Scott Broden, The Daily News Journal, March 24, 2018 For more than 30 years, Dr. George Smith devoted his time to securing scholarship funds for high-achieving black students in Rutherford County. Smith died Friday after an illness. An active member of the community, he gave his time to the Murfreesboro…
Monday, March 19, 2018, Carriage Lane Reception House, Murfreesboro, TN We may have set a new attendance record for 2018 Show & Tell! more than 50 local historians shared some of the most interesting artifacts you can imagine. Soda bottles, washing machine, dental instruments – even ‘hair wreaths’. A little…
Friends of the Stones River Battlefield are not exactly happy about a brand-new distribution center moving into the battlefield area in Murfreesboro. The property in question is at 2150 Northwest Broad Street. O’Reilly’s, an auto parts store that has more than 5,000 stores in 47 states and 8 stores in…
March 7, 2018, Ransom School House Museum, Murfreesboro, Tennessee Don Wolfe has been a contributor to the RCHS for many, many years. Don brought a few friends to visit his masterpiece – the Don Wolfe Train Room. I asked Don how long it took to build this train set based…
Frank Caperton, Rutherford County Historical Society, February 26, 2018 NCTC (www.nctc.com), based in Lafayette, Tennessee, has been providing communication services in the upper plateau of Tennessee for more than 66 years. Recently Barry Hiett of NCTC contact me regarding shooting a short video about the geographic center of Tennessee, aka, the…
Scott Broden, The Daily News Journal, February 22, 2018 Murfreesboro officials favored the $1.8 million offer from Murfreesboro Investment Group Thursday to redevelop the historic former First United Methodist Church into restaurant, hotel, condos, offices and shops. “I would lean toward us narrowing the cut to one and start(ing) the…
WGNS Radio, February 22, 2018 The Murfreesboro City Council met Thursday night (2/22/2018), and it appears that the growing historic district is on the way to getting luxury downtown condos, a boutique hotel along with retail and office space. The council is favoring a proposal by Murfreesboro Development…
The Daily News Journal, February 21, 2018 The Murfreesboro City Council will meet Thursday to discuss the future of the First United Methodist Church/Franklin Synergy Bank property in more detail. The meeting will begin at 5 p.m. in council chambers at City Hall, 111 W. Vine St. In October, four developers — City Development Company of…
WGNS Radio, February 20, 2018 In April of 2016, MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee accepted a recommendation by the Forrest Hall Task Force to change the name of the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps building (ROTC). The task force was formed after a group of students and community members suggested…
WGNS Radio, February 19, 2018 February 17 – March 9, 2018 WAY back in 2000 or 2001, the RCHS was entertained by a speaker concerning Southern writers, including Eudora Welty. The MTSU Department of Art is proud to announce an exhibition of Eugenia Welty Photography that is currently on display…
