July 8, 2020, A Series by Barry Lamb Overall, John Marcy was born on March 2, 1854 in the Trimble (17th) district of Rutherford County to Nathaniel Sims Overall and Dicey Crutchfield Cartwright Overall. His paternal grandparents were Robert and Mary Espey Overall, who came to Middle Tennessee before Tennessee…
July 8, 2020 July/August Froe Chips, Susan Harber Thomas Bedford was a trailblazer in the creation of both Jefferson and Rutherford County. He was born 1758 in Goochland County, Virginia. Thomas later lived on Drakes Branch in Charlotte County, Virginia with his mother Mary Coleman and father Thomas Bedford, Sr, who was…
July 20, 2020, Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal Upon my visit last week to the ‘new’ Tennessee State Museum, I immediately sought the display of William Lytle’s two stunning Queen Anne Flintlock Pistols (1750s) that he carried in the American Revolution. The pistol is distinguished by the lock plate…
June 17, Monte Hale, Jr., The Murfreesboro Post I’d like to tell you a story about the son of a coal miner, whose dad was a hard-working, grizzled and Christian man who lived by his brains and wits in rural West Virginia. He raised his son old school, which few…
July 30, 1982, Jenny Tenpenny, The Daily news Journal Heroism takes many forms especially on the battlefield, and one of Rutherford County’s most decorated Vietnam War heroes will be honor Saturday in ceremonies at the Tennessee Military Academy in Smyrna. The honors for Army Captain James Timothy Luscinski come posthumously,…
June 6, 2020, Megan Cole, MTSU Sidelines Boom. The explosion from the detonated underwater mine blew a hole in the ship and split it in two. The LST-523, a 328-foot-long, brand-new American ship that was less than a year old, began to immediately sink. On top of the deck, four…
December 4, 1957, The Daily News Journal Murfreesboro Bank & Trust was once located on the northwest corner of the historic Rutherford County Square, also known as the former Rutherford County Clerks Office. The following is from The Daily News Journal, December 4, 1957:
June 1, 2020, Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal By the end of the Civil War, popular entertainment was paramount in our country, and small towns built their own Opera Houses during the new prosperity. Rarely were there bona fide operas in these early venues. The concept of this leisure…
May 1, 2020 Yes, the Rutherford County Historical Society is offering FREE publications for download! At this moment we have only three publications available for download but more will be added very soon. Please click the pic above and enjoy!
November 18, 1971, The Daily News Journal James Bragg and J.C. Youree, shown with Andy Womack, President of the optimist Club, have been selected chairmen of ad sales for the District Basketball Tournament Program. Proceeds from the sales go to finance Little League, Junior-Pro Basketball, Girl’s Softball and other activities…