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Holding Tennessee Educators Harmless on End of the Year Evaluations, due to the COVID Pandemic

Feb 22, 2021 at 10:36 am by WGNS

State Representative Charlie Baum who lives in Murfreesboro, says that three new bills will focus on helping children advance their learning and learn additional things they w.... Read More

Snow Patrol Closings/Cancellations for Monday (2-22-21)

Feb 21, 2021 at 03:48 pm by WGNS

School and business closures and cancellations due to winter weather are below. If you have any additions, tap here to send it to us for posting. SCHOOLS-- Rutherford County.... Read More

Excellence in Education Becomes an Outdoor Experience for Murfreesboro City Schools Foundation

Feb 10, 2021 at 08:24 am by WGNS News

(Murfreesboro, TN) The 14th Annual Excellence in Education will become An Outdoor Experience on Friday, May 1st at 6 p.m. The outdoor event will be held at Cannonsburgh V.... Read More

OPINION: Statement from the Professional Educators of Tennessee on the State of the State

Feb 09, 2021 at 07:27 am by WGNS

The Below Opinion Submission is from the Professional Educators of Tennessee: We have not always seen eye-to-eye with Governor Lee on the administration’s vision an.... Read More

Jeannie Williams named RCS Supervisor of the Year for her role as instructional technology coordinator during pandemic

Feb 08, 2021 at 04:36 pm by WGNS

By KEITH RYAN CARTWRIGHT Dr. Jimmy Sullivan, the assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, gathered his staff of coordinators for Rutherford County Schools in a.... Read More

Old State Farm Building Briefly Eyed as a Potential School Site, but Location Difficult

Feb 01, 2021 at 11:17 am by WGNS

The Rutherford County Schools has had a small amount of interest in turning the old State Farm building into a school building. The structure is across the street from SportsC.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools Continue their Search for Land in Blackman Area for up to 3 New Schools

Jan 27, 2021 at 04:15 pm by WGNS

The Rutherford County Schools continue to search for more property in one of the fastest growing areas of the community…That was Assistant Superintendent Trey Lee with.... Read More

Continued Talks about Zoning Changes for a new Elementary School in Christiana

Jan 26, 2021 at 12:07 pm by WGNS

Rezoning continues to be discussed by the Rutherford County School Board as the county nears the opening date of Plainview Elementary School in Christiana.The students that wi.... Read More

Power Outage in Smyrna Impacts Schools on Thursday

Jan 21, 2021 at 10:03 am by WGNS

A power outage caused issues in Smyrna, TN at several schools on Thursday morning.Smyrna-area parents received an audio message from the schools their children attend when the.... Read More

Greenhouse Ministries Proposes a New "OLD" Idea to Help Children with Literature

Jan 19, 2021 at 12:24 pm by WGNS

Greenhouse Ministries founder Cliff Sharp said that the non-profit plans to work with the Murfreesboro City Schools to help students with reading. Sharp got the idea to help c.... Read More

Dr. Mark Gonyea selected as principal of Plainview Elementary School

Jan 13, 2021 at 11:40 am by WGNS

Dr. Mark Gonyea is elated about the chance to open a new school and work with a team of dedicated educators and staff members to establish a culture to best serve students.He&.... Read More

Murfreesboro City School Director Interviews Continue

Jan 13, 2021 at 09:31 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The interview process continues for five candidates aiming to be the next Murfreesboro City Schools Director. The interviews started on Monday.... Read More

Christiana Middle School sixth-grader expelled, arrested for possession of unloaded gun

Jan 11, 2021 at 05:17 pm by WGNS

The student did not make any threats against other students and did not possess any ammunitionA sixth-grader at Christiana Middle School was arrested and expelled today after.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools to Release Students One Hour Early Monday

Jan 11, 2021 at 11:57 am by Producer

While school was not called off on Monday (1/11/2021) morning due to snow in Rutherford County, the schools did decide to release students one hour early...That was Rutherford.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools IN PERSON Learning to Resume Monday

Jan 06, 2021 at 06:10 pm by WGNS

The Rutherford County Schools have sent messages to parents advising them of the plan for Monday, January 11, 2021. Schools spokesperson James Evans stated...(Audio availabl.... Read More

Rutherford School Board declines hybrid calendar proposal; all in-person students will resume school on Monday, Jan. 11.

Jan 05, 2021 at 09:39 pm by WGNS

A proposal to use a hybrid schedule for students for the next four weeks was not approved by the Rutherford County Board of Education Tuesday evening.  Director of Schoo.... Read More

UPDATE: Interviews for the Next Murfreesboro Schools Director to start January 11th

Jan 04, 2021 at 10:09 am by WGNS

The final five candidates for Murfreesboro City Schools' next District Director are set to begin interviews on January 11th with the final interview taking place on the 1.... Read More

OPINION: Alarm Bells Ringing on Education Technology

Dec 28, 2020 at 09:52 am by WGNS

OP-ED by JC Bowman and Scott Cepicky with the Professional Educators of TN  The 2020 Netflix movie, The Social Dilemma, explores the growth of social media.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools considering hybrid schedule to start second semester (WITH VIDEO)

Dec 18, 2020 at 05:55 pm by WGNS

Rutherford County Schools is considering an option to begin the second semester using a hybrid model to reduce the number of students in school buildings at the same time, whi.... Read More

Over $38,000 distributed to Murfreesboro City School teachers

Dec 17, 2020 at 12:12 pm by WGNS

(Murfreesboro, TN) The City Schools Foundation will distribute over $38,000 in grants to Murfreesboro City School teachers in 2020.  The Foundation asks educators to.... Read More