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St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Murfreesboro will Ring their Church Bell 400 times on Tuesday

Jan 15, 2021 at 12:18 pm by WGNS

A special "Prayers of Remembrance" event will take place in Murfreesboro on Tuesday (1/19/2021). The gathering will be held to remember those who have lost their lives during.... Read More

MT Football Game with UAB Canceled

Dec 02, 2020 at 02:46 pm by WGNS

Middle Tennessee's home Conference USA game against UAB set for Sunday has been canceled due to injuries, COVID-19 and contact tracing within the Blue Raider program."The most.... Read More

MT FB vs. FAU CANCELED due to COVID-19

Nov 27, 2020 at 05:49 pm by WGNS

Middle Tennessee's home Conference USA game against Florida Atlantic set for Saturday has been canceled due to COVID-19 cases, contact tracing and injuries within the Blue Rai.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools CLOSED All Thanksgiving Week

Nov 17, 2020 at 04:48 pm by WGNS

Rutherford County Schools will be close all Thanksgiving week due to rising COVID-19 cases. Schools were closed Wednesday through Friday next week anyway due to Thanksgiving,.... Read More

City Cafe to Remain Open

Nov 16, 2020 at 09:49 am by WGNS

The City Cafe will remain open after all. Owners shared on social media that the outpouring of support last week after announcing they would have to close will now help keep t.... Read More

McFadden School of Excellence: Distance Learning through November 24th

Nov 15, 2020 at 04:04 pm by WGNS

McFadden School of Excellence is the latest school to move to distance learning because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rutherford County Schools spokesman James Evans says beginni.... Read More

State Farm to Close Local Operations Center

Nov 11, 2020 at 01:00 pm by WGNS

State Farm Insurance has announced it's permanently closing the Murfreesboro operations center. This comes as the company's 12-hundred or so Murfreesboro employees have been w.... Read More

MT FB Game with Charlotte Postponed

Nov 06, 2020 at 11:49 am by WGNS

Middle Tennessee's home Conference USA game against Charlotte set for Saturday has been postponed due to Covid19 cases and contact tracing within the 49er program. The two sch.... Read More

RCS announces distance-learning flex days for November, January and March

Oct 31, 2020 at 09:18 am by WGNS

  Rutherford County Schools will hold three additional distance-learning flex days this school year, Director of Schools Bill Spurlock announced today.  The flex d.... Read More

Oakland High Added to COVID Closure List

Oct 28, 2020 at 03:36 pm by WGNS

Add Oakland to the list of high schools closed due to an increase in COVID-19.Rutherford County Schools spokesman James Evans says beginning Thursday, all Oakland High student.... Read More

Free meal pickup available for Rockvale High, Stewarts Creek High students

Oct 27, 2020 at 05:52 pm by WGNS

With two county high schools on distance learning due to a high number of coronavirus cases, the district is reminding parents at those schools free lunch is available during.... Read More

Rutherford County MASK MANDATE is BACK

Oct 26, 2020 at 02:55 pm by WGNS

Rutherford County to Reinstate Face Covering Order Effective Wednesday, October 28 at 11:59 p.m. CDTRutherford County, TN—Mayor Bill Ketron announced Monday afternoon th.... Read More

Rockvale Football Season Over Due to COVID-19

Oct 22, 2020 at 06:41 pm by WGNS

The last two games of the regular season for Rockvale football won't be played due to COVID-19. Their last two games against Cookeville Friday and Siegel October 30th won't be.... Read More

Nearby Williamson County Re-Issues Mask Mandate to Fight COVID-19

Oct 22, 2020 at 11:25 am by WGNS

In nearby Williamson County, Tennessee, the mayor has decided to re-issue a mask mandate to ensure COVID-19 numbers drop. Thursday October 22, 2020, Williamson County Mayor Ro.... Read More

Area Hospitals Warn of COVID-19 Increases

Oct 21, 2020 at 09:57 am by WGNS

Ascension St. Thomas, Vanderbilt Health, Tristar Health and Meharry Medical College issue a joint statement that the number of active COVID-19 cases in Tennessee is rising. In.... Read More

Blackman Football Team in Quarantine for COVID-19

Sep 28, 2020 at 09:25 am by WGNS

The Blackman football team has been quarantined for two-weeks after a player tested positive for COVID-19. "There is a COVID situation affecting Blackman's football team and.... Read More

Blue Raiders finalize football game day guidelines

Sep 09, 2020 at 08:49 pm by WGNS

Middle Tennessee will allow 20% fan capacity in Floyd Stadium for its football home opener against Troy on Sept. 19, Director of Athletics Chris Massaro announced Wednesday.Th.... Read More

Schools to Report COVID-19 Cases - Will be Online

Sep 09, 2020 at 11:20 am by WGNS

A new program to see the active COVID-19 cases by school across the Volunteer State was supposed to go LIVE online this Friday, but that won’t happen. With more, here is.... Read More

COVID-19 Unemployment for Rutherford County currently at 3.4% - Davidson County at over 5%

Aug 13, 2020 at 10:17 am by WGNS

New unemployment claims decreased again this past week in Tennessee since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic.According to the TN Department of Labor, new unemployment claims f.... Read More

New analysis finds association between masking requirements and slower growth in COVID-19 hospitalizations

Aug 10, 2020 at 06:46 pm by WGNS

In a new analysis, researchers from the Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have found a relations.... Read More