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Beware: Scammers Think You’ll Pay Bond at Bitcoin Kiosks

Jan 08, 2025 at 10:01 pm by WGNS News

Rutherford County, TN – In case you were wondering, U.S. District Courts are definitely not in the business of asking people to pay bond payments at Bitcoin kiosks. Shoc.... Read More

VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System Winter Weather Closure

Jan 08, 2025 at 09:01 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Due to the anticipated winter weather, all VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System outpatient clinics and administrative offices will be closed Jan. 10 &.... Read More

Building the Future: School Director Jimmy Sullivan Discusses New High School Plans and More in Rutherford County

Jan 08, 2025 at 08:49 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - As the Rutherford County School System negotiates land purchases for constructing a new high school, the costs associated with building the facility ar.... Read More

A Tale of Two Press Conferences: A Commentary in Professionalism by Dr. Larry Burriss

Jan 08, 2025 at 10:33 am by WGNS News

Commentary: Examining and contrasting is an efficient tool for journalism professors, and it’s also important for students to understand news coverage and all that goes.... Read More

City Workshop: Daylighting of Town Creek and New Murfreesboro Sports Authority to Sell Advertising Campaigns and Naming Rights Within Local Parks

Jan 08, 2025 at 12:32 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Picture yourself at a child’s t-ball game, where a huge billboard at the entrance promotes Doberman Auto Sales with the catchy slogan: &ldquo.... Read More

Go Fund Me account set-up to help family of 20-year old killed the day after Christmas

Jan 07, 2025 at 02:10 pm by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - It was the day after Christmas (12/26/2024) when a fatal auto crash on I-840 at W. Jefferson Pike took the life of 20-year-old Keson Robinson. This was a mo.... Read More

Tennessee Drops from 18th to 39th Best State for Entrepreneurs in 2025

Jan 07, 2025 at 12:18 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - A new study has revealed that Tennessee has fallen significantly in rankings for entrepreneurs, now placed at No. 39 in 2025, a stark decline from its.... Read More
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Shooting at Lebanon Walmart Leads to Arrest of 27-Year-Old Man

Jan 07, 2025 at 07:51 am by WGNS News

Lebanon, TN - This past weekend, a shooting incident at the Walmart Supercenter in Lebanon, Tennessee, has drawn significant attention after law enforcement confirmed the arre.... Read More

Appeal Filed by Father Convicted of Killing His Autistic Son in Tennessee

Jan 06, 2025 at 09:04 pm by WGNS News

  Joseph Ray Daniels, a 35-year-old man sentenced to life in prison for the tragic killing of his five-year-old autistic son, Joseph Clyde Daniels III, has filed an appe.... Read More

U.S. Senator from TN Raises Alarms Over FBI's Diversity Priority Following New Year’s Day Terror Attack

Jan 06, 2025 at 06:10 pm by WGNS News

In the wake of the tragic terrorist attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) has expressed her grave concerns regarding the FBI's.... Read More

Electric Auto Advantages: How Much Are You Really Saving in Tennessee?

Jan 06, 2025 at 10:38 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - While WGNS routinely reports the weekly fluctuations in gas and diesel prices for the state of Tennessee, we don’t highlight the price of recharg.... Read More

Winter Health Issues--will HONEY help you stop coughing?

Jan 06, 2025 at 10:27 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - The classic hit from the ’60s proclaimed, “The times, they’re a-changin’.” That was true then, but in today’s hi-tech un.... Read More

Prices for Filling Up in Tennessee: Where Nostalgia Meets Nausea at the Fuel Pump

Jan 06, 2025 at 07:21 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Tennessee continues to shine brightly as one of the top 10 cheapest states to fill up your gas tank—how fortunate! Currently, gas prices in the V.... Read More

Ram's First of the New Year Road Reports!

Jan 04, 2025 at 08:40 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - We're into the New Year and folklore predictions indicate a wintry mix. Have no fear, Murfreesboro Transportation Department's Deputy Director Ram Balachand.... Read More

COMMENTARY: Nostalgic Sarcasm: Surviving Nuclear Threats with a Sense of Humor

Dec 31, 2024 at 05:00 pm by WGNS Radio News

COMMENTARY: Dr. Larry Burriss, a journalism professor at MTSU, recently reflected on his father’s sarcastic advice, “When in wonder or in doubt, run in circles scr.... Read More

Ram's New Year's Week Traffic

Dec 28, 2024 at 06:23 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - We're counting down the days and hours until 2025, and to make it even more exciting--WGNS turns age 78 with the New Year! Murfreesboro Transportation Depar.... Read More
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ASTR's 2024 Leadership Awards

Dec 26, 2024 at 09:36 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital is proud to announce its 2024 honorees for exceptional accomplishments in clinical leadership. The recipient.... Read More

Old Glory Continues To Fly, Thanks to MFRD

Dec 21, 2024 at 08:19 am by mjcowger

Murfreesboro, TN - For over 40-years WGNS has been the location where the public has been able to drop off tattered American flags. Over the year, BSA Troop 2019 at Trinity Un.... Read More

What to do: “When the most wonderful time, turns dark!”

Dec 21, 2024 at 07:08 am by WGNS

If there’s one thing you can depend on, “life is fragile”. We never know what tomorrow might bring. The thing to remember is every time you talk with special.... Read More

VA Disability Rates UP!

Dec 19, 2024 at 10:09 pm by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - Veterans, if you receive disability compensation—have you noticed an increase? It increased on the first of December. This 2.5 per cent increase was b.... Read More