HAYNES SCHOOL 1878-1920’s was on Fishingford Road, now Fruit Valley Road, at its intersection with Kingdom Church Road. It was across from King Cemetery and the Kingdom Cumberland Presbyterian Church, which is still used. The site, first in Rutherford County, is now across the county line in Bedford County. On…
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 battle. Yet, it is intriguing to revisit this story and seek new discovery. Jim Lewis, longtime…
Kent Syler, The Daily News Journal, December 7, 1941 “Washington is calm over the threat of war with Japan. The calm may be ominous.” With those words, Congressman Albert Gore Sr. began his Oct. 19, 1941 “radio talk” to Tennesseans. Almost two months before Pearl Harbor, Gore used his weekly Sunday…
Sunday, December 4, 2016 Last night saw approximately 250 visitors to the Ransom School House as part of the 33rd Oaklands Candlelight Tour of Homes. All were warmly greeted, serenaded with Christmas carols by the Middle Tennessee Christian School choir; many visitors left as brand new members of the Rutherford…
Call it what you will but the Christmas tree lighting at the historic Rutherford County Courthouse is magical. To see thousands of citizens from our community gather around our 1859 Courthouse, sing carols, enjoy local business around the Square and come together as – wait, here’s that term again –…
Murfreesboro City Television, November 30, 2016
Greg Tucker, the Murfreesboro Post, November 29, 2016 The presidential campaign was bitterly divisive and some were threatening to reject the outcome if their favored candidate did not prevail. Rutherford County hosted an extravagant campaign rally for the party with the “non-committed platform.” Four political parties fielded candidates in the…
Nancy De Gennaro, The Daily News Journal, November 27, 2016 MURFREESBORO — Gracie Turner knew when it “rained real hard,” she and her family would have to leave their home in the area known historically as The Bottoms for higher ground. “My daddy, he was resourceful. He would put our…
GREENWOOD SCHOOL 1871-1914 was on the west corner of the intersection of State Road 99 and Greenwood Road. Greenwood Church and School are on the Beers Map of 1878. The bottom floor of the two-story building was used as a school for the children of the area. The second floor…
A Day at Oaklands Mansion, Frank Caperton, November 26, 2016 I visited Murfreesboro’s Oaklands Mansion on this beautiful afternoon. Oaklands offers some of the finest Italianate architecture I enjoy ‘gee-whiz’ facts including (thank you Oaklands Mansion for these incredible facts!): 1. Wealthy Memphis widow Elizabeth Swope purchased Oaklands Mansion and the property…