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NOTICE TO CREDITORS: Estate of Sanford H. Campbell Jr., Deceased

Sep 02, 2025 at 02:15 am by WGNS News

  Estate of Sanford H. Campbell Jr., DeceasedCase No. 75PR1-2025-PR-493 Notice is hereby given that on August 5, 2025, Letters Testamentary in respect to the estate of.... Read More

Hometown Hero Josef Newgarden Wins Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix

Sep 01, 2025 at 06:03 pm by WGNS News

LEBANON, Tenn. — Sweet relief finally arrived at home, sweet home after the most frustrating of seasons for Josef Newgarden. Nashville-area native Newgarden br.... Read More

Op-Ed: From Division to Unity: A Call for Ethical Leadership in Tennessee, by Rob Mitchell

Sep 01, 2025 at 05:48 pm by WGNS News

Op-Ed: A nation divided against itself cannot stand.” That warning, etched into our history, now echoes across Tennessee, from the halls of our Capitol in Nashville to t.... Read More

Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office Moves Forward with ICE Memorandum of Understanding

Sep 01, 2025 at 12:08 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN – The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) is moving forward with a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work with the U.S. Immigration.... Read More

Smithville, TN Woman Goes Topless at Dairy Queen, Ends Up with Court Date Instead of Cone

Aug 30, 2025 at 04:18 pm by WGNS News

DeKalb County, TN – Center Hill Lake usually makes headlines for fishing, boating, and summer fun, while Smithville makes the news for their annual Fiddlers Jambore.... Read More

MTSU Professor Larry Burriss Compares Cracker Barrel, Rooted in Wilson County, to Coca-Cola and Necco Wafers

Aug 30, 2025 at 03:43 pm by WGNS News

  COMMENTARY: In today's Media Commentary, MTSU Professor Larry Burriss, who has been a longtime staple in the School of Journalism & Strategic Media department, com.... Read More

La Vergne Police Arrest Armed Robbery Suspect After Attempted Gun Sale

Aug 30, 2025 at 02:55 pm by WGNS News

LA VERGNE, TN – A gun sale gone wrong unfolded on Thursday, August 28, 2025, at approximately 11:55 p.m. La Vergne Police officers responded to the parking lot of 5001 M.... Read More

Cripple Creek Cloggers Bring Appalachian Dance to Portugal

Aug 30, 2025 at 02:22 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN – The Cripple Creek Cloggers and the Slim Chance Band of Rutherford County have arrived in Leiria, Portugal, where they will perform traditional Ap.... Read More

Masked Intruder Burglarizes Tennessee Forestry Office in Lawrenceburg

Aug 30, 2025 at 01:49 pm by WGNS News

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) is asking for the public’s help in identifying the individual or individuals responsible for a burglary a.... Read More

Rutherford County Crash Report: Speeding, Crashes and DUI Trends Over Five Years

Aug 30, 2025 at 02:24 am by WGNS News

  RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - It’s Labor Day Weekend, which often means more parties, cookouts, and family gatherings. Unfortunately, it also tends to bring an increas.... Read More

Infant Found in Home During Warren County Drug Bust; Three Arrested

Aug 29, 2025 at 12:17 am by WGNS News

  WARREN COUNTY, Tenn. – Earlier this week, narcotics officers with the Warren County Sheriff’s Office and McMinnville Police executed two separate search wa.... Read More

Rutherford County Schools Achieve Level 5 Student Growth for Sixth Consecutive Year

Aug 28, 2025 at 07:14 pm by WGNS News

Rutherford County Schools and 32 of its individual schools have attained Level 5 status for student performance during the 2024-2025 school year, according to information rele.... Read More

New Transit Center opens to Public Sept. 8 at New Salem Hwy. and Bridge Avenue

Aug 28, 2025 at 07:09 pm by WGNS News

  MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Murfreesboro Elected City officials and city and state transportation administrators gathered Thurs. Aug. 28, at 324 New Salem Hw.... Read More

Rutherford County Mayor Urges Rebuke of Commissioner Hope Oliver Over ICE Remark

Aug 28, 2025 at 07:05 pm by WGNS News

UPDATED WITH ADDITIONAL SOUNDBITES: RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. – Rutherford County Mayor Joe Carr is urging all county commissioners to publicly rebuke Commissioner Hope O.... Read More

Body Recovered from Normandy Lake Identified as Missing Woman Sara Padgett, 84

Aug 28, 2025 at 06:42 pm by WGNS News

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. – The Shelbyville Police Department has confirmed that the body recovered from Normandy Lake has been positively identified as 84-year-old Sara Padget.... Read More
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La Vergne Hosts First-Ever Summer Safety Day for Local Kids

Aug 28, 2025 at 03:24 pm by WGNS News

  LA VERGNE, TENN. – Fire Department and Police Department staff and officers joined forces Saturday for La Vergne’s inaugural Summer Safety Day with activit.... Read More

Murfreesboro Woman Charged with Threatening to Kill Senator Marsha Blackburn

Aug 28, 2025 at 03:01 pm by WGNS News

  NASHVILLE – A Murfreesboro woman has been charged in federal court after allegedly threatening to kill U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn, according to the U.S. Depar.... Read More

It’s Back… Scams Again! Rutherford County Faces a Familiar Headache

Aug 28, 2025 at 10:35 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN –  It is back… again! Just when you thought Rutherford County had finally escaped it, here it comes strolling back like that one relative.... Read More

PUBLIC NOTICE: In the Chancery Court of Rutherford County, TN - Lillie B. Overton

Aug 28, 2025 at 07:50 am by WGNS News

PUBLIC NOTICE: IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TENNESSEECASE: NO. 25CV-439 CLEAR RECON, LLC, PLAINTIFF, vs. LILLIE B. OVERTON and theSECRETARY OF HOUSIN.... Read More
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New Medical Examiner’s Office Promises Faster Answers for Families in Rutherford County

Aug 28, 2025 at 01:33 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN – County leaders, emergency personnel, law enforcement, and community members gathered Wednesday morning in Smyrna to break ground on the future.... Read More