local

View Related Slideshows

UPDATE: Carry a Handgun Without a Permit and Buy a Gun Safe Without Paying Taxes

Jun 04, 2021 at 08:09 am by WGNS

UPDATE: WGNS has more information on the new gun carry bill that will allow Tennessee Residents to carry a handgun without a permit.Representative Mike Sparks of Smyrna, TN co.... Read More
Slideshow

UPDATE: Victim of fatal multi-vehicle crash in Murfreesboro identified

Jun 03, 2021 at 09:13 am by WGNS

UPDATED: MURFREESBORO, Tenn. –  The 66-year old Murfreesboro man involved in a multi-vehicle crash on Lebanon Pike (Hwy 231) Tuesday, June 2, has been identifi.... Read More

Free Concert on Murfreesboro Square Friday followed by the Saturday Farmer's Market

Jun 01, 2021 at 07:07 am by WGNS

This Friday, June 4th marks the first of four free summer concerts on the historic Murfreesboro square. The Friday Night Live concert series are scheduled to take place t.... Read More

From an idea to MTSU nurses providing COVID-19 vaccine for Journey Home clients

May 31, 2021 at 09:15 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Three weeks ago, knowing the need for MTSU Health Services to utilize COVID-19 vaccines about the expire so they would not be wasted, universi.... Read More

MTSU Veterans Memorial open to the public during holiday weekend

May 28, 2021 at 09:55 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The MTSU Veterans Memorial outside the Tom H. Jackson Building will be open to the public at any time during the Memorial.... Read More

Major TBI Drug Arrest

May 28, 2021 at 09:52 am by WGNS

A major drug arrest has been made by the TBI just over the Rutherford County line in Davidson County.As the result of an ongoing drug investigation, special agents with the Dr.... Read More

UPDATE: More News on the Future of the Low-Head Dam behind the Sam Davis Home and Near Smyrna Elementary School

May 25, 2021 at 11:17 am by WGNS

Talks continue over what to do with a low-head dam that is in disrepair. The location of the structure that was built in 1939 is directly behind the historic Sam Davis Home an.... Read More

UPDATE: MPD Releases Name of Suspect in Vehicle Through Building Vandalism Case

May 24, 2021 at 09:59 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro Police have released the name of the suspect who allegedly drove his vehicle directly into and through a building at the Lane-Agri Park on John R. Rice Blvd.The d.... Read More

Five to Graduate from Rutherford County Recovery Court May 25

May 24, 2021 at 09:44 am by WGNS

Rutherford County, TN—A total of five participants in the Rutherford County Recovery Court program will graduate on May 25.Judge Jimmy Turner, 16th Judicial Distric.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools’ 2020-2021 Retirees: A Virtual Celebration (Video)

May 24, 2021 at 09:15 am by WGNS

Becoming an educator or working in any capacity in public education is less a choice and more often expressed as a calling.This makes the decision to retire bittersweet, and y.... Read More

Siegel's Whitman Czajkowski Wins National Beta Club Scholarship

May 24, 2021 at 05:45 am by WGNS

A Siegel High School senior in Murfreesboro got top recognition recently. Whitman Czajkowski was selected for one of the 252 National Beta Club scholarships in the country..... Read More

Main Street's SATURDAY MARKET Is BACK!

May 22, 2021 at 05:49 am by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO)  The popular Main Street Saturday Market opens today (5/22/2021) for the new season around the historic Rutherford County Courthouse. WGNS applauds the Mai.... Read More

Murfreesboro Planning Commission approves renaming Mercury Boulevard to honor Doctor Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard

May 20, 2021 at 02:21 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The Murfreesboro Planning Commission voted Wednesday (May 19) to rename Mercury Boulevard to Doctor Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard following.... Read More

Holloway High math teacher state-level finalist for teaching award

May 20, 2021 at 11:49 am by WGNS

Monica White was buckling her two-year-old son, Steven, into the car seat of her GMC Acadia when she heard the email notification on her iPhone ping.White, a math instructor a.... Read More

Military Ministry at First United Methodist Church Murfreesboro is Recognized

May 20, 2021 at 10:11 am by WGNS

The Military Ministry of First United Methodist Church Murfreesboro has been recognized as the “Volunteer of the Year” by the Tennessee Fisher House Foundation Inc.... Read More

Salvation Army ribbon cutting on May 20th in Murfreesboro

May 18, 2021 at 04:45 pm by WGNS

Thursday May 20th the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce will conduct a ribbon cutting ceremony at The Salvation Army located at 113.... Read More

Sounds, in-person events bring MTSU orientation back to life

May 18, 2021 at 03:45 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The sounds — recent MTSU graduate Megan Johnson singing pop tunes, the nearby Honors College bell tower chiming on t.... Read More

Trey Gwin with the Rutherford County Library System followed by a look into the movie "AM RADIO"

May 18, 2021 at 09:08 am by Producer

This morning on the Action Line we started with guest Trey Gwin from the Rutherford County Library System and closed with a conversation about a movie filmed in the WGNS.... Read More

Road Raging with Guns, Weed and SUV's in Murfreesboro

May 18, 2021 at 07:30 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Murfreesboro Police Department detectives are investigating three unrelated violent road rage incidents over the past several days, one with g.... Read More

Alleged Road Rage Incident Ends with Arrest on NW Broad Street this past Sunday Afternoon

May 17, 2021 at 01:51 pm by WGNS

If you saw a large number of police vehicles on NW Broad Street Sunday afternoon around 2, you may have wondered what was happening - as did multiple listeners who emailed W.... Read More