroom for DUI number six has filed an appeal.Jonathan Montgomery was sentenced for his sixth DUI and ordered to serve three.... Read More

Senators Reeves, White remind Rutherford County citizens to take advantage of Tennessee’s extended Sales Tax Holiday

Jul 30, 2020 at 11:45 am by WGNS

State Senators Shane Reeves (R-Murfreesboro) and Dawn White (R-Murfreesboro) are encouraging citizens in Rutherford County to take advantage of Tennessee’s 15th annual S.... Read More

Newlyweds Brought Closer Together by Husband's Heart Transplant

Jul 30, 2020 at 08:00 am by WGNS

Monica and Kevin felt an immediate spark when they met at a mutual friend's birthday party in 2012. But before they could schedule their first official date, Kevin was rushed.... Read More