Murfreesboro TN

A McMinnville man who was hit by two pickup trucks on Aug. 31 while trying to cross Lascassas Pike remains in critical but stable condition, the Murfreesboro Police Department said Thursday.

Rutherford County Library System Board members are moving forward with plans to hire a new executive director as their former director sues in federal court . A unanimous board agreed Sept. 21 to offer the job to Heath Lee, Chairman Sam Huddleston told The Daily News Journal. Lee has accepted the position with a beginn

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS) - Main Street Murfreesboro is holding its free Friday Night Live concert on the east side of the Historic Downtown Public Square on Friday (September 25th). The event starts at 6:30 p.m. with a performance by Mixtape, an 80s tribute party band based in Middle Tennessee. The...

Brendan Doughtie’s run for a seat on the Rutherford County Commission started with concern about mistreatment of hermit crabs. The 2021 Siegel High School graduate, now 23, became the county’s youngest commissioner in August. “I’ve always been passionate about people and animals, the Earth … I am very...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS) - Special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) executed a search warrant at a local daycare facility following state regulatory citations for improper discipline, failure to report child abuse, and interference with a state inquiry. TBI Public Affairs Administrator Carley G

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WGNS News) - Throughout the first three weeks of September, Middle Tennessee and the Volunteer State as a whole experienced record-breaking high temperatures, complicating conditions for residents working outside. Typically, the average daily high for September begins at 84 degrees and cools t

Two University of Mississippi students were found dead on Sept. 21, One on-campus, one off-campus. Police are still investigating. At the time of this writing, there is much to be learned about how the deaths may be related. The herbal product called kratom was found at both locations. Final toxicology...

The Ten Commandments, along with parts of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution could start popping up in Rutherford County Schools soon. A new law went into effect this year allowing schools to display the texts if they wanted to. Rutherford County Schools could soon start putting the...

Don’t miss the 20th Annual Depot Days on Saturday, September 26th, 2026, from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. on Front Street in Downtown Smyrna!. As dawn breaks on Saturday, Front Street undergoes a magical transformation into a bustling pedestrian paradise. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., vendors will be set up all along Front Street. Immers

Middle Tennessee State University was among more than 30 colleges, universities, technical schools and military branches represented at a recent college fair hosted by Columbia State Community College for high school juniors and seniors in Maury County. The event, held in partnership with Maury County public and privat