National Parks

Monday - Friday: The Old Nashville Highway Repaving Project May Cause Delays and Temporary Closure of Stones River National Battlefield Sites

Jul 22, 2024 at 10:58 am by WGNS News

Murfreesboro, TN – Going on now (Monday July 22, 2024), crews from the Rutherford County Road Department will be repaving Old Nashville Highway. The current sc.... Read More

Reduced Visitor Center Operations at Stones River National Battlefield

Jan 03, 2024 at 11:13 pm by WGNS News

Murfreesboro, TN - Beginning on Tuesday January 9, 2024, Stones River National Battlefield will offer reduced services in the visitor center while contractors replace car.... Read More

Discovering Details about The Battle of Stones River on the 161st Anniversary and The Eve of Battle in Rutherford County

Dec 27, 2023 at 10:48 am by Producer

Today, host Chip Walters learns about the Battle of Stones River on the 161st Anniversary and The Eve of Battle in Rutherford County. Joining Chip Walters on the WGNS RoundT.... Read More

City of Murfreesboro and the American Battlefield Trust reach agreement on former General Electric property at 2150 NW Broad Street

Jul 26, 2022 at 08:20 pm by WGNS

The Murfreesboro Parks and Rec. Department is moving forward with the addition of park property along NW Broad Street, after coming to an agreement to purchase 42-acres of l.... Read More

City of Murfreesboro wants to use / oversee former GE Property that was purchased to be under the National Parks Stones River Battlefield

Nov 12, 2021 at 07:46 am by WGNS

What was once General Electric owned property and used by GE as a manufacturing plant for close to 50-years, was purchased by O'Reilly's Auto Parts to be used as a distributio.... Read More

National Battlefield in Rutherford County one of the Most Important Parks

Aug 23, 2021 at 09:35 am by WGNS

The pandemic brought the national parks system to a virtual halt in 2020 as federal shutdowns closed various sites across the country. Yellowstone National Park’s attend.... Read More

Stones River Battlefield Could Ultimately Oversee the Former GE Property on NW Broad Street as Part of the Park

Mar 03, 2021 at 11:50 am by WGNS

UPDATE: Property that was once home to General Electric on NW Broad Street at Van Cleve Lane, could soon be incorporated into the Stones River Battlefield. Through a real.... Read More