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Emily Gill Named Tennessee’s School Counselor of the Year

Jul 06, 2023 at 07:02 pm by WGNS News

SMYRNA, TN - Emily Gill, a school counselor at Thurman Francis Arts Academy in Smyrna, has been named by the Tennessee School Counselor Association (TSCA) as the 2022-23 Tenne.... Read More

More Details: Rutherford County Schools Recently Trained for the Reunification of Parents and Students After a School Shooting or Other Emergency

Jul 05, 2023 at 01:30 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN – When students return to the classroom on August 8th for their first full day of school in Rutherford County, school officials will be better equi.... Read More

RCS students selected to perform at Sydney Opera House

Jul 03, 2023 at 02:24 pm by WGNS

(MURFREEBORO) Aubry Redhair and Elexis Thepthongsay, students at Riverdale High School, have been selected for the High School Honors Performance Series at Sydney Opera House..... Read More

Multiple Rutherford County School Students Succeed at National Convention

Jun 29, 2023 at 09:45 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Rutherford County School students recently placed in several categories at the National Beta Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. Students represented R.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools Graduates Win Bronze, Gold Medals at National Skills Competition

Jun 28, 2023 at 10:47 pm by WGNS News

Jorgan Petit Cabrera, who just graduated from LaVergne High School, is now a national champion. Last weekend, students from Rutherford County Schools and others from acro.... Read More

Roy Waldron On-Site Job Fair this Wednesday

Jun 26, 2023 at 10:30 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Roy Waldron Elementary will be hosting an on-site job fair Wednesday from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. and will be offering $4,000 in incentives for new certified s.... Read More

Paige Jorge, Principal of the Year

Jun 19, 2023 at 06:07 pm by WGNS News

Meet Paige Jorge, Principal of the Year - ‘It's a big job, but I wouldn't want to do it anywhere else’  Paige Jorge is principal of Cedar Grove Elementary an.... Read More

Eagleville, Siegel High celebrate BASS teams’ qualification for National Championship

Jun 08, 2023 at 09:52 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Rutherford County’s high school BASS Teams had an outstanding performance in the recent state fishing tournament. During the event, held on Dougl.... Read More

Rutherford County Classroom Training "Reunification Exercises" for Emergencies at Schools

Jun 02, 2023 at 05:03 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Next week, RCS administrators will undergo crisis response training for reunification. When events that require evacuations occur at a school, staff m.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools to Completely Rezone - While Also Planning to Open New School on 65-Acres of Former Batey Farm's Property

May 31, 2023 at 04:07 pm by WGNS News

  RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - School zoning will soon change and the Rutherford County School Board will be working with an outside organization to help make those changes..... Read More

Filling The Teacher Shortage in Rutherford County and Beyond

May 26, 2023 at 01:08 pm by WGNS News

The number of teachers retiring, some even retiring early, continues to plague school districts throughout the state of Tennessee... That was JC Bowman, Executive Direc.... Read More

Candy Bars Allegedly Containing "Magic Mushrooms" Seized in Warren Co. Days Before Several Rutherford Co. Students Became Sick After Eating Candy Bars with Mushrooms

May 26, 2023 at 06:49 am by WGNS News

You may recall hearing the May 18th story about several Christiana Middle School students eating a candy bar that reportedly contained “Magic Mushrooms.” After the.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools Releases Third-Grade TCAP Information

May 24, 2023 at 08:34 am by WGNS News

Preliminary data shows 43.5 percent of Rutherford County third-graders were proficient on the English Language Arts portion of the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Prog.... Read More

Jessica Jackson named next principal of Blackman Middle

May 22, 2023 at 11:04 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Jessica Jackson has been named as the next principal of Blackman Middle School. She first joined Rutherford County Schools in 2006. Previously, she se.... Read More

Several Children at Christiana Middle School Transported to Hospital after Ingesting Alleged Magic Mushroom Candy

May 20, 2023 at 06:46 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - A student is accused of bringing chocolate candy to school that allegedly contained what drug users call Magic Mushrooms... WGNS is not releasing the n.... Read More

Spring Fling Baseball & Softball Tournament Brackets

May 20, 2023 at 10:04 am by WGNS

Check out the brackets for local baseball and softball teams in postseason play. If you don't see your school's bracket here, we haven't received it. Tap here to send it to us.... Read More

Vincent Nagatomo, 6th grade Social Studies Teacher at Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School

May 18, 2023 at 04:34 pm by WGNS

The Doug Young Educator of the Month - sponsored by City Tile and Floor Covering on Spring Street. Nominate a teacher for Educator of the Month. Head to our website, WGNSRa.... Read More

Blackman Middle Wins All Three All Sports Trophies

May 18, 2023 at 03:42 pm by WGNS

Blackman Middle School won all three All Sports Trophies presented by WGNS Primetime Sports and Little Caesars Pizza. It was a close race with Siegel all season long. In gir.... Read More

Middleton Resigns as Siegel Softball Coach

May 18, 2023 at 01:26 pm by WGNS

Shawn Middleton has resigned as head coach of the Siegel softball team. His Lady Stars teams finished state runner up in two Spring Fling appearances and a record of 161-32 in.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools CTE (Career & Technical Education) Guests with hosts Wayne Blair & Rick Hall

May 16, 2023 at 10:07 am by Producer

Tyra Pilgrim, CTE Coordinator and Brian Lewis, CTE Specialist, talk with hosts Wayne Blair and Rick Hall about the Rutherford County Schools CTE program.