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Why Reading Is Important

Jan 17, 2023 at 06:23 am by cghattas

My mother had a sweatshirt that read: “The more you read, the more you know. The more you know, the smarter you grow. The smarter you grow, the stronger your voice, when.... Read More

MTSU Center Lands $500K Grant to Relaunch Mental Health First Aid Certification on campus

Jan 16, 2023 at 09:00 am by Voice Wire

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Members of the MTSU campus community soon will be trained in how to notice and respond to mental health and addiction challenges commonly expe.... Read More

Lighthouse Immersive Brings Disney Animation to Nashville

Jan 13, 2023 at 04:11 pm by Bethany Bowman

NASHVILLE, TN Walt Disney Animation Studios recently announced that it will collaborate with Lighthouse Immersive Studios, the producers of the blockbuster&nbs.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Wendy Starland

Jan 13, 2023 at 04:05 pm by Bethany Bowman

I met Wendy Starland at a party in Nashville celebrating an upcoming original music competition TV show that will air on MTV later this year. When we arrived, everyone was cla.... Read More

OPINION: Welcome to 2023, Where Nothing is Old and Nothing is New

Jan 13, 2023 at 04:02 pm by Paulette Jackson

“Nothing is old, nothing is new, save the light of grace underneath which beats a human heart. The way of feeling, of understanding, of loving; the way of seeing th.... Read More

Laboratories of Democracy

Jan 13, 2023 at 03:59 pm by JC Bowman

Justice Louis Brandeis called individual states “laboratories of democracy.” States, he held, can enact their own policies regardless of the actions of other state.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Colton James

Jan 13, 2023 at 03:56 pm by Bethany Bowman

Colton James hails from a small town near Franklin, Virginia. Both of his grandmothers played piano and organ at church while his mother had a strong singing voice. Jame.... Read More

Public Infrastructure Road Projects highlighted on City Interactive Webpage

Jan 13, 2023 at 03:53 pm by Voice Wire

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — As heard in a past WGNS newscast, the City of Murfreesboro is moving forward with plans to build a bridge over I-24 to extend Ruther.... Read More

Missing a Mailbox? It Maybe at the Bedford Co. Sheriff's Office

Jan 13, 2023 at 03:47 pm by Voice Wire

In neighboring Bedford County, multiple mailboxes have been located and authorities would like to reunite them with their rightful owners. However, it’s not known exactl.... Read More

Governor Bill Lee Unveils Transportation Plan for Rural and Urban Tennessee

Jan 13, 2023 at 03:42 pm by Voice Wire

Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee presented his administration’s strategic infrastructure plan to accommodate Tennessee’s record growth, address traffic congestio.... Read More

MTSU NAACP president, history professor to headline MLK observance at Student Union Monday Jan. 16

Jan 13, 2023 at 03:36 pm by Voice Wire

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University will observe the 27th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and a special evening ceremony an.... Read More

Tennessee Fire Marshal’s Office Announces $2 Million Grant Program for Tennessee Rescue Squads

Jan 13, 2023 at 03:29 pm by Voice Wire

The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (“TDCI”) and the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (“SFMO”) proudly announce that applic.... Read More

Continued: Multiple Officers Terminated from LaVergne Police Department

Jan 13, 2023 at 03:21 pm by Voice Wire

LaVergne Mayor Jason Cole said... "This situation is unacceptable and as soon as it was brought to our attention it was immediately investigated and action was taken.... Read More

Murfreesboro Murder Suspect in the Death of a 22-Year-Old due in Court on March 17, 2023

Jan 13, 2023 at 03:07 pm by Voice Wire

(Murfreesboro, TN) WGNS has more news on the murder of a young man that occurred in Murfreesboro a little over 26-months ago. Looking back to the initial call to dispatch.... Read More

UPDATE: Rutherford County Woman Killed in Saturday January 7th Auto Accident

Jan 13, 2023 at 03:01 pm by Voice Wire

A serious accident that unfolded in Antioch took the life of a Rutherford County resident this past Saturday. Katherine Margarita Jarquin Perez of LaVergne was the driver of a.... Read More