May 29, 1988, The Daily News Journal, John Howze Mike Skordallos and Peter Pisonos have share the adventures of life since they were childhood friends on the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean. They attended school and high school together, both entered the Cypriot military at the same time and…
Susan Daniel/Kevin Markuson, September 1, 2018 (For photos and maps of Old Jefferson, please click here) The town of Jefferson was located within the forks of the Stones River. This land was part of an assignee land grant to Robert Weakley and Thomas Bedford from the state of North Carolina. The original…
Susan Daniel, Rutherford County Historical Society, September, 2016 RUTHERFORD CO. CHURCHES OF CHRIST From “The Daily News Journal” dated Sunday Morning, October 21, 1962. Antioch Church of Christ congregation on the Halls Hill road near Porterfield is noted for still meeting in the same building that was constructed in 1854.…
Susan Daniel, Rutherford County Historical Society, September, 2016 In the spring of 1779 Robertson and a small party of Wataugans, traveled to a site along the Cumberland River known as French Lick. There they selected a suitable location for a new settlement. Late that same year, Robertson returned with a group of men…
Connie Esh, The Murfreesboro Post, August 31, 2016 Saturday afternoon was definitely “old school” for four of the five remaining 1943 graduates of the “Old Rock School.” The Smyrna High School Class of ’43 gathered at O’Charley’s in Smyrna for their 73rd class reunion. All four graduates who attended are…
August 30, 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…
Ever wonder why there is an old smokestack behind Haynes Bros. Lumber on the corner of Broad Street and Old Fort Pkwy.? One of the largest milk plants in the southeastern United States was the Carnation Milk plant.
August 23, 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…
Greg Tucker, The Murfreesboro Post, August 21, 2016 Jack Jones supervised the removal and replacement of Murfreesboro’s concrete street markers in the early 1970s, and built some unique steps for his home at 503 North Maney Ave. The earliest known road markers were part of the system of paved roads…
