As published in the Murfreesboro Post, Mike West, Managing Editor, January 30, 2011 Throughout Murfreesboro’s growth as a community, few things have stayed the same. One of the constants, however, has been the Middle Tennessee Medical Center and its commitment to serving the needs of Murfreesboro. This commitment is what…
Dan Whittle, The Murfreesboro Post, January 30, 2011 This is an open invitation to you, Liza, from a community of mostly modest hard-working folks who humbly claim kindred spirit to you, mainly through your relatives named Gum and/or Gumm, with one “M” or two “MMs” being optional. So, to borrow…
January 26, 2011, WGNS Radio The Oaklands Historic House Museum educational programs received a generous donation from 150 fifth grader students at Scales Elementary School. The school’s “Step Up and Serve” fundraiser donated 10 per cent of the classes’ money to Oaklands. That translates into $866.69 for such popular educational…
November 17, 2010, The Murfreesboro Post Over the weekend someone entered the cemetery on Greenland Drive and pushed approximately 25 headstones off their foundations. Vandals struck Greenland Cemetery again. Over the weekend someone entered the cemetery on Greenland Drive and pushed approximately 25 headstones off their foundations, causing thousands of…
The Murfreesboro Post, August 7, 2010 A service celebrating the life of Knox Ridley will be held Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 10:00AM at Woodfin Funeral Home in Smyrna. Officiating will be Father Joseph P. Breen. A visitation for family and friends will be held Monday, August 9th from 5:00PM…
Sarah Fryar, Murfreesboro Post, July 4, 2010 United Way taps into old for new event – The Murfreesboro Post The rivaling relationship between all things old and all things new could possibly be traced back to the beginning of time. We live in a society that has popularized expressions like…
Proceeds go to Discovery Center (by Doug Davis, Daily News Journal) Rutherford Countians will have an opportunity to revisit history, or take the tour for the first time, with the publishing of The Daily News Journal columnist Greg Tucker’s first volume of “Remembering Rutherford.” Rutherford County Mayor Ernest Burgess purchased…
Mary Katherine Rooker, WSMV TV, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, January 25, 2010 The water tower on Bell Street in Murfreesboro has stood for 80 years. It’s the city’s oldest standing water tower. But the 137-foot-tall landmark is about to be dismantled. Water and sewer officials are tearing it down because it’s too…
The Murfreesboro Post, January 25, 2010 Catsong Publishing announced today the release of a new book, “From Tennessee to Oz – The Amazing Saga of Judy Garland’s Family History” by author Michelle Russell. Judy Garland, who is best known for her portrayal of Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz,” was…