The Murfreesboro Post, March 31, 2017 Edna Rhea Craddock Vaughn, passed away March 31, 2017 at Woodbury Health and Rehab. She was born to James Dallas and Lila Grace Clemmons Craddock on April 8, 1929 in Wilson County near Cainsville. Edna Rhea began first grade at Jackson Street School in…
Murfreesboro City Television, March 30, 2017 Check out the WWI Display now at Linebaugh Public Library on the second floor in the reading room. The display will be up throughout the month of April.
Sam Stockard, The Murfreesboro Post, March 28, 2017 Rep. Mike Sparks is encouraging the Legislature to honor the state’s “rich and vast history” with a resolution recognizing Sampson Keeble, the first African-American elected to the state House, and embattled Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. “I just feel like as a…
Aldo Amato, The Daily News Journal, March 28, 2017 MURFREESBORO — Brian Oldfield, one of the greatest athletes ever to pass through MTSU, died Sunday, the school said Monday. He was 71. Oldfield is best known for popularizing the spin technique in the discus throw, which still can be seen today. He…
Michelle Willard, The Daily News Journal, March 24, 2017 In September 2014, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency removed what remained of Brown’s Mill dam on the East Fork of the Stones River in Lascassas in hopes that it could be opened to boaters in the future. Three years later, the Stones River is…
The RCHS hosted still another successful and fun evening at Murfreesboro’s historic Carriage Lane Inn and Reception House Monday, March 20, 2017. This year’s attendance totaled 55 local history enthusiasts!
Greg Tucker, The Murfreesboro Post, March 22, 2017 Even the fences tell tales in Rutherford County. Devil’s fence Virgil Pitts and Ellis Peyton, neighbors on Trimble Road in the eastern portion of Rutherford County in the 1940s, raised sheep. Their respective sheep pastures shared a common fence, and for years…
Quick – who remembers ‘The Murfreesboro Press’? The Murfreesboro Press ran from 1978-1982, published and edited by Donald Keith and Jim Leonhirth. The following is the December 31, 1981 edition featuring ‘downtown revitalization’ for Murfreesboro. (EDITOR NOTE: More pics of the Murfreesboro Press will be added later this week…)
Susan Harber, the Daily News Journal, March 18, 2017 I have thoroughly enjoyed touring the Collier-Crichlow-Smythe House twice in recent times. The interior of this majestic home on East Main Street is abounding in special treasures and wondrous collections. The rare antiques are beyond astonishing in the 18 rooms. This…
Michelle Willard, The Daily News Journal, March 17, 2017 The history of Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee and even the nation runs through Murfreesboro’s old City Cemetery and site of the First Presbyterian Church on Vine Street. “The old City Cemetery is one of the oldest historic sites in Murfreesboro,” said…