July 10, 2019, WGNS Radio Dustin Brannon always knew he was going to be a teacher. He just did not always know he was going to teach history. More specifically, the Murfreesboro native didn’t know he was going to teach eighth-grade history, but he had two younger sisters and he…
July 8, 2019 Scott Broden of the Daily News Journal interviewed Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker at ‘Monkey Woman Bridge’ at Cannonsburgh Pioneer Village. More on ‘Monkey Woman Bridge: Monkey Woman Bridge, June 15, 1957 A piece of Smyrna folklore: The legend of ‘Monkey Woman Bridge’
June 28, 2019, WGNS Radio (MURFREESBORO) The City of Murfreesboro finalized the closing Friday (6/28/2019) with One East College, LLC on downtown property for the area’s first mixed-use development. The development, on property known as the former First United Methodist Church location, will incorporate office, residential, retail, restaurant, and hotel…
June 27, 2019, WGNS Radio State Representative Mike Sparks (R-Smyrna) recognized Frank Caperton of Murfreesboro with a House Proclamation for his outstanding work as president of the Rutherford County Historical Society and his leadership in the local community. Caperton moved to Murfreesboro, Tennessee to attend Middle Tennessee State University in…
June 15, 2019, WGNS Radio (MURFREESBORO) The Woman’s Club of Murfreesboro is hosting its 2nd Annual Legacy Gathering fundraiser to preserve their historic house is set for 5-9PM on Saturday evening, July 20, 2019 at the Tasty Table, 215 North Church Street. This event is being underwritten by The Villages…
June 14, 2019,Michael Linn White, Murfreesboro City TV Channel 3
June 12, 2019, WGNS Radio Celebrating the freedom of African Americans will be the focus of an event in Murfreesboro this month. Local resident Mary Watkins helps to organize the annual event. The JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION will be at Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center (415 South Academy Street). This year’s…
November 11, 1929, The Murfreesboro News Banner (Editor note: We found this article when conducting a search for ‘how old is the Smyrna Air Show???’. This is the first article we could find containing the words ‘air show’.) BTW, the old Sky Harbor Airport was once located near the northwest…
WKRN, Channel 2, May 30, 2019 RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) – Rutherford County is aiming to incentivize preservation. Government officials told News 2 that their Historic Properties Tax Exemption program will be taking applicants by this fall. “It’s a temporary exemption on the improvement of a historic structure for anything from ten…
Matt Bolch, The Daily News Journal, March 31, 1989 A coincidental meeting at the Stones River National Cemetery led to a great find about the Park. About four years ago while having a program at the cemetery, Superintended Don Magee noticed a falimy putting a pot of yellow mums on…