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With a heat advisory in effect from noon on Tuesday until 8PM this Friday, area residents are encouraged to stay well hydrated with water and if possible, remain indoors. Rutherford County is expected to see heat index readings peaking at 107-degrees each afternoon. According to the National Weather Service, high humidity mixed with high temperatures can cause heat related illnesses to occur. During times of extremely hot weather, it is important check-in on loved ones, medically fragile friend ...

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Checking on loved ones, medically fragile friends, single parents struggling to keep the electricity turned on and the elderly throughout the hot summer months is important and this is especially true as the summer heat is again rising with 3-digit heat index values expected on Friday. Longtime community organizer Dwight Ogleton told WGNS that he and others are collecting fans and window unit air conditioners to give to those that lack an A/C…&nbsp...

Election Day is nearing and there are a handful of elderly residents in our community that lack transportation to and from the polls. Rev. Dwight Ogleton, who has long called Murfreesboro home, says that he is preparing for a long day on August 4th, Election Day. WGNS asked Ogleton, a past president of the local NAACP Chapter, what inspired him to start offering senior citizens a ride to the polls… Seniors who need a ride to the polls on Election Day can call Rev. Ogleton on ...

Four Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies earned the Jerry Anderson Hero Award from the Murfreesboro Chapter of the NAACP.MLK Breakfast Celebration Committee Chair Carolyn Cox presented awards to recipients Detective Mark Anderson, Cpl. Scott Martin, Deputy Jimmy Tedder and SRO David Ashburn.The deputies worked together to save the life of a 2-month-old infant who was being choked by his father.Carolyn Cox, chair of the MLK Breakfast Celebration Committee, presented the awards to the d...

Ogleton Offers FREE RIDES for Downtown Seniors To Get Shots Feb 24, 2021 at 03:02 pm by WGNS (MURFREESBORO)  If you have lived in Murfreesboro for any time, you have heard about the family who offer free rides to vote. Dwight Ogleton is now offering free rides to seniors living in the downtown area to get their COVID-19 vaccinations. The shots are offered downtown at Beckmans Pharmacy on the corner of College and Spring Streets.  Ogleton told WGNS . . . To talk with Dwi...