Vice Mayor Bill Shacklett Recognizes Carson Elder with STARS Award

Oct 04, 2024 at 06:36 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – City Arborist Carson Elder is the August STARS Award recipient. Vice Mayor Bill Shacklett honored Elder as a STAR during the Oct. 3, 2024, Cit.... Read More

Public Works Annual Fall Leaf Collection Begins Oct. 14 in Murfreesboro

Oct 03, 2024 at 12:06 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The 2024 Fall Leaf Collection season begins October 14 and continues through January 31, 2025. During this peak season, Oct. 14 - Jan. 31, loo.... Read More

Council Workshop approves getting old downtown church property back, even if by Eminent Domain!

Sep 12, 2024 at 07:04 pm by WGNS

WGNS news photo (9/11/2024} of 4 persons inside the fenced area of One East College, LLC. City says it was not their representatives. Murfreesboro, TN - At Thursday&rsqu.... Read More

NOW only “right turn” into and out of Asbury Lane

Sep 04, 2024 at 07:45 pm by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - If you are on Asbury Lane and turning onto Medical Center Parkway, remember the new traffic patterns are NOW IN PLACE! Motorists are now only allo.... Read More

MCS's "Parent University" Helps Equip Parents

Sep 02, 2024 at 10:47 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - We've all heard variations of this thought, parents are leaving the hospital with their newborn. There's a puzzled look on their face with a caption: "Where.... Read More

New Traffic Patterns for Asbury Lane at Medical Center Parkway as New Turn Signal and Changes for I-24 Interchange are Executed

Aug 12, 2024 at 10:27 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Starting the first week of September, drivers using Asbury Lane at Medical Center Parkway in Murfreesboro will only be able to make right-hand.... Read More

City Community Development Grants to Assist Murfreesboro Housing Authority Mercury Court Redevelopment

Jul 22, 2024 at 04:19 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The City of Murfreesboro Community Development Department has awarded the Murfreesboro Housing Authority (MHA) with $1.1 million in federal gr.... Read More

Navigating Growth: A Conversation with Rutherford County Mayor Joe Carr

Feb 28, 2024 at 09:30 am by WGNS News

  On the podcast today, WGNS host Scott Walker engages in a thought-provoking discussion with Rutherford County Mayor Joe Carr, focusing on the pressing issue of growth..... Read More

City opening Gateway Blvd. Extension to Robert Rose Drive Feb. 20

Feb 12, 2024 at 08:13 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The City of Murfreesboro is set to open the new $6.84 million Gateway Blvd. Extension to Robert Rose Drive. The extension will offic.... Read More

TN Now has 2 Top 25 Fastest Growing Cities In Nation

Jan 02, 2024 at 11:44 am by WGNS

(MIDDLE TENNESSEE) The word is out — Middle Tennessee’s quality of life and lower cost of living are attracting families to migrate here.... Read More

Murfreesboro Board of Trustees of Community Investment Trust meeting May 3

May 01, 2023 at 03:24 pm by WGNS News

  MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The Board of Trustees for the Murfreesboro Community Investment Trust will meet at 3 p.m., Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at the Municip.... Read More

Community Investment Trust Committee on Contributions scheduled to meet at Municipal Airport Tuesday Afternoon

Feb 27, 2023 at 05:37 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The Murfreesboro Community Investment Trust Committee on Contributions will meet on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. The meeting will be.... Read More

Murfreesboro Announces Staff Changes in Development Services Division

Feb 24, 2023 at 02:00 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Staff changes in the Development Services Division follow the appointment of Sam Huddleston as Assistant City Manager for Engineering and Econ.... Read More

English grad student interns at Discovery Center thanks to new course

Aug 22, 2022 at 01:51 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Graduate student Sarah Hicks is not the typical English graduate program student. She returned to school after working fou.... Read More

Big election year in Rutherford County with Mayoral races in Murfreesboro, Smyrna, LaVergne, Eagleville and Rutherford County

Feb 23, 2022 at 09:40 am by WGNS

2022 Makes for a big year in political elections throughout Rutherford County and the entire state of Tennessee. Alan Farley, the Rutherford County Election Administ.... Read More

Schools Closed Early on Thursday out of Safety Concerns for Local School Buses as Wind Speeds Reached 45 MPH Between 3PM and 4:50PM

Feb 18, 2022 at 07:27 am by WGNS

High winds were the biggest concern going into Thursday (yesterday, 2/17/22), as both Rutherford County and Murfreesboro City Schools announced that they’d be closing th.... Read More
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Wednesday Night Propane Tank Explosion Heard All Over

Feb 17, 2022 at 10:51 am by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO)  Shortly before 10:00 o'clock Wednesday night (2/16/2022), a downtown explosion at Old Salem Road next to the railroad tracks was heard as far away as te.... Read More

Murfreesboro City Schools Named Best of All District

Feb 16, 2022 at 04:00 pm by WGNS

(Murfreesboro, TN) The Tennessee Department of Education announced that Murfreesboro City Schools was one of 68 districts in Tennessee receiving statewide recognition as a &ld.... Read More

2022 is a big year for Elections in Rutherford County

Feb 09, 2022 at 11:36 am by WGNS

2022 Makes for a big year in political elections throughout Rutherford County and the entire state of Tennessee. Alan Farley, the Rutherford County Election Administrator, tol.... Read More

Murfreesboro City Schools: Gold, Silver and Bronze News

Feb 04, 2022 at 07:08 am by WGNS

Eleven Murfreesboro City Schools have been selected as Model of Demonstration (MOD) Schools for Response to Instruction and Intervention for Behavior (RTI2-B). This recog.... Read More