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MTSU Officials Collect 76.5 Pounds, 60 Vapes During Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

Apr 29, 2024 at 09:04 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University officials collected nearly 76.5 pounds of medications during the spring Prescription Drug Take-Bac.... Read More

Rep. Charlie Baum Passes Bill Allowing Overdose Reversal Drug in Public Schools

Mar 05, 2024 at 05:46 pm by WGNS News

Rutherford County, TN - State Rep. Charlie Baum, R-Murfreesboro, on Monday unanimously passed legislation allowing students, employees or visitors to carry Naloxone,.... Read More

Fraud: High Dose of Prescription Pain Pills Filled in Murfreesboro with Forged Prescription from Sumner County, TN

Jul 17, 2023 at 10:03 pm by WGNS News

  MURFREESBORO, TN - In this computer age of technology and medicine, most prescriptions are filled electronically. The problem is that "Most" and not all prescriptions.... Read More

Drug Take Back Day is on April 21st and April 22nd in Rutherford County

Apr 19, 2023 at 10:34 pm by WGNS News

  Murfreesboro, TN - Friday - The Rutherford County Sheriff's Office is gearing up for National Drug Take Back Day, so now's the time to clean out your medicine cab.... Read More

Drug Take Back Day is This Saturday

Oct 25, 2022 at 01:36 pm by WGNS News

(Rutherford County, Tenn.) Sheriff’s deputies are teaming up with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and community groups to dispose of unused and expired presc.... Read More

33.3% of Rutherford County Drivers Involved in Serious Injury or Fatal Accidents This Year were Using Drugs, Alcohol or were Drowsy

Jul 22, 2022 at 07:15 am by WGNS

A national survey - conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety - reveals many Americans admit to taking one or more potentially impairing medications before getting be.... Read More

April 29 and 30:Drug Take Back Events

Apr 27, 2022 at 10:46 pm by WGNS

This Friday and Saturday, Prevention Coalition for Success (PC4S), the substance abuse prevention coalition in Rutherford County, will be partnering with Murfreesboro Medical.... Read More

REMINDER: Drug Take-Back scheduled for this Saturday

Apr 26, 2022 at 07:07 pm by WGNS

Residents may dispose of expired and unused prescriptions from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 30 at the Sheriff’s Office at 940 New Salem Highway in Murfreesboro, sa.... Read More

Opioid abuse continues in Rutherford County and Throughout Tennessee

Feb 17, 2022 at 03:47 pm by WGNS

Opioid abuse continues to be a concern, despite efforts by the state to limit the number of pills that can be prescribed to patients. Erica Herndon with the Prevention Coali.... Read More

Smyrna Police investigating forged prescription and separate credit card fraud cases

Feb 15, 2022 at 10:09 am by WGNS

In Smyrna, police are working on two different open cases that they need the public’s help on.The first case involves an unknown culprit who allegedly tried to pass off.... Read More

Drive-Thru Prescription Drug Take-Back This Friday in Murfreesboro

Oct 19, 2021 at 10:15 am by WGNS

This Friday, October 22nd, Murfreesboro Medical Clinic & SurgiCenter (MMC) and TrustPoint Hospital will be partnering with the Prevention Coalition for Success, the Ruther.... Read More

Federal Jury convicts former Manchester clinic owner of unlawful opioid distribution

Sep 06, 2021 at 11:27 am by WGNS

On September 1, 2021, following a three-day trial in the United States District Court at Chattanooga, a jury convicted 64-year-old Mark Daniel Allen, formerly of Manchester, T.... Read More

Murfreesboro Police Still Searching for Subject in $55,000 Sunglass Theft

May 17, 2021 at 07:27 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro Detectives are still seeking leads from the public in identifying a man accused of breaking into a business after hours and allegedly stealing $55,000 worth of su.... Read More

COMING UP: Saturday Drug Take-Back at the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office in Murfreesboro

Apr 22, 2021 at 09:36 am by WGNS

Old and unused medicines, liquid medicines and a small amount of needles may be brought to the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office for safe disposal Saturday.Deputies wil.... Read More

MTSU Pharmacy, Police host drug take-back event THIS Thursday

Apr 20, 2021 at 07:38 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The return of the semiannual MTSU Drug Take-Back event sponsored by Campus Pharmacy and University Police&n.... Read More

Prescription Drug Take-Back This Friday in Murfreesboro

Apr 19, 2021 at 06:55 am by WGNS

Local law enforcement and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration are working to provide the public the opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of.... Read More