Mary R. Reeves, The Murfreesboro Post, July 29, 2017 The old white building sits close to the road, its architecture a testament to olden, golden days when farmers gathered for checker games while their wives gossiped about soap operas on the party lines. The doors are locked, the rooms are…
Mary M. Reeves, The Murfreesboro Post, July 28, 2017 Two developers interested in the block containing Franklin Synergy Bank property on East College presented their proposals to the Murfreesboro City Council in a special meeting Thursday night. Both proposals included mixed use – combining residential with office and retail space…
Sally Smith, MTSU Intern, Albert Gore Research Center, July 7, 2017 With the May 18th announcement of an extension of the Murfreesboro Greenway System toward Barfield Park, it is an appropriate time to reflect on the 1980 environmental statement that would contribute to the construction of Murfreesboro’s thirteen miles of Greenway.…
The Daily News Journal, April 17, 2005 Found this clipping in a stack of newspapers donated by the family of long, long time Rutherford County Historian Ernie Johns…
The Daily News Journal, July 6, 2017 MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Mark your calendars for Oakland’s July Jamboree Summer Picnic on the grounds featuring The Knott Brothers Band, all-you-can-eat fried catfish and chicken and spirits by Prichard’s Distillery. The summer picnic-style party will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 14,…
Longtime Rutherford County Historian Ernie Johns left a treasure of old issues of the Daily News Journal to the RCHS. I found this ad from Jackson Brothers Chevrolet in an insert titled ‘The Mini Page’, July 1, 1973.
The Dixie Flyer, the Official Newsletter of the NC&StL Preservation Society, Spring 2016 The following are excerpts from the NC&StL Bulletin, March 1945 Why Would Anyone Want to Evaporate Milk? A Brief History By David Ibata Up through the mid-19th Century, drinking milk was a privilege of those who owned…
The Dixie Flyer, the Official Newsletter of the NC&StL Preservation Society, Spring 2016 The following are excerpts from the NC&StL Bulletin, March 1945 Switching the Carnation Milk Plant at Murfreesboro By Mark S. Womack The era of the Carnation Milk Plant in Murfreesboro began in the late 1920s. For many…
Dan Epright, The Murfreesboro Post, July 5, 2017 Civil War-era leveling as reprisal for guerrilla raids against Union supply trains. Devastating, city destroying tornadoes in 1900. With roots reaching back to the 1700s, La Vergne has prevailed through peril, resurrected time and again and finally incorporated in 1972. The scrappy…
Nancy DeGennaro, The Daily News Journal, July 2, 2017 Local man receives highest honor for folk arts World champion buck dancer Thomas Maupin was milking one of his goats when he got a call from Washington, D.C., that made his heart swell. He’d been named a recipient of the 2017…
