Dan Whittle, The Murfreesboro, Post, August 18, 2013 It was the day after D-Day, June 7, 1944, when U.S. Navy medic Bill Allen and three other shipmates held Bible study and said prayers while on their way to Omaha Beach. Aboard a U.S. Coast Guard vessel converted into a medical…
Gloria Shacklett Christy, The Murfreesboro Post, August 10, 2013 On August 10, 1803, several citizens from Davidson and Williamson counties petitioned the State Legislature, then meeting in Knoxville, to create a new political entity. The petition was favorably approved establishing Rutherford County on October 27, 1803. It was named in…
A.J. Duggar III, The Murfreesboro Post, July 28, 2013 On Saturday, Aug. 17, the Murfreesboro Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will present its annual Freedom Fund Banquet at the James Union Building at Middle Tennessee State University Stones River PB Church, located at 2315…
Michelle Willard, The Murfreesboro Post, July 22, 2013 Depression hit in 1929, many were left homeless. The luckiest were taken in by family members. Others yet found their way to the Rutherford County Farm, known also as the poorhouse. “Back then there wasn’t any social security. There wasn’t anything. You…
Murfreesboro Post, Sunday, July 14, 2013 A rich rural church history will be on display at Fosterville Church of Christ’s fish fry and guided tours Saturday, July 20, in southern Rutherford County. The church was built in 1886 and survived a pair of tornadoes in 1890 and 1923, which devastated…
Gloria Shackett Christy, The Murfreesboro Post, July 27, 2013 It was July 13, 1862. Gazing out the window of her parlor, Adeline Maney was appalled by the wounded, dead and dying strewn among the tall oaks of her expansive front lawn. Union Gen. William Duffield’s moans of agony fell upon…
The Murfreesboro Post, July 28, 2013 Ghosts of the past wander the halls of Oaklands Historic House Museum and those spirits will be present at “A Night of Spooky Stories in the Mansion.” As the mansion can be hauntingly dim in the evenings, it is the perfect location for the…
The Murfreesboro Post, July 10, 2013 NASHVILLE — Gov. Bill Haslam appointed Murfreesboro resident Carroll Van West as state historian. West replaces the late Walter T. Durham, who served 11 years in the honorary position. “Mr. West’s faithful service to his field for many years reflects a commitment to excellence that…
David Hunter, The Murfreesboro Post, July 7, 2013 The 2012-13 MTSU men’s basketball team made history by becoming the first team since 1989 to make the NCAA Tournament. Those Blue Raiders will go down as one of the teams that brought back the Murphy Center magic. However, the standard for…
The Murfreesboro Post, July 2, 2013 The July edition of “Murfreesboro Storytellers” on City TV will feature the mayors of Rutherford County and Murfreesboro, officials announced Monday. The long-running series will feature Rutherford County Mayor Ernest Burgess and Murfreesboro Mayor Tommy Bragg, said Alan Bozeman, communications director. The program, produced…