Sam Stockard, The Murfreesboro Post, March 15, 2016 Jason McGowan can remember his late grandfather, Willie McGowan, working tirelessly – mornings and nights – on the campaign to restore Bradley Academy, leaving him to wonder “Why?” “He told me that Bradley was a place where black children could receive an…
Ernest “Ernie” King Johns, age 81, of Smyrna, died Saturday, March 12, 2016. A native of Smyrna, TN, he was the son of the late Andrew Frank “A.F.” and Mary Frances King Johns. Visitation will be Tuesday from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. till the…
Scott Broden, Daily News Journal, March 15, 2016 MURFREESBORO — Local leaders who served with the late Ernie Johns remember how much he loved his role as the longtime Rutherford County historian. A former member of the County Commission from Smyrna, Johns died Saturday. He was 81. “He was fond…
Nanacy De Gennaro, The Daily News Journal, March 13, 2016 In recognition of March as Women’s History Month, Oaklands Mansion will host local Civil War historian and author Shirley Farris Jones at 6 p.m. Friday. Jones will speak about her book, “Valor and Lace: The Amazing Women of the Civil…
Scott Broden, The Daily News Journal, March 11, 2016 MURFREESBORO — The City Council decided to support rezoning for 269 apartments Thursday after the developer pledged to preserve a historic home on Manson Pike in the Blackman community. “The neighborhood got a whole lot of what they wanted,” Murfreesboro Vice Mayor Doug Young said…
HOOVERS GAP SCHOOL early 1900’s-1915 was on the east side of the Manchester Highway near its intersection with Hoovers Gap Road. Harvey Hoover had owned a store on that side of the road but had built a new store to the south of it. The school occupied the old store…
The Murfreesboro Post, March 9, 2016 The MTSU Forrest Hall task force has set a final public meeting at which it will review written and oral feedback from community organizations regarding a possible name change to the university’s ROTC building. The meeting will be held from 5-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March…
March 8, 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…
Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal, March 6, 2016 Ben McCulloch, a military maverick, was born in Jefferson in Rutherford County on Nov. 11, 1811. He gained fame in the Texas Revolution, Mexican War (as a Texas Ranger) and as a Confederate general in the Civil War. Ben’s parents were…
Murfreesboro Post, March 3, 2016 A direct descendant of two Confederate great-grandfathers will reveal the contributions of the women of the Civil War in an upcoming lecture. Shirley Farris Jones, who retired from MTSU’s Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures after more than 30 years of service, will speak about…