Parents' Guide to Kids Online Safety

Aug 19, 2024 at 09:11 am by WGNS News

For parents across Tennessee, the first weeks of August mean one thing: the start of the new school year. For many families, that means back-to-school shopping, meeting with t.... Read More

Tennessee Senator Launches Bipartisan Inquiry to Address AI-Generated Child Sex Abuse Material Online

Jul 26, 2023 at 04:04 pm by WGNS News

In Washington DC, a senator from Tennessee is working to address crime against children in this everchanging technology-focused world. U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.).... Read More

New Online Resource Connects Tennesseans In Substance-Use Crisis To local Treatment Services

Mar 07, 2023 at 06:00 am by WGNS News

A new substance abuse treatment locator website from the Tennessee Department of Health is available today at FindHelpNowTN.org. This site links individuals directly to care a.... Read More

Rutherford County Library System Receives Grant to Help Bridge Digital Divide for Older Tennesseans

Sep 12, 2022 at 10:26 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – RUTHERFORD COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (RCLS) is pleased to announce it has received an $87,478.00 grant from the West End Home Foundation (WEHF) to help.... Read More

Mother, daughter share nontraditional journey via MTSU’s College of Education online offerings

Jul 12, 2022 at 01:48 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — For recent Middle Tennessee State University graduates Zaheerah Smith-Cooper and her daughter Aminah Smith, sharing interests a.... Read More

1,452,040 Reports of Online Child Exploitation and 123,790 Suspects Since 1998

Jun 14, 2022 at 02:42 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO – “We live in the age of technology, and our children are growing up in a world full of it,” stated Child Advocacy Center Community Education Co.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools Virtual School ‘breaking down barriers’

Apr 13, 2022 at 12:48 pm by WGNS

“I am a trailblazer … always pushing myself further and breaking down barriers.”That is the motto of the Rutherford County Virtual School, which is now in i.... Read More

COMMENTARY: Virtual Meetings to Virtual Car and Art Purchases? Today's Commentary by MTSU Professor Larry Burriss

Apr 11, 2022 at 07:13 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro, Tennessee — Virtual meetings to virtual meals and cars? With today’s commentary,  here is MTSU Professor Larry Burriss…Scroll down f.... Read More

COMMENTARY: Maintaining your reputation online

Feb 21, 2022 at 07:06 am by WGNS

Maintaining your reputation… on the Internet in this day and age is tough, especially when you have those who are against you. With more, here is Dr. Larry Burriss with.... Read More

Nearly half of Tennessee kids spend more than 2 hours per day on noneducational screen time

Feb 16, 2022 at 01:20 pm by WGNS

Nearly 50% of Tennessee parents said their children spend 2 hours or more on noneducational screen time each day, despite over two-thirds of parents reporting that they place.... Read More

Suspecting Additional Victims, TBI Seeks Information From Those Who’ve Interacted With Sexual Exploitation Suspect Online

Nov 22, 2021 at 10:41 am by WGNS

A Long Island, New York man faces several felony charges in an ongoing sexual exploitation investigation by special agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.In June o.... Read More

MTSU online education degree equips educators for modern classroom

Sep 03, 2021 at 09:10 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — MTSU education professor Barbara Young has over 50 years of experience in the field of education, more than 30 of them spent on the.... Read More

Online Sales Transactions and a Safe Place to Meet Buyers or Sellers in Murfreesboro

Jun 03, 2021 at 10:00 am by WGNS

Selling used goods online has grown in popularity by leaps and bounds over the years. The different ways to pay for things online has also increased.As an example PayPal, .... Read More

Online Learning is all the Craze and that is not Changing Anytime Soon

Apr 23, 2021 at 01:00 pm by WGNS

Online learning has hit huge peeks in the past 13 months, mainly due to COVID-19. Students from kindergarten to graduate studies at universities around the country, online edu.... Read More

WGU Tennessee, Rutherford County Schools Announce Partnership and Scholarship

Jul 10, 2020 at 05:15 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – WGU Tennessee today announced a new partnership with Rutherford County Schools (RCS). Through the partnership, RCS employees may apply to and.... Read More