Saturday, May 6, 2017, marked the second annual ‘Decoration Day’ at the Stones River National Battlefield. Approximately 75 people of different races and walks of life participated the 2017 Decoration Day at the Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Church as well as the Stones River National Battlefield. Decoration Day began on May…
Shane Kastler, for WGNS Radio, May 9, 2017 Nathan Bedford Forrest recently made the news again, but it is never for a good reason. Rep. Mike Sparks of Smyrna introduced a House Resolution (HR 97) to honor me, and shortly thereafter Forrest made the news. Some might wonder why I…
Forrest Hall Vandalized, NewsChannel5, May 8, 2017 MURFREESBORO, TN – A controversial building on Middle Tennessee State University’s campus was vandalized with spray paint. MTSU police say the Forrest Hall Army ROTC building was vandalized Friday morning. Someone covered up the name of the building with black spray paint, and…
Scott Broden, the Daily News Journal, May 3, 2017 North Highland Avenue may be adding 91 town homes on 11.6 acres between the future Murfreesboro Police Headquarters across the street and the Oaklands Mansion area. The Murfreesboro Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on rezoning for the proposed town…
WRKN News, Murfreesboro, TN, May, 1, 2017 MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) – Sunday’s storms brought down a tree at the Stones River National Battlefield that could’ve been standing during the Civil War. It’s hard to tell exactly how old the tree was because it was already badly damaged from a storm…
The Rutherford Reader, www.rutherfordreader.com, April 27, 2017 Murfreesboro, TN – A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 346, 213 visitors to Stones River National Battlefield in 2016 spent $20.2 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 322 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative…
Aldo Amato, The Dail y News Journal, April 24, 2017 MURFREESBORO — Former MTSU football coach William Bethule “Bill” Peck died on Saturday, MTSU announced. Peck, the tenth football coach in program history, died at age 90, the school announced in a news release. Peck led the Blue Raiders from 1970 to 1974…
City of Murfreesboro, April 17, 2017 The oldest flying 1937 American Airlines DC-3, called Flagship Detroit, stopped off at the Murfreesboro Municipal Airport for a visit. This style of plane revolutionized airliners.
Nancy De Gennaro, The Daily News Journal, April 16, 2017 Oaklands Mansion, 900 N. Maney Ave. in Murfreesboro, is offering a variety of activities in the coming month. World Tai Chi Day From 10 a.m. to noon April 29, experience the tranquility and peacefulness of the grounds as local Tai…
The Murfreesboro Post, April 3, 2017 Linebaugh Public Library will host a month-long display to honor the service of Rutherford County residents who served in World War I, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of America’s entry into the war on April 6, 1917. Artifacts of long-time resident Lawrence J.…