BRACEY SCHOOL BLACK late 1800’s was located about 1.5 miles north of Midland. It was on the west side of the road on the property of Wright Bracey, a school teacher, preacher, and farmer. The building was a one-room log cabin. The benches were hewn logs, flat on top and…
(Editor’s note from Frank Caperton): No one who is a bigger fan of WGNS Radio than me. I moved to Murfreesboro in 1984 and instantly fell for the sounds of the 50’s and 60’s coming from 1450AM. I learned how WGNS Radio contributes to the sense of community we’ve all…
Jerry Forrest Gaither, age 89, passed from this life on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 after a brief illness. Funeral services will be Sunday, January 1, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with David Dunn officiating. Burial will be in Donnell Cemetery in Auburntown, Tennessee. Visitation will be held…
Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal, December 24, 2016 As a researcher, I enjoy every moment of my journey in the study of passing moments in time. My major in college was history, and I have been a historian all of my life to gain an understanding of our heritage…
Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker, The Murfreesboro Post, December 23, 2016 Remembering Rutherford: Fats, draft, rationing and maneuvers in December 1943 – The Murfreesboro Post As we celebrate this Christmas season, we know there are those who fear an uncertain future, and there are many American men and women still…
Greg Tucker, Rutherford for Real, Page 31 The parents disagreed about the daughter’s fiance, so they demolished their house on East main, sold the backyard to a local farmer, and built the county’s first apartment building. In the early 1900’s Thomas B. Cannon was learning the retail business as a…
HICKORY GROVE 1848-before 1912 was located 2.5 miles south of Christiana on the east side of the railroad tracks. The site is indicated on the 1878 Beers Map. A deed registered on September 18, 1848, shows that Erismus C. Lynch gave five acres and water rights for a school and…
Murfreesboro City Television, December 20, 2016 Have you visited Cannonsburgh? It’s one of the great local attractions in Murfreesboro.
WGNS Radio (www.wgnsradio.com), December 16, 2016 The Murfreesboro City Council voted Thursday to authorize Griggs & Maloney Engineering to conduct planning and design phase of “daylighting” Town Creek from Murfree Springs to South Church Street. Phase 1 of the Town Creek remediation project would not exceed $128,550. Construction could begin…
Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal, December 11, 2016 Every Rutherford County citizen is familiar with McFadden’s Ford, a shallow Stones River crossing in Murfreesboro that was the site of a crucial Civil War combat. Yet, it is intriguing to revisit this story and seek new discovery. Jim Lewis, longtime…