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”…
Michelle Willard, Daily News Journal, May 10, 2015 MURFREESBORO — Several programs at Middle Tennessee State University were awarded Historic Preservation Fund grants, which were announced Thursday by Gov. Bill Haslam and the T ennessee Historical Commission. “Protecting Tennessee’s historic places is critical to preserving our state’s heritage,” Haslam said in…
May 5, 2015, WGNS Radio Truman visits with Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker, live from the historic Rutherford County Square. Bart Walker and the staff of Rutherford County’s WGNS Radio (1450AM, 101.9FM) have been supporters of our local history for a long, long time. Please click the WGNS icon and…
May 5, 2015, WGNS Radio Today Truman visits with Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker. Bart Walker and the staff of Rutherford County’s WGNS Radio (1450AM, 101.9FM) have been supporters of our local history for a long, long time. Please click the WGNS icon and enjoy former Rutherford County Truman Jones…
Susan Harber, Daily news Journal, May 3, 2015 When I penned a story on Nathan Bedford Forrest’ incredible Murfreesboro raid in the Civil War, I pondered upon a new quest to know the personal man. His strong personality traits were the result of a hardscrabble childhood, followed by the enrichment…
(excerpts from the Daily News Journal, February 7, 2015, www.dnj.com/story/news/local/2015/02/07/central-magnet-seeks-connections/23061923/) Murfreesboro native and Central Middle School graduate Dr. Bren Martin of MTSU’s history department has collaborated with the faculty and staff of Central Magnet School to create an exhibit celebrating the history of the old Central High School and Central Middle…
Michelle Willard, Daily News Journal, April 27, 2015 SMYRNA – Gil’s Ace Hardware will reach a milestone this week as it celebrates 40 years of business, owner Ginny Williams said. The Smyrna fixture will mark the occasion from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at the store, located at 415 Nissan Drive…
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…
April 27, 2015, WGNS Radio Truman visits with Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker. Bart Walker and the staff of Rutherford County’s WGNS Radio (1450AM, 101.9FM) have been supporters of our local history for a long, long time. Please click the WGNS icon and enjoy former Rutherford County Truman Jones and…
April 27, 2015, WGNS Radio Today Truman visits with Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker. Bart Walker and the staff of Rutherford County’s WGNS Radio (1450AM, 101.9FM) have been supporters of our local history for a long, long time. Please click the WGNS icon and enjoy former Rutherford County Truman Jones…