April 6, 1958, The Daily News Journal “For Pete’s Sake” – Kittrell’s seniors will present “For Pete’s Sake”, a farce in the three acts by Jay Tobias, on Friday evening, April 11, at 7:45. The cast includes Reba Coleman, Brenda Lovvorn, Jimmy Bugg, Billy Boyd, Bobby Shrum, Frieda Travis, Geralline…
1963, Tennessee FOP Magazine By R.A. Mallory Murfreesboro and the Rutherford County area will long remember their beloved Chief of Police, Claude Vance, not only as a police officer but as a devoted friend. ‘Mr. Claude’, as he was affectionately known, pass on December 17, 1961. He left behind a…
August 8, 1973, The Daily News Journal Lt. Cecil Lamb, right, and Patrolman David Mitchell of the Murfreesboro Police Department remove money from a downtown parking meter. Warrants are being issued for several people who did not bother to put money in the meters – or pay parking tickets they…
October 15, 1967, The Daily News Journal You simply never know what our researchers at the Rutherford County Historical Society will find… TINY TOT – Joseph Alan Peay is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peay, Route 1, Milton, Tenn. Grandparents are Mrs. Pearl Peay, Rout 1, Milton, and…
Tennessee F.O.P. Magazine, October, 1962 Young Men Dominate City’s Police Department Murfreesboro’s 26-man police force is headed by a youthful, aggressive 36-year-old gentleman who worked his way up through the ranks and over a 16-year period advanced from patrolman to the highest position on the force. He is Chief Bobby…
1960 July, Tennessee FOP Magazine Police Keep Pace with Progress Murfreesboro’s 23-man police force is not only keeping pace with the city’s rapid march of progress, but in the same light finds time to express itself as a sincere civic minded organization. The department, headed by veteran Chief Claude Vance…
1960, January Tennessee Law Enforcement Journal Murfreesboro’s 23-man police force is not only keeping pace with the city’s rapid march of progress, but in the same light finds time to express itself as a sincere civic minded organization. The department headed by veteran Chief Claude Vance was instrumental in the…
November 4, 2019, Susan Harbor, Daily News Journal The knowledge of a two-star Admiral growing up in Murfreesboro escaped me until recently. This single man originated superior Naval tactician precept and was the mastermind of the Navy we have today. Rear Admiral Ridley McLean was born an only child to…
