Greg Tucker, Daily News Journal, June 14, 2015 OUSTER—a putting out, ejection or removal from possession or enjoyment of an estate, franchise or office. See Black’s Law Dictionary (4 th ed. 1968), page 1253. Sam Ridley in 1980 was believed to be the longest serving city official in Tennessee. He…
Daily News Journal, Greg Tucker, May 24, 2015 MURFREESBORO – The descendants of Benjamin and Sarah Ransom not only prompted geographic expansion of Rutherford County, they influenced the health, safety, business and industrial development, infrastructure and spirituality of the county and eventually reached into the heavens. Son of a Revolutionary officer,…
Greg Tucker, Daily News Journal, May 10, 2015 MURFREESBORO — The first edition of the Daily News Journal designated on the front page as “Vol. 1—No. 1”, was printed and distributed in Murfreesboro on Monday, March 2, 1931. (Page one articles in this first DNJ included “Sweet Potato Crop Will Be Plentiful”…
Gregg Tucker, Daily News Journal, April 26, 2015 One of entertainer Uncle Dave Macon’s seven sons wrote in 1940 that the “outlaw James brothers spent one summer hiding out near Kittrell,” a community in eastern Rutherford County. Esten Gray “Doad” Macon was the “quiet” Macon brother — relatively intellectual, early…
Greg Tucker, Daily News Journal, April 12, 2015 The antebellum home was apparently built by a future Confederate congressman for his widowed sister. Ironically, it was occupied by a Unionist during the Civil War. The so-called “McFadden House” at 226 North Walnut Street in Murfreesboro was built in the mid-19th…
Susan Harber, Daily News Journal, April 5, 2015 When I began my journey to discover the lovely town of Eagleville, I was stunned with the abundance of rich history to explore. I love to ride into this stunning town on Salem Road and view the high-rising hills to the east.…
Brian Wilson, Daily News Journal, March 8, 2015 At 83, Murfreesboro resident John Hood still isn’t one to slow down. The former state representative and Middle Tennessee State University graduate and longtime employee still goes to the state Capitol in Nashville to lobby on behalf of his alma mater and…
Greg Tucker, Daily News Journal, March 22, 2015 William T. Christy served several terms as a city alderman in the mid-1800s. S.B. Christy was a founder of both the First Methodist and St. Mark’s United Methodist Churches in Murfreesboro. Addie Collins Christy was instrumental in establishing the first Catholic congregation…
‘Regular-dressed folks’ said target market for eatery Michelle Willard, Daily News Journal, March 8, 2015 MURFREESBORO — When Demos’ Restaurant opened Dec. 12, 1989, it wasn’t an instant success. “We do more customers in a day now than we did in a week then,” said Peter Demos, president of Demos’…
Daily News Journal, Greg Tucker, March 7, 2015 Tactical misinformation (“bad intelligence”) was a factor in an embarrassing 1864 defeat for Nathan Bedford Forrest in Rutherford County. In contrast, his Union rival obtained valuable information on the Confederate battle strategy from a local “loyalist.” After the disastrous defeat at the…