Scott Broden, Daily News Journal, November 3, 2015 MURFREESBORO — Neighbors fear a historic Manson Pike home on 17.3 acres with a cave underneath could be replaced by apartment buildings. “I would like to save part of Murfreesboro’s history,” Heather McQuiddy said during a recent interview she and Tammie Cleek gave The…
Bracken Mayo, The Murfreesboro Pulse, November 4, 2015, photos by Scott Walker of WGNS Radio An abandoned structure sits off of Asbury Road, near Old Nashville Highway in the outskirts of Murfreesboro. Surrounded by tall weeds, fallen hedgeapples and a small mountain of glass bottles out back, cinder blocks stand…
www.WGNSRadio.com, November 3, 2015 The historic locations featured in the 32nd Annual Christmas Candlelight Tour of Homes have been released. The event will be Saturday evening from 4:00 to 8:00 and will include Oaklands Historic House Museum (900 N. Maney Ave.), and then follow the old carriage path of the…
Nancy DeGennaro, Daily News Journal, November 1, 2015 SMYRNA — The Johns-King House, one of Rutherford County’s oldest residences, has been named by the Tennessee Preservation Trust as one of the state’s most threatened historic sites. “The ‘Ten in Tenn’ are the 10 most endangered historic properties in Tennessee. Our listing them raises…
Susan Harber, Daily News Journal, October 31, 2015 Rock Springs School, first called Union School, once stood strong on a quiet hillside in the Rock Springs community. The school was on the south end of Rock Springs Road at the intersection of present-day Waldron Road in Smyrna. Access to the…
Cat Murphy, The Murfreesboro Post, October 30, 2015 “We are ghost investigators, not professional storytellers,” Jesse Swain is quick to clarify for tour goers. Investigating the paranormal is a family affair for Swain, though he is not yet allowed to participate. Middle Tennessee Shadow Chasers must be over the age…
October 28, 2015, WGNS Radio, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, www.WGNSradio.com Just 15-days before her 105th birthday, long-time Murfreesboro community leader Dora Rucker passed away. She was believed to have been the oldest living resident of Rutherford County at age 104. She was born here in 1910 and went to Sulphur Springs School,…
Cat Murphy, The Murfreesboro Post, October 27, 2015 “My name is Diana, and I’m going to be your storyteller tonight.” The founder of Boro Tellers wears a black cape to warm her through hours of tours this chilly October evening. After a course on storytelling captured Diana Hague’s attention at…
October 27, 2015, WGNS Radio, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, www.WGNSradio.com To commemorate 30 years in business and to thank the Rutherford County community, the original Toot’s location on NW Broad Street will roll out a week-long Customer Appreciation promotion starting on Monday, October 26th and going through Sunday, November 1st. Each day…
Michelle Willard, Daily News Journal, October 25, 2015 MURFREESBORO — Evergreen Cemetery became Murfreesboro’s city cemetery when Dr. James Maney granted 20 acres to the city in 1872. Since then it has grown to more than 90 acres and stands as a capsule of Tennessee history with many notable Rutherford countians making…