June 15, 2016, Rutherford County Historical Society Bellwood neighborhood, 1963. That is the new Bellwood Elementary School in the foreground. How many of us recall the ‘brand new’ Bellwood neighborhood?
June 13, 2016 The historical Ransom School House was honors by the Association of the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities (APTA) Sunday, June 12 with a marker commemorating the Ransom School House, built c1879, and the stories behind this beautiful building.
Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal, June 5, 2016 General Barksdale Drive in Smyrna is a longstanding homage to a man of local heritage, who has been portrayed in the films ‘Gettysburg’ and ‘Gods and Generals’. William Barksdale Sr (1778-1834) and Nancy Lester, immigrants from England, gave life to a…
HUNT’S HILL SCHOOL late l800’s-1918, also called MUD DAUB and MUD COLLEGE, was on the south side of Hall’s Hill Road about one mile east of the Presbyterian and Christian Churches shown on the 1878 Beers Map. The name of William Hunt, who owned property along the road, is also…
Michelle Willard, Daily News Journal, May 31, 2016 You probably saw John Hood pushing his bride of 64 years, Marilyn, in her wheelchair at events and gatherings around town. It was always a touching scene to see them together at MTSU events, Chamber of Commerce events and at Kleer-Vu Restaurant nearly…
Daily News Journal, May 31, 2016 RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. — Former MTSU history professor James Huhta — the driving force behind the creation of MTSU’s Center for Historic Preservation — is being charged in the stabbing death of his wife, Mary Huhta, 79, according to Rose Anne Brown, public information officer…
The Murfreesboro Post, May 31, 2016 The Tucker family moved to Rutherford County in the 1930s, settling in La Vergne. Clifford Tucker, the son of a farrier (blacksmith), lived out his adolescent years in the Jefferson Pike area – at that point, only a couple of homes had been built…
SILVER SPRING SCHOOLHOUSE before 1849. On May 3, 1849, Silas Tucker deeded to William D. Neal the one acre on the Stones River which he had reserved for a school lot. The school was known as SILVER SPRING SCHOOLHOUSE and had burned. The lot was no longer needed. The land…
May 31, 2016, 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…
Frank Caperton, May 30, 2016, the Old Sewart Air Force Base It was hot and breezy this Memorial Day, still the festivities contained warmth and memories as approximately 150 people gathered to dedicate a portion of Sam Ridley Blvd. in Smyrna (TN) as the Sewart Air Force Base Highway.