Local History with Truman Jones and Friends

January 20, 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…

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Fosterville School Private, 1897-1903

FOSTERVILLE SCHOOL PRIVATE 1897-1903 was a short lived school near the railroad track and north of the depot in Fosterville. J. M. “Uncle Matt” Edwards and wife M. E. sold two acres of their land to the School Directors, J. M. Edwards, P. E. Prater, and Moses Swann Lynch. The…

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Local History with Truman Jones and Friends

January 19, 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…

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Local History with Truman Jones and Friends

January 12, 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…

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Murfreesboro approves $1.55M offer for Methodist church

Michelle Willard, The Daily News Journal, January 7, 2016 MURFREESBORO – The Murfreesboro City Council approved an offer of $1.55 million for former First United Methodist Church on East College Street at its meeting Thursday night. “To me it means as much to me as Big Ben to London or…

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Stones River Battlefield Visitors, 1958

Throwback Thursday from the Stones River National Battlefield Face Book page (www.facebook.com/StonesRiverNPS): Here’s a blast from the past and a ‪#‎FindYourPark‬ moment all rolled into one shared by visitor R.H. Fleming.  These are 1958 pics of young Mr. Fleming (he’s the little guy) and his family visiting the battlefield where…

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Local History with Truman Jones and Friends

January 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…

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City aims to buy, resell historic church building

Sam Stockard, Murfreesboro Post, January 4, 2015 With an eye toward preserving a historical church tower, the city of Murfreesboro will consider buying Franklin Synergy Bank’s downtown building for $1.55 million then selling it for redevelopment, Mayor Shane McFarland confirmed. City Council members received information recently from City Manager Rob…

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