Ed Morris Motor Company was a staple on the east end of downtown Murfreesboro for more than twenty years. Initially located 325 East Vine Street (across from the Old City Cemetery), it moved around the corner to 324 South Maney in 1960.
August 1, 1956, The Rutherford Courier
1983, Cathy Goode The following is a month-by-month compilation of news in Rutherford County, Tennessee: JANUARYThe Parker Group of Smyrna announced plans for a $14 million industrial warehouse complex. Perimeter Square will be built in Smyrna at the intersection of J. S. Young Road and Enon Springs Road (ed. J.S.…
June 1, 1967, The Rutherford Courier For a quarter of a century, during which time the United States has fought World War II, the Korean War and now the war in southeast Asia, Sewart Air Force Base has played a dominant role in the defense of this nation. The proclamation…
April 7, 2021, Tayla Courage, The Murfreesboro Post Murfreesboro resident Kenneth Sawyer is raising money to restore the neglected resting place of two Rutherford County families from the Antebellum era buried near his home. Sawyer, an independent truck driver, bought his home in Murfreesboro last August. The day of the…
August 5, 1955, The Rutherford Courier Ernest ‘Ernie’ King Johns lived a most incredible life from October 14, 1934 till March 12, 2016. Ernie raised a family, became a home builder, a Rutherford County Commissioner. But most of all, Ernie became a leader in the local history community.
April 3, 2021, Baker Raborn Many thanks to Smyrna resident Baker Raborn for providing this 1970 map of Smyrna, Tennessee:
Carol Berning, Froe Chip, March/April, 2021 McFadden Farm was the site of the battle’s final action, where over 1800 Confederates were killed or wounded. As drawn as I am to their story, I am more compelled to learn about the enslaved people who labored on her farm and the farms…
