Scott Broden, Daily News Journal, March 29, 2016 MURFREESBORO — The Rutherford County Archives will run out of document storage space in two years and needs an expansion to keep up with the growth, officials said. County archivist John Lodl expects a 3,000square-foot expansion onto the back of his department’s…
April 5, 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…
Scott Broden, Daily News Journal, April 2, 2016 MURFREESBORO — John L. Batey’s 209-year-old family farm eventually could end if city officials decide to extend Veterans Parkway through his property north to Interstate 24. “It would be gone,” the 73-year-old farmer said as he rocked in a chair on the front porch of…
The RCHS hosted still another successful and fun evening at Murfreesboro’s Carriage Lane Inn and Reception House Monday, March 21, 2016.
Murfreesboro City Television, March 31, 2016 Bradley Academy Museum celebrates it’s 20th year as a museum.
Brian Wilson, Daily News Journal, March 31, 2016 MURFREESBORO — The Tennessee conference of the NAACP is calling for state leaders to denounce the name of Forrest Hall at Middle Tennessee State University and criticized legislation that made it tougher to change the name of the ROTC building. The state…
Michelle Willard, The Daily news Journal, March 29, 2016 MURFREESBORO — The consultants heading the Highland Avenue Cultural Arts District study have to use a different strategy to assess the study area because it includes very different parts of downtown with very different needs, a principal at Ragan-Smith Associates said.…
March 29, 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…
Scott Broden, Daily News Journal, March 26, 2016 Workshop scheduled to discuss redevelopment MURFREESBORO — The City Council will hold a workshop soon to discuss redevelopment and preservation goals for the former First United Methodist Church in the downtown area. The upcoming meeting about the old church building that dates…
Murfreesboro City Television, March 28, 2016 Bradley Academy served as a school for Murfreesboro’s African-American community in 1800’s and early/mid 1900’s. In the 1990’s, citizens joined together to turn the site into a museum.