Page 7 - Bart Walker News Today

Bart Walker, former talent agent and partner for ICM Partners, has joined the Gersh Agency...

The man was swimming on Tuesday in Lake Weir. About 7:15 a.m. Thursday divers found his body about a half mile from shore.

Murfreesboro City Councilman Shawn Wright told WGNS NEWS that he would like to pursue changes to better govern rental units, in hopes of preserving property values throughout the city… He wants to see similar regulations in future housing developments for those wanting to build everything from town homes to subdivisions.  WGNS’ Bart Walker asked…  Again, Wright believes if more rules were set on how residential properties could be conve...

(Rutherford County, TN) The American Red Cross Heart of Tennessee Chapter awarded WGNS’ very own Bart Walker as the 2022 Hero on Tuesday morning during the annual Red Cross Heroes Breakfast…Business and community leaders were at the breakfast celebrating the positive works of the Red Cross. The event allows local American Red Cross volunteers and staff to share their focus and their mission with the community, while honoring an individual that has experienced the work the or...

(Murfreesboro, TN) Former State Representative Mike J. Liles of Murfreesboro has died. The 76-year-old served as a Republican in the 97th and 98th Tennessee General Assemblies.Liles, most recently the president of The Friends of the Stones River National Battlefield, helped to ensure land that was once owned by General Electric (2150 Northwest Broad Street) and later purchased by O’Reilly’s Auto Parts, would be preserved and eventually become part of the Stones River Battlefi...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - The American Red Cross, Heart of Tennessee Chapter will host the annual Heart of Tennessee Heroes Breakfast on Tuesday, May 10 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the Middle Tennessee State Student Union on the campus of MTSU. This event is one of the critical fundraisers for the chapter. Funds raised from the luncheon will help the Red Cross deliver critical services to the community.The chapter will honor Bart Walker with the 2022 Heart of Tennessee ...

Business and community leaders will come together for the annual Red Cross Heart of Tennessee Chapter Heroes Breakfast this May. The event allows local American Red Cross volunteers and staff to share their focus and their mission with the community, while honoring an individual that has experienced the work the organization does firsthand.This year, the organization that was first established in May of 1881, will not only celebrate their 141st anniversary, they will also honor WGNS’ v...

WGNS' Truman Jones has officially retired. The former Rutherford County Sheriff began his broadcasting career on the Good Neighbor Station 11-years ago, after retiring from the Sheriff's office.During his last full month of broadcasting in February of 2022, Jones was presented the key to the city by The of Smyrna Mayor Mary Esther Reed...Later, Murfreesboro Mayor Shane McFarland presented Jones with a special proclamation (scroll down for full proclamation)...Jones had is final &ld...

WGNS, which first came on the air in Rutherford County on December 31, 1946 at 10PM and had their first full day of broadcasting on January 1, 1947, received the honor of being recognized by the Tennessee General Assembly. State Representative Mike Sparks surprised WGNS’ Bart Walker with the State of Tennessee Proclamation…Representative Mike Sparks read the Proclamation “LIVE” on the air Friday, January 28, 2022…Again, WGNS was recognized in a...

(MURFREESBORO)  Murfreesboro's Vice Mayor Madelyn Scales-Harris enters Vanderbilt Medical Center Monday morning (1/17/2022) for a week-long treatment for an extremely rare disease. In a conversation with WGNS' Bart Walker she said that it was paraneoplastic syndrome.  This one-on-one conversation reveals her thoughts about the future and her love for Murfreesboro . . . ...