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TriStar Health to host "Crush the Crisis" Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 26 at StoneCrest

Oct 22, 2024 at 06:12 pm by WGNS News

Smyrna, Tenn. – TriStar Health announced today that it is hosting its annual “Crush the Crisis” prescription drug take back day on Saturday, Oct. 26, 20.... Read More

COMMENTARY: Safeguarding Communities Through Responsible Gun Ownership - by Rep. Sparks

Oct 21, 2024 at 07:46 am by WGNS News

COMMENTARY: Tennessee has made significant progress in the last two decades to reduce overall crime statewide and protect those in our communities. Just last year, there were.... Read More

Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest and Recovery of Gun Stolen in Smyrna Burglary

Oct 17, 2024 at 11:01 pm by Chandelar Williams

MT. JULIET, TENN. - A routine traffic stop in Mt. Juliet led to the arrest of a Nashville man and the recovery of a stolen handgun linked to a Smyrna burglary. Officers pulled.... Read More

Discounts and Detention: Woman Caught Shoplifting Again at Murfreesboro Walmart

Oct 16, 2024 at 09:47 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - Murfreesboro police officers responded to a call at Walmart on Old Fort Parkway, only to encounter a familiar face—a 33-year-old Smyrna woman who deci.... Read More

Former Combat Veteran and Smyrna Town Councilman Steve Sullivan Announces Re-election Bid

Oct 08, 2024 at 09:20 am by WGNS News

SMYRNA – Former Marine combat veteran, Smyrna Town Councilman Steve Sullivan, announced his re-election bid to continue the work he began eight years ago: improving infr.... Read More

Reducing Breast Cancer Risk Naturally: Your 5-Minute Good Health Update from Sunshine Nutrition Center

Oct 07, 2024 at 06:16 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - WGNS talks to Kim Hilsman Dunaway from Sunshine Nutrition Center about combating breast cancer and deciding which way to go to naturally reduce your ri.... Read More

AAA: TN Gas Prices Up Two Cents

Sep 23, 2024 at 11:18 pm by WGNS News

Tennessee gas prices broke a four-week decline trend last week. At the beginning of the week, gas prices jumped five cents to $2.79, and then dropped back down to $2.76 b.... Read More

Thanks, But No Thanks: Fake Police Donation Letter Circulating in Smyrna

Sep 19, 2024 at 04:04 pm by WGNS News

SMYRNA, TN - A big shout-out to the alert colleague who noticed a letter asking for donations to the “National Police Association” – which, surprise, has abs.... Read More

Nice Try! Local Resident Outs Scam Caller Posing as Sheriff’s Sgt.

Sep 19, 2024 at 03:37 pm by WGNS News

  RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Sheriff's Departments all across the state are reporting more and more scams that target victims using the names of deputies and officers withi.... Read More

Statewide Unemployment Rate was Slightly Up in August

Sep 19, 2024 at 02:56 pm by WGNS News

  After three consecutive months of record-low unemployment, the statewide unemployment rate increased slightly last month, according to data from the Tennessee Departme.... Read More

MTSU entertains hundreds for Sept. 28, Nov. 2 True Blue Preview recruiting events

Sep 19, 2024 at 11:25 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Hundreds of prospective students and their families will be visiting Middle Tennessee State University this fall for special recruiting events. MT.... Read More

Rutherford County Health Department Offering Free Flu Shots October 15th

Sep 18, 2024 at 11:21 pm by WGNS Radio News

Murfreesboro, Tenn. – The Rutherford County Health Department of the Tennessee Department of Health will be providing free flu shots, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., on Tue.... Read More

📺RCSO & RuCo Schools Reaction to Threats; "Report It, Don't Repost It"

Sep 17, 2024 at 07:14 pm by WGNS Radio News

Rutherford County Director of Schools Dr. Jimmy Sullivan speaks on the threats received in the school system RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Potential school threats showed no intent.... Read More

Local COVID Admissions To Hospital INCREASING

Sep 17, 2024 at 04:47 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN – COVID cases are starting to climb in Rutherford County. A physician in the local ER said we’re seeing four new cases each day, and that is not r.... Read More

Small Businessman, Civil Engineer Jerome Dempsey Announces Candidacy for Smyrna Town Councilman

Sep 11, 2024 at 08:08 pm by WGNS News

Smyrna, TN— Smyrna businessman and Civil Engineer (retired) Jerome Dempsey announced today that he will seek the position of Town Councilman in the upcoming Novembe.... Read More

Light Up the Night for Child Abuse Victims!

Sep 10, 2024 at 07:11 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Guests wore white attire, danced under the stars, mixed and mingled, played casino games, and enjoyed a beautiful summer evening with friends that bene.... Read More

Teens Spotted Climbing Captain Jeff Kuss Memorial F/A-18 Hornet in Smyrna

Sep 10, 2024 at 11:13 am by WGNS News

Smyrna, TN – This past Sunday, juveniles were reportedly seen climbing onto the Blue Angels jet that serves as a memorial for Captain Jeff Kuss, the pilot tragically kil.... Read More

The Rutherford County District Attorney’s Show Looks at Unfinished Justice as the Gregory Hawkins Murder Case Remains Unsolved and a Legal Shift in Juvenile Court Cases

Sep 10, 2024 at 07:29 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Today on The WGNS Action Line, we take a journey through some of Rutherford County’s most haunting criminal cases. Host J. Paul Newman, retired f.... Read More

Average Gas Prices in Rutherford County on Monday were $2.69 Per Gallon

Sep 09, 2024 at 09:00 pm by WGNS News

Tennessee gas prices continued to decline over last week, falling nine cents on average. Tennessee also moved to the third least expensive market in the country. The .... Read More

Running for a Cause: Lambert Dillard Memorial 5K/10K Set for October

Sep 06, 2024 at 11:32 pm by WGNS News

The 12th annual Lambert Dillard Memorial 5K/10K and Kids’ Fun Run returns to Smyrna on October 19, as part of the 2024 YMCA Race Series. Sponsored by Publix Charities,.... Read More