Sam Davis Home Wine on the Veranda
Frank Caperton, President of the RCHS, April 28, 2018 The weather was perfect, the crowd festive and the cause worthy…
Category: Rutherford History in the News
Bill to save Smyrna’s historic Johns-King home fails in Tennessee General Assembly
Nancy De Gennaro, The Daily News Journal, April 23, 2018 State funding to purchase the historic Johns-King Home in Smyrna has fallen through for the second year in a row, said state Rep. Mike Sparks. Also known as Liberty Hill, the home at 845 Old Jefferson Pike bore witness to…
Buster’s Place – since 1973
Started in 1973, Buster’s Place has been serving Middle Tennessee the Best Hamburgers South of the Mason-Dixon Line! In 2013, ownership passed from the Buster Pugh Family to Peter and Kathy Moret. Please enjoy this piece from ‘Tennessee Crossroads‘:
1962 Rockvale Basketball Team
April 20, 2018, Pettus Read Rockvale Sports of Days Gone Bye – This is the elementary team of the Rockvale School back in 1962. An interesting fact about the front row is from that group this county has had serve it one current County Commissioner, two former County Commissioners and…
WW II Veteran in Tennessee once worked at Area 51 – Now Gives Teddy Bears to Kids
WGNS Radio, Murfreesboro, TN, April 20, 2018 This WWII Veteran has a rugged exterior standing about 6 feet tall with grit in his face that says tread lightly. The 89 year old U.S. Marine who now calls Murfreesboro, TN home has worked at the top secret Area 51 base, controlled…
Dough Boys from Rutherford County
This pic recently arrives at the historic Ransom School House, 717 North Academy Street. Many Rutherford Countians served in World War I, 45 never returned home…
1968 Rutherford County Sheriff’s Race
Daily News Journal, May, 2, 1968 Since early voting has begun, I decided to re-post this article from the May 2, 1968 Daily News Journal.
Help solve a murder mystery and enjoy a meal, too
April 3, Nancy De Gennaro, The Daily News Journal Poison Ratenstein is in town for a killer concert, but his fans may be looking for a refund after this twisted tour turns tragic with a murder at the mansion and a mystery tosolve. You can help solve the mystery when Oaklands…
Earliest Murfreesboro jail was intact in 1811
April 2, 2018, The Daily News Journal, Susan Harber I am so fascinated by our county jail system and the exceptional inner workings of our local law enforcement. My Uncle Leon Fox labored as a deputy (1959-1961) in a Murfreesboro jail under Sheriff Bill Wilson. I remember later visiting my…
Bradley Museum banquet celebrates 100 years of African-American education
The Murfreesboro Post, April 2, 2018 Willie McGowan was remembered at a banquet in his honor, Saturday, March 24, as supporters of Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center gathered at the museum to celebrate 100 years of African-American education. In addition to celebrating the work and memory of McGowan, the…
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Bill to save Smyrna’s historic Johns-King home fails in Tennessee General Assembly
Nancy De Gennaro, The Daily News Journal, April 23, 2018 State funding to purchase the historic Johns-King Home in Smyrna has fallen through for the second year in a row, said state Rep. Mike Sparks. Also known as Liberty Hill, the home at 845 Old Jefferson Pike bore witness to…
Buster’s Place – since 1973
Started in 1973, Buster’s Place has been serving Middle Tennessee the Best Hamburgers South of the Mason-Dixon Line! In 2013, ownership passed from the Buster Pugh Family to Peter and Kathy Moret. Please enjoy this piece from ‘Tennessee Crossroads‘:
1962 Rockvale Basketball Team
April 20, 2018, Pettus Read Rockvale Sports of Days Gone Bye – This is the elementary team of the Rockvale School back in 1962. An interesting fact about the front row is from that group this county has had serve it one current County Commissioner, two former County Commissioners and…
WW II Veteran in Tennessee once worked at Area 51 – Now Gives Teddy Bears to Kids
WGNS Radio, Murfreesboro, TN, April 20, 2018 This WWII Veteran has a rugged exterior standing about 6 feet tall with grit in his face that says tread lightly. The 89 year old U.S. Marine who now calls Murfreesboro, TN home has worked at the top secret Area 51 base, controlled…
Dough Boys from Rutherford County
This pic recently arrives at the historic Ransom School House, 717 North Academy Street. Many Rutherford Countians served in World War I, 45 never returned home…
1968 Rutherford County Sheriff’s Race
Daily News Journal, May, 2, 1968 Since early voting has begun, I decided to re-post this article from the May 2, 1968 Daily News Journal.
Help solve a murder mystery and enjoy a meal, too
April 3, Nancy De Gennaro, The Daily News Journal Poison Ratenstein is in town for a killer concert, but his fans may be looking for a refund after this twisted tour turns tragic with a murder at the mansion and a mystery tosolve. You can help solve the mystery when Oaklands…
Earliest Murfreesboro jail was intact in 1811
April 2, 2018, The Daily News Journal, Susan Harber I am so fascinated by our county jail system and the exceptional inner workings of our local law enforcement. My Uncle Leon Fox labored as a deputy (1959-1961) in a Murfreesboro jail under Sheriff Bill Wilson. I remember later visiting my…
Bradley Museum banquet celebrates 100 years of African-American education
The Murfreesboro Post, April 2, 2018 Willie McGowan was remembered at a banquet in his honor, Saturday, March 24, as supporters of Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center gathered at the museum to celebrate 100 years of African-American education. In addition to celebrating the work and memory of McGowan, the…