Greg Tucker, Murfreesboro Post, November 2, 2016 After a successful tour of western Canada with Rusty Elder and the White Crackers, Rutherford County native Larry Pinkerton returned to Tennessee with fellow “Cracker” Paul Hollowell. Primarily a blues guitarist, Pinkerton saw in Canada the international popularity of country music and honed his…
Jefferson from Annals of Rutherford County, TN by John C. Spence, Volume 1, p. 30-38 – 1802. The influx of population continued to flow into Davidson, from all quarters. Great numbers were settled in the extreme portions of the county, making a long distance from the town of Nashville… As yet, no roads much greater…
Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal, October 29, 2016 Nina Katherine Haynes Walkup was an extraordinary historian and my friend in Smyrna. She always had a smile and kind word for me. Just weeks before her passing, Katherine contacted me inquiring on any new historical information I had on record…
Greg Tucker, The Murfreesboro Post, October 25, 2016 Country music was never favored by this Rutherford County native, but it provided some rare opportunities for a virtuoso guitarist. “Guitarist Larry Pinkerton plays at a level way above everybody else,” says bassist Avent Lane. “I’ve worked with guitarists locally, in Nashville…
Susan Harber, ‘Smyrna Tennessee History (Facebook)’ October 16, 2016 Mary Jackson Overall (1844-1929) was a Rebel spy on a high level in Middle Tennessee. As a sleuth for the Confederate Army, she had close ties to Rutherford County scouts throughout the war; and she maintained a strong presence in Smyrna.…
Dixie Dewdrop: The Uncle Dave Macon Story, the first, book length biography of the Grand Ole Opry superstar Monday, October 17, 7PM at the Rutherford County Archive Building, 435 Rice Street, Murfreesboro Our October meeting will feature Rutherford County’s Mike Doubler. Michael D. Doubler served twenty-three years on active duty…
Submitted by William Hastings, Cantonment, Florida, TN, September 13, 2016 My grandparents, William Clinton Hastings and Lillian Elizabeth Norris were married in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on May 3, 1908. Will, as he was called had a sister Maggie who was seven years older than he and he had a twin brother,…
May 29, 1988, The Daily News Journal, John Howze Mike Skordallos and Peter Pisonos have share the adventures of life since they were childhood friends on the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean. They attended school and high school together, both entered the Cypriot military at the same time and…
Susan Daniel/Kevin Markuson, September 1, 2018 (For photos and maps of Old Jefferson, please click here) The town of Jefferson was located within the forks of the Stones River. This land was part of an assignee land grant to Robert Weakley and Thomas Bedford from the state of North Carolina. The original…
Susan Daniel, Rutherford County Historical Society, September, 2016 RUTHERFORD CO. CHURCHES OF CHRIST From “The Daily News Journal” dated Sunday Morning, October 21, 1962. Antioch Church of Christ congregation on the Halls Hill road near Porterfield is noted for still meeting in the same building that was constructed in 1854.…